The_Governour
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The other day I was surfing some threads about water cooling and we see many questions about what loops to make or if they should go custom or just a AIO, many also ask if they should get a startes kit.
The following quote is so true:
In my case then I srated with a XSPC bayres 750 kit - as I wanted to WC my cpu. The owner of the WC shop said to me - Save up the money and chose your components, dont get these kits as once your in the WC world you will see that you want better and more.
I did not listen and after a few months then I was like - Damn, I should have listen to him..... NOW I have spent an arm and a leg in fittings at pumps, pump tops, etc etc and for what? It is for the looks, cleanliness and noise and temps.
You will be VERY proud once your finished custom loop is finished but it will NOT be cheap as any AIO and the returns in temps wont be THAT dramatical if your taking into account $$ to performace.
Bottom line I am trying to make:
If you even considering going water then as Tom said, Do it right or dont do it at all. Get the parts that you want and DONT get a kit. DONT skimp out on your fittings, order 1 or 2 more than you need as you dont want it to look cheap with loads of tubing going all over the place.
As JR said, if you want something cool and want to save some money then dont even consider going custom.
The following quote is so true:
I never even looked at starter kits because I knew I wanted very specific things. My GPU's only have one block available and the other major components were all purchased to match those and I can see now a kit would have been very poor value. Your gonna want a D5, your gonna want a 360 60mm radiator and probably nicer piping and fittings. Seriously you need to be prepared to drop £1k on your rig and see minuscule performance gains, the aesthetics and acoustics will be phenomenal if you execute it correctly. So if you don't do it absolutely correctly there isn't much point. You can get a lot of hardware for the price of a full loop!
So i'd say think hard about what you actually want to achieve and how you want it to look, there are plenty of rig galleries and projects to look at. Work out all of the technicalities and what you will need to buy. Run that past a few members to check for noobishness and i'm sure they will be able to tell you more bits you've forgotten and see what price it comes out at and if it's feasible for you.
Also if you like having any money whatsoever then I advise you stop thinking about it right now, walk away from specialtech and go buy a H105
JR
In my case then I srated with a XSPC bayres 750 kit - as I wanted to WC my cpu. The owner of the WC shop said to me - Save up the money and chose your components, dont get these kits as once your in the WC world you will see that you want better and more.
I did not listen and after a few months then I was like - Damn, I should have listen to him..... NOW I have spent an arm and a leg in fittings at pumps, pump tops, etc etc and for what? It is for the looks, cleanliness and noise and temps.
You will be VERY proud once your finished custom loop is finished but it will NOT be cheap as any AIO and the returns in temps wont be THAT dramatical if your taking into account $$ to performace.
Bottom line I am trying to make:
If you even considering going water then as Tom said, Do it right or dont do it at all. Get the parts that you want and DONT get a kit. DONT skimp out on your fittings, order 1 or 2 more than you need as you dont want it to look cheap with loads of tubing going all over the place.
As JR said, if you want something cool and want to save some money then dont even consider going custom.
