Aventum II help

Budget:
~$8K

Expectations:
If i'm dropping $8k, i really want to be blown away by the look and feel of the PC. I expect absolutely no throttling whatsoever. Currently i'm on an Alienware m18x laptop and it throttles ridiculously.

Usage:
4K gaming for sure; that will be the primary use. I don't care about enthusiast related stuff. I just want future proofed 4k gaming.

Specifications:
I'm really wrestling with the following: Graphics card and Liquid Cooling (Hyrdrolux). More specifically, dual Titan Blacks liquid cooled and OC'ed vs 1 Radeon 295x2. Obviously, if i go with the Radeon, then i would only have the Hyrdolux cooling the chipset and CPU since the 295x2 comes with its own liquid cooling. If i got with the SLI Titan Blacks, then i would need to add HydroLux cooling to the 2 Video Cards. Clearly the AMD 295x2 is more economical.

I struggle with the 1K extra cost for the SLI titan black liquid cooled solution vs the 1 295x2, but then I think about G-Sync and driver support and i start to rationalize it. Also, i'm nervous about a liquid cooling system as i have never owned one. Does the Aventum II make it easy for me to maintain the HyrdoLux? What about a scenario where i need to upgrade the video cards in the future? If I get the HyrdoLux liquid cooled nVidias, how complicated is it to upgrade to new video cards? Would i have to forego the liquid cooling of the GPUs when moving to a new card?

Here is what I would suggest: https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=985461

I went with the Intel i7-4770K, 16GB of DS Certified 2133MHz memory, Maximus VI Extreme motherboard, 3x 780 Ti, and a 500GB Samsung 840 Evo (you might want to consider the Pro instead). Also, a custom cooling loop for the CPU, chipset and graphics.

Most agree that Titan Black is better for floating point operations and the 780 Ti is better for gaming.

Asus will be announcing the rest of their Maximus VII line at Computex this coming week (June 2-10).

Also, Intel is expected to launch their updates to the current generation of overclockable desktop CPUs at Computex on June 2nd. These will have an improved internal thermal interface material and package, that should significantly improve the overclockability of the these parts. There is a rumor that Intel's will be a paper launch and the products won't hit the market until August. I think it worth the wait for a few days to figure out if that rumor is true.

Yes, the 3GB VRAM on the 780 Ti concerns me the most about it. I agree on the prudence of waiting for Devils Canyon!