This really will serve as a log/discussion of my sky lake build. i have some solid peripherals and spare parts from my old setup so im really only looking to put together a new tower. Here is what ive come up with

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dNCyzy

*Mushkin fanboy checking in.

All of my old case fans are red led as well so i think the black and red across the board will look good. i may look into a better watercooling system so i can throw some more red into the whole thing

Thoughts?

get 8gb sticks
id gert the gskill over mushkin 4 looks
and prob save more for a 980ti

Hmm, i guess from a price point, SLI 970 would be better, but longevity the 980ti would probably be better with the additional VRAM. The 2 seem to be about the same, really just depends on the game and settings as sometimes ones outperforms the other. Dunno if i could justify going from just under 1100 to mid 1500's :| tough choices

this would probably be the gskill id pick
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42666c15q32grr

this is also a nice combo right up my alley:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117595

This post was edited by Wacko on Aug 7 2015 02:42pm

I'm looking at ek water blocks but my knowledge of custom built loops is minimal. If I wanted to put a loop in on the cpu and gpu (for the sake of this let's say 1x 980) how would I do so properly

Just get a 980ti, If you feel you need more fps down the road, Grab a second one.




You do a LOT of research into the subject. One fuck up & your entire pc is fried.

I pussied out, Picked up a Nzxt g10 + x41 combo for my 980's

55c~ max temps



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231873

These are the same price, The same cl 15, but 3,000mhz.


/e also 850w is way more than needed

you can comfortably run 970/980/980ti sli with 750w

This post was edited by Rikuo on Aug 12 2015 08:14pm

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GkrwQ7

Gotta look more into corsairs psu's and which model means what. i think regardless ill end up buying a red set of cables from them.

Ill try and scrounge up some FG if someone can put together a part list for a CPU watercooling loop. EK parts or any other brand thats trustworthy.