Spec Me Cool

shadowake · 31 May 2009 at 18:11

Is it possible to build a 'decent' gaming rig for around £900 (or just over) with watercooling?

I got thinking about this after the heat today, my computer room is at 35degC and my PC chashed earlier due to the heat

I'm building a new rig at the end of next month for around that price, I already have monitor/keyboard/mouse/os/speakers. But now I'm wondering if it's worth watercooling if I can afford it. Should give me more play for overclocking as well. But can I still get a decent spec for that kind of price watercooled?

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95thrifles · 31 May 2009 at 18:45

I wouldnt of thought so tbh, youd be compromising on your main PC parts, Ive been thinking of going WC myself but its gonna set me back around 800 notes just for case and cooling, Id recomend you spend it on high end air, get an antec 1200 case and a decent cooler like noctua or TRUE and you'll be better off, get a better system
Do you want a spec doing for that? or are you good with a system spec? was it just a WC spec you were after?

shadowake · 31 May 2009 at 19:26

I had a sepc but it was just the heat today made me want to watercool! I guess I could just swap the antec 900-2 for the 1200 and add watercooling later, plenty of space I guess.

user1453 · 31 May 2009 at 19:31

I'd suggest getting a good sytem for 900 on air cooling, do you need a case hard drives or optical drives?

watercooling will only make it quieter of overclock a little bit more than high end air cooling and introduce the risk of leaks