Budget for Water Cooling Project

harvey.l12 · 9 Jan 2018 at 21:15

Just wondering what sort of budget I am looking at for a full water cooler project (CPU and GPU).

And does anyone have any good sources which I can research into as this is something I’ve not done yet.

Would be wanting I7 proecessor and half decent GPU. What are some good brands to get water cooling components from?

harvey.l12 · 9 Jan 2018 at 21:47

Okay I will take a look. So is that £500 just for the water cooling or does that include CPU and GPU price?

What would be an average cost of components for the full system?

harvey.l12 · 9 Jan 2018 at 22:11

Yeah okay, I’ve built custom PC’s a fair few times, just never fully water cooled, sounds like it will be a fair bit more expensive

harvey.l12 · 10 Jan 2018 at 01:13

Okay I will take a look

harvey.l12 · 10 Jan 2018 at 10:44

trawetSluaP said:
Plus they can be extended, or shrunk down to meet your needs. I love the loop I have now!

By 'loop' do your mean the water coolign system? The flow of water? Reservoirs and pipes etc.

harvey.l12 · 10 Jan 2018 at 11:48

trawetSluaP said:
Yes the entire water cooling set-up:
CPU block, GPU block, radiators, fans, tubing, fittings, pump/res combo and coolant.

Okay cheers, how often does the coolant have to be changed?

And are the pumps quiet? Is a full watercooled system quieter than hybrid water cooled CPU cooler like a h100i

harvey.l12 · 10 Jan 2018 at 13:05

trawetSluaP said:
I've only recently set my watercooling loop up so haven't had to change coolant yet. I believe the general consensus is to change it and clean everything once a year.

In terms of noise I find a custom loop to be much more quiet than a H100i as the pump (imo) is of higher quality and can also, in EK's case, be speed controlled so it doesn't have to run at full speed all the time (unless you want it to).

What sort of idle temps are you getting with yours and stressed temps?

harvey.l12 · 10 Jan 2018 at 14:24

Okay, still good though anyway