Custom loop vs sealed loop ? [cpu]

Vibe

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Hello all i was contemplating purchasing a watercooling loop of some form only for my cpu however curious about the pros and cons of each. I like the pre sealed cpu loops but think a custom loop looks alot better due to different coolants piping etc. What would you guys recommend and what would be the pricing approximately for a custom loop for my cpu only ?. Thanks in advance for any feedback and kind regards Vibe
 
Price for price even if you throw in another 30% on top of the price of a H105 for example, there will be no difference in temperatures.

Pros or AIO:
Cheap
Fast, easy and simple to install
Does the job well and the most overclocked cpu

Cons:
Not unique

Pros of Custom:
Looks better (if done right)
Choice of coolant like the color :D
Choice of blocks
Expandable
Lower temperatures (if the correct parts are bought)

Cons:
To be as good as or better than AIO, costly (compared to AIO)
Fiddly to install (if you've never done it before)
...but, fun and you get experience.
Requires maintenance.

Price is personal choice, you pretty much get what you pay for with custom liquid cooling, bigger thicker more expensive radiators = better cooling ;)

Edit: Not sure what CPU you have, if it's anythink after Sandy Intel then you're not going to really benefit from full custom, yeah you'll get lower temps but the majory of the CPUs will hit their max OC due to voltage before you hit max temp with a H105.
Sandy (or below) or Extreme performance Intel or high performance AMD CPUs will greatly benefit from a good custom loop setup as most of the time they hit max temp before you run out of free volts and MHz.
 
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