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noob to WCing, help?

skeeder

skeeder

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okay, since I've built my setup I've toyed with the idea of watercooling for lower temps and higher OCing, I have some questions.

1) how much does it cost? I'm cheap and I'm practically out of cash with my car habit

2) water in a computer? how do I make sure it will never leak?
3) what do I need? what do you recommend?

I want to cool mostly the CPU but if is not too much more than the graphic card and maybe northbridge cooler...

Lets say, if I can keep this under $100 that would be great.
 
you're looking at close to (if not more than) $300 for a good WC setup including waterblocks for CPU and GPU.
 
It's not gonna happen for under $100. You'll need at least $150. A good thing about water cooling is that you can start with the CPU then later add video card cooling for the cost of only the new block and tubing.
 
I'm looking at a cost of around $120/150 at the most for my setup and I'm a cheapskate too, lol. Easy way to save money is to buy a heater core from Autozone for $20 and $10 extra to build a shroud.
 
You people need to realize that good w/c components are going to be with you for a LONG time, so it's worth a couple hundred bucks investment. Don't skimp, but don't chicken out and buy some Koolance kit or something. Build your own system out of quality components and you'll never be sorry.
 
Blue Falcon said:
You people need to realize that good w/c components are going to be with you for a LONG time, so it's worth a couple hundred bucks investment. Don't skimp, but don't chicken out and buy some Koolance kit or something. Build your own system out of quality components and you'll never be sorry.
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What's wrong with a Koolance system? They come highly reccomended from Kyle's review of it.
 
Personally I don't like the small tubing that they use but it is pretty good if you want to go with the "Dell watercooling" equivalent.
 
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