New Aventum 3 Build Help

Hello. Ive been lurking here for a long time and having been considering a new DS build. I have never purchased from here before. Im looking at making a significant purchase(roughly 10K) and have some questions that may seem minor but matter when spending that type of money. I'm looking for a certain look in this build and Id like to know more about how the custom lighting works to see if it can be achieved. How customizeable is the lighting? how granular is the control? How many options are there?

Im also was curious about graphics cards and the future. There will be all new GPU's released in the fall that will likely provide 30-50% performance gains over current cards. Is there any kind of upgrade path or buyback that could happen or should I just wait?

Also it seems that SLI support is going away in terms of future DirectX releases(at least officially?) so would it really make sense to buy say 2XTIs or Just one Titan knowing this? What would the performance hit or impact be?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi DieselTAO,
Welcome to DS. That is a strong system you configured.
What monitor resolution are you going to use? With the parts you chose you can rock a 2K and even a 4K.
I would change the Storage Set 1 to the M.2 (512 Samsung 960 Pro) NVM Express. It is better than the 960 EVO you chose. Also a bit bigger. The extra capacity might come handy. 250GB go fast with W10 already there.
 
I know it looks really good but there are risks with the hardline tubing and shipping and just when messing around the case for cleaning and other maintenance stuff. The soft tubing IMO is safer and looks awesome. (Also on mine (Av 2) you get QDs in strategic locations - before and after the gpus and cpu - for easy r&r.) Don't know if the Av3 has that since it uses a manifold to distribute the coolant.

You certainly do not need the Noise Suppression Package. You can do that
yourself and save 50.

The people that know don't recommend the Stage 2 oc nor the gpu oc but......
As to the OS, it comes pretty bloat free so again, your call. I would opt for W10 Pro instead of Home.  A bit more control.
And note that the warranty is only 1 year parts. That flies when you are busy enjoying your pc.

Other more knowledgeable members will undoubtedly come around and explain better and give you more knowledge based opinions. Good luck and let us know how you go.

I don't know what you mean by "granular control"  so can't help there. ( if its what I think, I really can't help you there)  I'm not much of a lighting enthusiast.

Buying a Titan to change it in Sept. is bold (and expensive). Also remember you will have to remove your hardline and make it fit.
Good luck. Keep us posted.

At this budget, you could get a single 1080 Ti and sell it when the new cards come out. There is practically no benefit to a Titan over a 1080 Ti, but it would be way harder to sell off later for a decent return. Or you could just wait.

SLI is decidedly on its way out, so for a very short term, I wouldn't waste the dough. I think a single top new gen card will give you all the performance you'll need for a long time.

I have the lighting and like it. It has 358 settings/combinations many of which are hardly noticeable variations, but with so many choices, something will please you. It can also be OFF if you want.

I would also endorse the Samsung 512 960 Pro. I question the choice of an M.2 for secondary storage. I doubt that you'd ever notice a difference between that performance vs an SSD unless you're going to move massive files around all the time. Games will load super fast without the help from an NVME. You could get the 2TB 850 Pro and double your capacity for the same money. Just an idea.

No comment on the liquid cooling. Except to say with your GPU choice in such a state of flux, whatever you get won't fit later.

I'm soo in tune with the wait/no wait dilemma!

If we're going forward, I would still advise a single 1080 Ti until the next gen hits. I'm convinced a single card solution is the future, and it seems wasteful to me to go SLI for such a short while. The 1080 Ti will give you good framerates at 4k for most uses. You may find you have to dial back a setting or two for a handful of the most demanding games, but at 4k, I wonder how much you'd really notice. If you need to sell off the part later, I think for sure it'll be the more marketable one.

I get your plan for storage. Your primary will be lean and mean. I still recommend the 2TB SSD option. I know it doesn't perform like a M.2, but how fast does it have to be to load a game? The extra space though, you'll need very quickly, and will let you have all your games in one place. If you do the custom cooling, it'll be a problem to install a second M.2 later.

Everything else, hoserator

To my knowledge, DS will work with you to set up cooling loops as custom as you wish ie: two reservoirs. I understand bling, but to me liquid cooling is just an accident waiting to happen. I'm comfortable working inside my case, been doing it since ~1992. But I wouldn't like to mess with all THAT gear! Just me. Pay no attention to that guy behind the curtain.

All the rest, hoserator has covered well. The Windows tweak was more for olden times when we had limited RAM and storage space, and we needed to shrink the OS a bit.

Best wishes from here. Let us know what you decide.