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I'm planning a new build, and I'm torn between whether I'll WC for real at the start, or just use a swiftech 240-X for CPU and leave GPU(s) on air for now.
Case so far will be: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case
Proc: i7-4790K
GPU: GTX980 -- One or two, ref card or not... Details hazy.
MB: Asus Formula vii
So. I haven't done watercooling since... 2000? 2001? My last build in 2007 was on air and quiet, so WC just never happened. The world has changed so much while I was gone.
My original thinking was to build with one GPU, air cool everything. I saw how cheap/easy/effective the Swiftech 240X looked and decided to throw that in. Which started me down the path... Now it's all ballooned into "Well, if I don't do SLI now, I'm unlikely to ever do it at all." If I'm doing SLI, I may as well go full WC. If I do so, it's going to be all custom loop.
What I'm looking for is a little advice. I figured if I was going to do WC 'later', I wouldn't have to stick to a reference 980 card.
My budget is undefined. I figure ~100 for each block, radiator. Rectally derived I end up expecting about $500 in WC parts. Correct me if I'm way off base, please.
I assume I'm better off with a ref card, so I can get full cover. I am going to OC, I'm probably not going to push voltages much when I do.
My request, then, is to twist my rubber arm and get me back into WC with a little advice and guidance on who's parts don't suck these days, on sizing, and pretty much whatever advice you feel like hurling at me.
Case so far will be: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case
Proc: i7-4790K
GPU: GTX980 -- One or two, ref card or not... Details hazy.
MB: Asus Formula vii
So. I haven't done watercooling since... 2000? 2001? My last build in 2007 was on air and quiet, so WC just never happened. The world has changed so much while I was gone.
My original thinking was to build with one GPU, air cool everything. I saw how cheap/easy/effective the Swiftech 240X looked and decided to throw that in. Which started me down the path... Now it's all ballooned into "Well, if I don't do SLI now, I'm unlikely to ever do it at all." If I'm doing SLI, I may as well go full WC. If I do so, it's going to be all custom loop.
What I'm looking for is a little advice. I figured if I was going to do WC 'later', I wouldn't have to stick to a reference 980 card.
My budget is undefined. I figure ~100 for each block, radiator. Rectally derived I end up expecting about $500 in WC parts. Correct me if I'm way off base, please.
I assume I'm better off with a ref card, so I can get full cover. I am going to OC, I'm probably not going to push voltages much when I do.
My request, then, is to twist my rubber arm and get me back into WC with a little advice and guidance on who's parts don't suck these days, on sizing, and pretty much whatever advice you feel like hurling at me.