How much did your current loop cost?

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Been a lot of debate about WCing costs so I thought I’d ask just what peoples current loops cost. This needs to include all parts of the cooling loop inc clips, barbs, fans etc.

I’ve included mine (large single passive loop) for reference and to start the ball rolling, all bar the XSPC edge/tube/clips are second hand.

Pump: Eheim (inc Res2)
Top: n/a
Reservoir: Zalman (inc Res2)
Radiator: Zalman Reservator 2 - £90 inc barbs
Fan(s): n/a
Radiator 2: Discrete Heat 400mm - £10 inc barbs
Fan(s): n/a
Tubing: 2m 3/8 ID thin wall pvc - £3
Barbs: DD highflow - £3
Special: Quick release (inc Res2)
Clips: XSPC tube clips - £2
Clips: 3/8 over ½ barbs
Block CPU: XSPC Edge - £34
Block GPU: DD Maze 4 - £10 inc barbs
Block GPU2: n/a
Block NB: Maze 4 chipset - £5 inc barbs
Block SB: n/a
Block HHD: Alphacool Silent star - £15 inc barbs
Block PSU: n/a
Water Agents: F1 FeserOne (2 Litres) - £12
Water Agents: aquarium copper anti-algae

Total £184 (inc delivery costs)

Edit: feser added
 
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Haven't built this yet but mine is the following:

Pump: Laing DDC-1T Pro w/XSPC - £51
Top: n/a
Reservoir: XSPC Bay - £20
Radiator: Black Ice GT Xtreme 240 - £53
Fan(s): 4x Antec Blue LED - £40ish (But already had them)
Radiator 2:n/a
Fan(s): n/a
Tubing: 1/2 ID - 3/4 OD Clear - £5
Barbs: n/a (Included on all parts)
Special: n/a
Clips: n/a (already have em)
Clips: n/a
Block CPU: Swiftech Apogee™ GTZ - £44
Block GPU: n/a
Block GPU2: n/a
Block NB: EK-NB S-Max - £22
Block SB: n/a
Block HHD: n/a
Block PSU: n/a
Water Agents: F1 FeserOne (2 Litres) - £12
Anti Kink Coils: PrimoChill Anti-Kink - £2.50

Total £249(Inc Vat)

Had a waterchilli system before this one and I think it was around £200 mark and my first Danger Den setup I think was about £180ish, so its slowly creeping up :)

I also added Water Agents to your list as they tend to add a few quid on.
 
Put mine together about 2.5-3 years ago and it's lasted through several pc upgrades, sockets 754, 939, 775, single cores, dual cores inc Wolfdale and a quad Q6600. Graphics from Sli'd 7800GT's to my current 8800GT. It still easily copes so i am not looking to change anything for a good while yet.

Pump: Aqua Extreme 50z - £52
Top: n/a
Reservoir: XSPC 250mm passive anodised aluminium reservoir - £18
Radiator: Alphacool Nexxxos extreme lll - £24
Fan(s): 3x Xinruillian 0.4a 120mm - £9 (total)
Radiator 2: n/a
Fan(s): n/a
Tubing: 3m 7/16" Masterkleer - £6.50
Barbs: free with components
Special: n/a
Clips: 12x Jubilee clips - £1 (total)
Clips: n/a
Block CPU: Aquaextreme MP-05 Pro limited edition - £32
Block GPU: Aquaextreme MP-1 - £22
Block GPU2: n/a
Block NB: XSPC Delta - £14
Block SB: n/a
Block HHD: n/a
Block PSU: n/a

Total of 178.50 plus del. Add to that £3 for a 5ltr bottle of distilled water and a couple of quid for some Zerex. Mine does'nt stop there though as my WC components are all external to the pc. The radiator is mounted in a rad box on a windowsill and the pump, res and it's own psu is in another box. So add on £10-15 for the wood, £2.50 for a brand new AT switching psu and £15 for 2x 6foot lengths of 15mm copper pipe. Total now is around £215. Not bad for the use i have had from it and the really low temps i get. :D
 
XSPC edge - £23 (after £15 discount using bay voucher :D)
Polarflo chipset block, brass T-piece and 2x barbs (2nd hand) - £10
Thermochill 120.2 (2nd hand) - £35
Swiftech Micro Res (2nd hand) - £5
XSPC UV tubing with anti kink coils - £10
Laing DDC 10W with PetrasTech top (2nd hand) - £30
2x sharkoon 1000rpm silent eagles (2nd hand) - £10
Jubilee clips (2nd hand) - £2
1l Feser One black UV - £5

Total: £130 including delivery costs.

gt
 
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Pump: Liang DDC ultra with alphacool top. £27.50
Reservoir: XPSC single bay res black. £13.50
Radiator: Thermochill pa120.2 £30
Fan(s): 4xlian li's that came with case. £0
Tubing: 2m 7/16 id tubing £5
Clips: XSPC tube clips - £2
Block CPU: d-tek fusion with quad nozzle. £27.50
Water Agents: PC ice 2 litre £11

£116.50

All second hand.
 
Been messing with this loop for about three years, adding and removing GPU and NB blocks, but this is what I'm currently using -

Pump: XSPC X2O Compact 400 (inc res & barbs) - £30
Top: n/a
Reservoir: n/a
Radiator: Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme II (inc barbs) - £25
Fan(s): 2 x Xinruilian 120mm - £0 (already had them)
Radiator 2: n/a
Fan(s): n/a
Tubing: 2m Tygon R3603 11/8mm - £8
Barbs: 2 x Alphacool 11/8mm compression - £2.50
Special: n/a
Clips: n/a
Clips: n/a
Block CPU: D-Tek Fuzion - £20 (2nd hand) & D-Tek Nozzle kit - £4.50
Block GPU: n/a
Block GPU2: n/a
Block NB: n/a
Block SB: n/a
Block HHD: n/a
Block PSU: n/a
Water Agents: Zerex - £4 (I get all my DI water from work)
Water Agents: Aquarium copper anti-algae - £5

Total £110 (inc delivery costs)
 
qwerty321 said:
Pump: Liang DDC ultra with alphacool top. £27.50
Reservoir: XPSC single bay res black. £13.50
Radiator: Thermochill pa120.2 £30
Fan(s): 4xlian li's that came with case. £0
Tubing: 2m 7/16 id tubing £5
Clips: XSPC tube clips - £2
Block CPU: d-tek fusion with quad nozzle. £27.50
Water Agents: PC ice 2 litre £11

£116.50

All second hand.
Click to expand...

Some great deals there :cool:
 
this is what i have specced for myself...
in the process of buying parts gradually
marked what i have [yellow names] and havent got so far too

Pump/Res: XSPC 200 Bay Reservoir & Pump - £25.84
Radiator: XSPC RS240 120mm Radiator - £23.49
Fan(s): Yate Loon D12SM-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin [x2] - £11.72
Tubing: DangerDen ClearFlex60 1/2" Tubing - 2meters - £7.02
Coils: PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils 3/4" - £2.34
Barbs: TFC Compression Fitting [x6] - £23.22
Block CPU: EK Supreme Cleartop Waterblock - £36.41

Water Agents: F1 FeserOne (1 Litres) - £8.21


Total £138.25 without delivery as i pick it up from ocuk

only got £40 worth of stuff to get now

[then i need to buy the case to put it in...]
 
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Spent a good couple hundred on mine:

D-Tek fuzion bloxk
EK full cover 8800GTX bloxk
XSPC 5.25 Bay res
4*Revoltec UV green fans
4*Xilence Red wing fans
Black Ice Extreme 480 rad
EK barbs
Feser one - Acid Green
Laing D5 vario
 
D-Tek Fuzion 2 CPU £40
D-Tek Fuzion 2 GPU £30
XSPC Pump/Res £30
Magicool 360 rad £25
3 Xilence 120mm Fans £12
Tubing £5
Feser x 2l £20
Clips £5

Total £167
 
Pump: DDC 18w £40 odd
Top: alphacool acrylic top £10
Radiators: XSPC RS240 £25
Fan(s): Scythe F-flex 1200rpm 120mm x2 £23
Radiator 2: XSPC RS120 £18
Fan(s): Sythe S-flex 1200rpm 120mm and 80mm £15
Tubing: 7/16th XSPC orange UV £10?
Barbs: 1/2 DTEK Highflow - £15
Special: Delrin Fillport £8
Block CPU: DTEK Fusion V2 £40
Block GPU: EK 4870 acetal full cover block £66
Block GPU2: EK 4870 acetal full cover block £66
Water Agents: Primochill PC ICE Clear £10?
Some extra fittings costing around £10

just over £350 + delivery. :eek:
 
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Here's my "cheapo" system

Pump: Laing D5 Vario - £60 with rad, cpu block,fans and clips
Top: n/a
Reservoir: Swiftech Microres - £9
Radiator: Swiftech double rad - inc with pump
Fan(s): 4 x xilence 120mm - inc with pump
Tubing: 2m 7/16th ID thick wall Tygon - £6
Barbs: all came with the items I bought
Clips: Jubilee clips - came with pump
Block CPU: Danger Den MC TDX - inc with pump
Block GPU: EK VGA Acetal Supreme - £25 inc barbs
Water Agents: F1 FeserOne (2 Litres) - £6


Total £106 (inc delivery costs)
 
Pump: D5 vario* - £35 + DB1 - £25
Reservoir: Tribal Overkill - £40
Radiator: Thermochill PA 120.3 - £50
Fan(s): £9
Radiator 2: Thermochill HE 120.2* - £12
Fan(s): £6
Tubing: Mastercleer - £7
Barbs: £5
Clips: DIY shop cable ties - £1
Block CPU: D-Tek Fusion £35
Block GPU: EK 3870 Full block* - £34
Block GPU2: EK 3870 Full block* - £28
Block NB: Built on mobo
Water Agents: F1 FeserOne (1 Litres) - £7
Water Agents: PT Nuke £3 / Dyes - £5

Total £300 approx !!

(* 2nd hand parts).
 
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there's every chance I could win/lose this so I'm not pricing this.. someone could do it for me..

Loop1

DDC ultra 18w
EK DDC top
Apogee GTX with copper top
PA120.3
3 x Yate Loon
EK150 res
EK anti cyclon res adon

Loop 2

DDC ultra 18w
EK DDC top
PA120.3
3 x Yate Loon
MIPS mosfet blocks x 2
MIPS Ram freezer 4
Swiftech MCW30 x 2 (NB/SB)
EK 8800GTX full cover block
EK 150 Res
EK Anti cyclon res adon

and then

1 x Feser acid green
1 x Feser black

I'm consoling myself knowing all I need to do for Nehalem is change cpu block (maybe gpu by then I guess) and it runs fine passive so the silence is stunning. Still I think I might have broken £400.
 
actually there's some of that I haven't paid for which i think its fair to assume has come as a favour from someone I helped set something up so the true cash cost isn't exactly the value, not far off tbh, the case mods where the thing that I simultaneously haven't got round to paying for and haven't been chased for ;)

god bless Tom :)
 
xspc edge bout 36
primochill water 10
xspc tube 4quid
xspc 120.2 rad 15
alphacool small bayres 30
ddc 10w pump and xspc top 25

bout 130 quid?
 
Just finnished by new Antec P182 build, after a little case cutting and chopping.

Pump: Laing DCC-1T 18w plus dampping kit £61
Top: XSPC Reservoir Top £20
Reservoir: As above (XSPC Res Top)
Radiator: TFC (Feser) X-Changer 360 £70
Fan(s): 3x Yate Loon D12SL-12 £15
Tubing: 2m XSPC 1/2 ID £5
Clips: 10x Metal clips - £5
Block CPU: D-Tek Fuzion v2 £40
Block GPU: Swifttech MCW-60 £25
Water Agents: none (plain distilled water) £3
Others: Inline temp sensor £10, Tube coil £3.

Total £240, my last water cooling kit lasted me 3 years but cost about £50 less, so hope this will last me a bit more.

Have reciepts in front of me and did not include a lot of junk i bought and did not use, rad grills spare top etc.
 
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