What's going on guys, been away for a bit due to health reasons and back now and having another crack at this. I decided to do something crazy and sold off my GTX 1070 SC and ordered (2) AMD RX 480 XFX reference cards. I also decided it was time to jump on a sub $400 Samsung 28" 4K monitor with free sync. I would like to water cool the rig now but been away for such a time it's like starting all over again. Apparently I did some good research last time to get me setup proper for this precise scenario down the road. I do have many questions guys so please bare with me. I really wanted to buy the XFX GTR RX 480's but they're not reference design so what would my choices be for blocks........
Any how the system specs now are the following:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Evil-MOBO/saved/kj9gXL
Everything is on hand there except the dual GPU's which are due in stock the 26th, and the monitor I just ordered yesterday. So right now I'm rocking my old GTX 980 and the Dell 1440p 27" monitor
This computer is my media and gaming experience. I stream a lot of you tube (as in watch it not create it), and do a lot of stuff online researching various things, and of course gaming. Right now I play mostly Doom, SWBF, the new COD, Metro, and some Trine 2 here and htere with Shadow of Mordor, and let's not leave out my beginning to dabble in star citizen.
So my questions, and some may or may not be related directly to water cooling, but that is the end goal here and I didn't want to have various threads for the same build (2.0):
1) Is it worth ditching a 5820K that is stable at 4.5 all day for anything newer?
2) If I did my research correct, I can run dual GPU's on my X99 Sabertooth with the 5820K AND an M.2 drive because the M.2 will pull directly from the CPU and the PCie for the GPU's will run (x16,x8) correct? I am fast running out of drive space, the new COD alone as a fresh install was over 60GB lol........
Answer to this is YES
3) I trust my 850w G2 PSU to be up to this task......?
4) Which M.2? I would like the OS on there and then I can run (2) SSD's that are bigger than my current 250gb/120gb ones, which I can keep for benching drives for later............ I was eyeballing the OCZ M.2 by Toshiba:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228163
I snagged a Samsung 950 Pro 256gb M.2
5) GPU blocks......universal or reference card specific? What makes and EK or Bitspower Block worth more than say the XSPC Blades? I do not see back plates to go with the blades at PPC..............
6) CPU blocks- The Raystorm looks good here too while we are talking XSPC..............but I know a lot of folks are on the EK trip.
Solved- XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU Block
7) I would like to go with C/F, clear tubing, and clear fluid with biocide of some kind. Thoughts....?
8) The million dollar question, how much rad space to run these GPU's and CPU without fear of over heating......let's say 120.2 for the CPU itself (I have 140.2 for it now with the AIO) and the 120.3 for the GPU's? Is one loop ok now or we still say two separate loops.......?
Depending on the answer to #8 I may or may not need a bigger case.....?
Solved- Looking for a new Case..........
9) still looking to swiftech for pumps?
Solved- Swiftech 50X
I am sure I will have more questions along the way and I have really tried to read up as much as I can but there is soooo much info and much of it is years old so I want to make sure I am on the right track here........
If you guys need more info from me please feel free to ask
Thanks
E-Mobo
Any how the system specs now are the following:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Evil-MOBO/saved/kj9gXL
Everything is on hand there except the dual GPU's which are due in stock the 26th, and the monitor I just ordered yesterday. So right now I'm rocking my old GTX 980 and the Dell 1440p 27" monitor
This computer is my media and gaming experience. I stream a lot of you tube (as in watch it not create it), and do a lot of stuff online researching various things, and of course gaming. Right now I play mostly Doom, SWBF, the new COD, Metro, and some Trine 2 here and htere with Shadow of Mordor, and let's not leave out my beginning to dabble in star citizen.
So my questions, and some may or may not be related directly to water cooling, but that is the end goal here and I didn't want to have various threads for the same build (2.0):
1) Is it worth ditching a 5820K that is stable at 4.5 all day for anything newer?
2) If I did my research correct, I can run dual GPU's on my X99 Sabertooth with the 5820K AND an M.2 drive because the M.2 will pull directly from the CPU and the PCie for the GPU's will run (x16,x8) correct? I am fast running out of drive space, the new COD alone as a fresh install was over 60GB lol........
Answer to this is YES
3) I trust my 850w G2 PSU to be up to this task......?
4) Which M.2? I would like the OS on there and then I can run (2) SSD's that are bigger than my current 250gb/120gb ones, which I can keep for benching drives for later............ I was eyeballing the OCZ M.2 by Toshiba:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228163
I snagged a Samsung 950 Pro 256gb M.2
5) GPU blocks......universal or reference card specific? What makes and EK or Bitspower Block worth more than say the XSPC Blades? I do not see back plates to go with the blades at PPC..............
6) CPU blocks- The Raystorm looks good here too while we are talking XSPC..............but I know a lot of folks are on the EK trip.
Solved- XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU Block
7) I would like to go with C/F, clear tubing, and clear fluid with biocide of some kind. Thoughts....?
8) The million dollar question, how much rad space to run these GPU's and CPU without fear of over heating......let's say 120.2 for the CPU itself (I have 140.2 for it now with the AIO) and the 120.3 for the GPU's? Is one loop ok now or we still say two separate loops.......?
Depending on the answer to #8 I may or may not need a bigger case.....?
Solved- Looking for a new Case..........
9) still looking to swiftech for pumps?
Solved- Swiftech 50X
I am sure I will have more questions along the way and I have really tried to read up as much as I can but there is soooo much info and much of it is years old so I want to make sure I am on the right track here........
If you guys need more info from me please feel free to ask
Thanks
E-Mobo
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