Help with parts and which loop to chose

[jevan R]

Hey! Now I normally chose my own specs and normally have a reasonably good balanced system but I have never spent as much as I plan now on a system.
My current system is non existent, I sold it so I could add more money to this build specs of that machine was an i5 8600k, 1060 6gb 16gb ddr4 3200mhz, but I noticed everything was at 100% usage with the stuff I do so for 2 years saved about £5800 to through down on a no compromise build.
Must haves: watercooling loop, 3 monitors and preferably 2 gpus due to aesthetics and wanting to run 2 monitors off of 1 and main monitor off of the other (doesnt have to be an sli config)
I've never built at this price point so would like help deciding on parts as I keep making then re making parts lists over and over not satisfied with them
Thanks in advance!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hey! Now I normally chose my own specs and normally have a reasonably good balanced system but I have never spent as much as I plan now on a system.
My current system is non existent, I sold it so I could add more money to this build specs of that machine was an i5 8600k, 1060 6gb 16gb ddr4 3200mhz, but I noticed everything was at 100% usage with the stuff I do so for 2 years saved about £5800 to through down on a no compromise build.
Must haves: watercooling loop, 3 monitors and preferably 2 gpus due to aesthetics and wanting to run 2 monitors off of 1 and main monitor off of the other (doesnt have to be an sli config)
I've never built at this price point so would like help deciding on parts as I keep making then re making parts lists over and over not satisfied with them
Thanks in advance!

I wouldn't buy anything at the moment, the 3000 series cards are set to be announced on the 1st September and will be significantly more powerful than current offerings.

I also wouldn't recommend a custom water loop, they're largely redundant these days as closed loop coolers are so effective. It's just throwing money away when it comes to gaming as it doesn't give any benefit whatsoever, it's not like the old days.

SLI isn't supported anymore for gaming.

I also wouldn't recommend 3 monitors, a Samsung G9 would be far superior in every way:

PC Monitors | Computer Monitors & Screens | Samsung UK

Browse the full range of PC monitors, desktop computer monitors & screens at Samsung UK. Compare models by price & specs. Free Delivery & Returns.

www.samsung.com

Hold off until the 1st september and then we'll know more about what to suggest.

 

[jevan R]

I wouldn't buy anything at the moment, the 3000 series cards are set to be announced on the 1st September and will be significantly more powerful than current offerings.

I also wouldn't recommend a custom water loop, they're largely redundant these days as closed loop coolers are so effective. It's just throwing money away when it comes to gaming as it doesn't give any benefit whatsoever, it's not like the old days.

SLI isn't supported anymore for gaming.

I also wouldn't recommend 3 monitors, a Samsung G9 would be far superior in every way:

PC Monitors | Computer Monitors & Screens | Samsung UK

Browse the full range of PC monitors, desktop computer monitors & screens at Samsung UK. Compare models by price & specs. Free Delivery & Returns.

www.samsung.com

Hold off until the 1st september and then we'll know more about what to suggest.

Thanks for the reply! I'm not a gamer, I plan on pushing my overclocking as far as I can and getting better gains for things such as rendering and graphical design, and I know watercooling loops are pretty redundant but with a 5.8k ish budget to through down on a pc nerdy side just cant help myself due to aesthetics haha

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks for the reply! I'm not a gamer, I plan on pushing my overclocking as far as I can and getting better gains for things such as rendering and graphical design, and I know watercooling loops are pretty redundant but with a 5.8k ish budget to through down on a pc nerdy side just cant help myself due to aesthetics haha

Even for rendering, I would strongly recommend holding off until the 1st, it's only a week away, and you'll get a lot more for your money.

 

[jevan R]

Even for rendering, I would strongly recommend holding off until the 1st, it's only a week away, and you'll get a lot more for your money.

Hm, ok I will do, i knew they where releasing but it's more of not currently having a pc that's the drive for me to purchase sooner, thanks for the help!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hm, ok I will do, i knew they where releasing but it's more of not currently having a pc that's the drive for me to purchase sooner, thanks for the help!

Well, let’s put something together anyway, and then if the news is extremely positive on the 1st, then you can either cancel or amend the GPU.

The gains of the new cards, especially for rendering are VERY significant, it would be crazy to buy 2000 series cards now.

Give me a sec and we’ll draw something up.

 

[jevan R]

Well, let’s put something together anyway, and then if the news is extremely positive on the 1st, then you can either cancel or amend the GPU.

The gains of the new cards, especially for rendering are VERY significant, it would be crazy to buy 2000 series cards now.

Give me a sec and we’ll draw something up.

Thanks! And I'm new doing a bit of research on what's expected for the now rtx series cards, reason for triple monitor is I do heavy multitasking a lot of the time.

 

[SpyderTracks]

So if you want to do it properly, the budget isn't really there for 2 x 2080ti's and unfortunately the 2080's are currently out of stock.

One GPU would happily power 3 monitors though anyway.

Unfortunately PCS don't really stock any suitable monitors for this level, so I'll find a link to elsewhere for those.

This is all out monster:

Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC XL ROG CERTIFIED GAMING CASE
Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series RGB Lian Li PC011D – EK
Tubing
Clear Hardline PETG Tubing (Bent/Metallic Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry
LED Lighting
50cm White LED Strip
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core (3.5GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
ASUS PCE-AC88 AC3100 2100Mbps/5GHz, 1000Mbps/2.4GHz
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £4,704.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-liquid/272VAGa9NY/

 

[SpyderTracks]

Then perhaps 3 of these which are 4k 28" slim bezel and have excellent reviews. The only downside is they're TN panels rather than IPS, just means worse viewing angles and not as deep blacks, but at this budget, you won't find anything better.

SAMSUNG LU28R550UQUXEN 4K Ultra HD 28” LED Monitor - Dark Grey

4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160p; Refresh rate: 60 Hz; Response time: 4 ms; Input: HDMI / DisplayPort; Can be wall mounted

www.currys.co.uk

Samsung panels are generally excellent, they supply most TV and monitor panels, so you'll find they are able to do the same kind of quality for a much much lower cost. An equivalent monitor from another manufacturer would be more like £500

 

[SpyderTracks]

BTW, there's a notice when you proceed on the build just to let you know it will be delivered on a pallet:

• Congratulations on selecting the LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC XL ROG CERTIFIED GAMING CASE. As you may be aware this case is larger than normal and therefore in order to protect your computer during delivery it will be dispatched to you on a pallet.
  
  The delivery vehicle will have a tail lift but you may have to dispose of the pallet yourself afterwards. Example image below:
  
  
  

 

[jevan R]

So if you want to do it properly, the budget isn't really there for 2 x 2080ti's and unfortunately the 2080's are currently out of stock.

One GPU would happily power 3 monitors though anyway.

Unfortunately PCS don't really stock any suitable monitors for this level, so I'll find a link to elsewhere for those.

This is all out monster:

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Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC XL ROG CERTIFIED GAMING CASE
Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series RGB Lian Li PC011D – EK
Tubing
Clear Hardline PETG Tubing (Bent/Metallic Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry
LED Lighting
50cm White LED Strip
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core (3.5GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
ASUS PCE-AC88 AC3100 2100Mbps/5GHz, 1000Mbps/2.4GHz
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £4,704.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-liquid/272VAGa9NY/

Sorry for a late response, that build looks perfect! I was looking at the lianli whenever I was configuring as just the size and water distribution plate really grab hold of my dream of actually affording a watercooled system which I'm now able to, I'll probably wait until the 3000 series is out (thanks for reminding me about the release) and hopefully have a little more saved up in 2 weeks to add the monitors to the system , thank you for the help!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Sorry for a late response, that build looks perfect! I was looking at the lianli whenever I was configuring as just the size and water distribution plate really grab hold of my dream of actually affording a watercooled system which I'm now able to, I'll probably wait until the 3000 series is out (thanks for reminding me about the release) and hopefully have a little more saved up in 2 weeks to add the monitors to the system , thank you for the help!

The Lian Li O11d is an absolutely amazing case. I have an early version of it which was the PC-O9WX which I bought in about 2014 I think.

I can't begin to explain to you just how vastly different they are from almost any other case manufacturer there is. The only designs that come close in build quality are the new Corsair Crystal range. Lian Li's just are in a league of their own, just incredible cases!!!

 

[jevan R]

The Lian Li O11d is an absolutely amazing case. I have an early version of it which was the PC-O9WX which I bought in about 2014 I think.

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I can't begin to explain to you just how vastly different they are from almost any other case manufacturer there is. The only designs that come close in build quality are the new Corsair Crystal range. Lian Li's just are in a league of their own, just incredible cases!!!

You need to stop being so good at your damn job, ordering one as soon as theres the new rtx series on the site and my friends contributing towards it as he said as long as he gets a few goes on it he will go halfs, so we are going top spec no compromise no matter how much it costs just because we like the case and the loop. My fiance thinks I'm nuts and shes correct but god they look good haha

 

[SpyderTracks]

You need to stop being so good at your damn job, ordering one as soon as theres the new rtx series on the site and my friends contributing towards it as he said as long as he gets a few goes on it he will go halfs, so we are going top spec no compromise no matter how much it costs just because we like the case and the loop. My fiance thinks I'm nuts and shes correct but god they look good haha

Sorry, man.... when it comes to Lian Li, it's like pushing drugs.... I just can't stop myself... I need everyone to realise just how special they are.

I was searching for this kind of case for about 15 years before I had the money to try Lian Li, and it's exactly what I was always after. Despite mine not having USB C or anything of that calibre, I won't be changing it for a long long time. It's just too well built.

so we are going top spec no compromise no matter how much it costs just because we like the case and the loop.

Well, that's awesome! Great friend!

My fiance thinks I'm nuts and shes correct but god they look good haha

Just tell her it's the new Hermès handbag or something 🤪

 

[jevan R]

Just tell her it's the new Hermès handbag or something

Haha sounds like a plan! Just curious me being the nutter I am and having a bloody amazing friend helping me, with the extreme watercooling kit is it two loops (due to 2 pumps and 2 res) or a single loop and if its 2 loops would said loops be able to have separate coloured fluid?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Haha sounds like a plan! Just curious me being the nutter I am and having a bloody amazing friend helping me, with the extreme watercooling kit is it two loops (due to 2 pumps and 2 res) or a single loop and if its 2 loops would said loops be able to have separate coloured fluid?

AFAIK it's one pump and reservoir and radiator.

 

[jevan R]

AFAIK it's one pump and reservoir and radiator.

Says its 2 res and pumps on the site 🤔

 

[SpyderTracks]

Says its 2 res and pumps on the site 🤔
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Oh sorry, if you’re going for the extreme kit, then yes, 2 pumps and rads. I don’t see why you couldn’t have 2 colours, haven’t ever looked into that, not sure if it’s an option in the configurator.

 

[jevan R]

Oh sorry, if you’re going for the extreme kit, then yes, 2 pumps and rads. I don’t see why you couldn’t have 2 colours, haven’t ever looked into that, not sure if it’s an option in the configurator.

It's not an option, but just wondering if it was possible (as corsair 1000d is a dual system chassis I was planning of being able to switch a loop to a second system later down the line myself) also says it's up to 4 gpus which it doesnt allow you to pick in the configuration menu, hence why I asked =P going for a blue and white build so blue and white coolant would be an awesome addition

 

[jevan R]

2 pumps and rads. I don’t see why you couldn’t have 2 colours

Having this also makes life easier for watercooling the second system I plan on installing