should i watercool?

knuckles0135 · 26 Dec 2013 at 19:36

heres my build http://prntscr.com/219utw (its a screenshot)

i definitely know that i dont have to watercool but i would like to just for the experience. is it a good idea?

when i upgrade (prob in a year) will it be easy to transfer to my new case?

and im talking about a custom loop. thanks

Avenged7Fold · 26 Dec 2013 at 19:46

A custom loop for the CPU and GPU will probably cost about the same as the whole rig. Money is better spent in a better GPU/CPU/Mobo

Josh · 26 Dec 2013 at 19:47

Avenged7Fold said:
A custom loop for the CPU and GPU will probably cost about the same as the whole rig. Money is better spent in a better GPU/CPU/Mobo

+1, wait until you have some higher end components and then WC imho.

MarioGameTV · 26 Dec 2013 at 19:48

i'm not big expert in water cooling but i think with those spec you don't need water cool at all,
And think about the money you will have to spend for it , water cooling those days is only for people who have the money and they want something extra , its like iPhone and android phone , you not buying iPhone because is better but because you can and you want it

wndsr · 26 Dec 2013 at 21:35

Watercooling looks nice - simple as that.

Components increase performance.

I'd always favour spending your cash on the best kit rather than watercooling.

4737Joker · 26 Dec 2013 at 21:55

I have recently bought watercooling and a 290, i was going to buy just the watercooling though as i was happy with my 7950 as it could run all the games i threw at it. With the free games etc i got the 290 for £270 and was offered £165 for my 7950 so it worked out well, anyway back to the point.

If your happy with the performance of your rig and just want watercooling go for it, i could have upgraded my rig to a 4770k and sli 290's or maybe 290x/780's but visually wouldn't have noticed a difference in BF4 etc so in my opinion it would not have been money wasted, whereas i can move my watercooling to my next rig and rig after that etc and only have to swap the odd block.

Avenged7Fold · 27 Dec 2013 at 00:34

Though i still recommend spending on components with your current rig, i disagree with people saying it is just for looks or you can do the same on air. Watercooling high end components especially will give you huge advantages when overclocking. 780's and 290/x's can be clocked hard when heat is not an issue. The rig i am currently running is a 8350 @ 5.1 and 1241/1500 on a 290x, i definitely couldn't have achieved this on air with either of these chips.