Closed or open, which should I go for.

Terrabytez

Terrabytez

Terrabytez

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I am currently using a 212 evo. great air cooler for the price, however I a limited to 4.2GHz on my 6300 because 4.4 gives me 60C under load and that is too high for me to be happy with.
SO, I am thinking between having a closed loop cooler or going all out on a custom loop, but i'm not sure which is for me.
I will be buying a 750D sooner or later so there is rad support there.
I will also start saving up for an overkill rig once I have a job.
All opinions will be appreciated. Thank you very much.
 
It honestly depends what you are wanting out of it.

Are you wanting to go higher than 4.4Ghz?
Are you thinking of wanting to water cool anything else too?
Are you going to add a gfx card into the loop?
Are you bothered about the looks of AIO's (All in one)?

Pretty sure everyone will agree that custom loops look way better but there is a price to be paid etc. AIO's are great for people looking to squeeze more bang for buck out of your processor and they are very reasonably priced (£100 will get you sorted). Custom loops tend to be much more pricey and although they offer more performance you need to asses if you will use the headroom they give compared to the price you'll pay (probably upwards of £200 if not more if you plan to give yourself more options to upgrade in the future).
 
Be prepared to spend quite a bit. That kit you have linked to is decent. The XSPC Raystorm is a very good cpu block and the pump/ res combo is also a decent choice. However, you say you are planning on adding a couple of 780Ti's at some point - with that in mind, you are going to also be spending another couple of hundred on blocks for those, as well as additional fittings, tubing and also more radiator space, as a 240 rad isn't going to sufficiently cool a cpu and dual gpu unfortunately.

Don't get me wrong, the performance, noise and sense of achievement of building your first w/c loop is tremendous, but don't go in to it thinking 'what is the absolute cheapest I can do this for?', because it can and certainly in my case, does get quite expensive.

The good thing is, however, most parts can be recycled and will be of use to you in years to come in future builds.
 
Yeah, I was thinking the kit as a short term thing so I can get a taste of the badassry of watercooling. But I know i will have to spend a lot more when my overkill rig comes into the equation.
 
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