First time water-cooled multi-use PC buyer advice

Nyixis

New member
Hello all

I am looking to buy a powerful pc for a variety of uses including,

Streaming - Streaming gameplay, digital Art, real life (painting, origami, cooking, etc..)

Gaming - 2k resolution 120-144fps highest settings possible ideally while streaming (but usually use a guide to turn down ideal settings to save performance Eg.. raytracing, reflections, ambient occlusion, bloom, motion blur, shadows etc...)

Digital Art
3D modelling
Editing videos


And paring With these peripherals, (haven't purchase yet except the Display tablet)

Monitors - 2 ASUS ROG Strix 27” QHD (2560x1440).
Display tablet - XPEN Artist Display 24 Pro 23.8inch. https://www.xp-pen.com/product/artist-24-pro.html

Headphones - Sennheiser HD 600 Studio Headphones. https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/studio-h...192&utm_term=&adgroup=&creative=&gad_source=1

Headset stand - ST100 RGB Premium Headset Stand with 7.1 Surround Sound https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/p/gam...tand-with-7-1-surround-sound-eu-ca-9011167-eu

Keyboard - K70 RGB TKL CHAMPION SERIES Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/p/key...-pbt-double-shot-pro-keycaps-uk-ch-911901a-uk

Mouse - DARKSTAR WIRELESS RGB MMO Gaming Mouse. https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/p/gam...ireless-rgb-mmo-gaming-mouse-eu-ch-931a011-eu

mousepad - MM700 RGB Extended 3XL Cloth Gaming Mouse Pad. https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/p/mou...cloth-gaming-mouse-pad-desk-mat-ch-9417080-ww

My budget - for the pc was around 5k but could go over if needed Eg.. for a 4090 or any other recommendations.

I wont lie, I am motivated by the aesthetics more then i should be with my favourite pieces being the LIAN LI 011 Dynamic case, the Distro-plate water cooling and the Dominator Titanium Corsair RAM (its 2x16Gb so 32Gb but might upgrade to same Dominator Titanium looking RAM but 4x16gb sticks so 64Gb in future) BUT don't let it sway any advices you may have.

I plan on using this PC for as long as possible and would highly appreciate any advice and feed-back of the setup particularly regarding if you recommend a sound card with this motherboard or a better Ethernet port (i curranty have 1Gb internet with room to go to 3Gb in the far future (3Gb I think is a bit excessive) The onboard specs look fine as is but let me know what you think.

This is my first time posting to a forum so i tied to include as many details as possible. Thank you for your time and patience.

Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC XL ROG CERTIFIED GAMING CASE
Promotional Item
Get 2 Games with select AMD Ryzen CPUs!
Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series® RGB Lian Li – EK
Tubing
Frosted Tubing (Black Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
EK-CryoFuel Mystic Fog
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 6400MHz (2 x 16GB) KIT
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
6x Slim USB 2.0 External Blu-Ray Writer
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
ARGB Power Supply Extension Cables
LIAN LI ARGB STRIMER PLUS V2 24-PIN + 12VHPWR CABLE
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
ONBOARD Wi-Fi 6E
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Professional Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
48 HOUR INSURED PALLET DELIVERY TO UK (MON-FRI, INC. HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS)
Build Time
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £4,909.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-liquid/FgarwQayrs/
 

Ekans2011

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
As @FigmentOfYourImagination correctly stated, if you were unaware of or lacked the knowledge to perform the regular maintenance required for a custom loop (draining the system, cleaning the pipes, filling the system, checking for leaks, etc.) every 6 to 12 months, I believe a regular build would be the best option.

Here's an example that I would consider that can achieve what you are asking for at a significantly lower cost. :)

Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC EVO RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.5GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) - This is only a placeholder until the 7800X3D becomes again available next week (£2961)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
6x Slim USB 2.0 External Blu-Ray Writer
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H115i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £2,965.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/jBK6M7dkRe/
 
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