Watercooling Price Query

ZeroG · 13 Oct 2015 at 18:20

Is there such a thing as an average price for a water cooling setup?

At the moment I run a 5820k with a single Nvidia EVGA 980ti Superclocked card. (I'm also currently looking for a new case) I've always been tempted by water cooling but never been too sure about it and thought it was really expensive.

BriT · 13 Oct 2015 at 18:25

Hi, probably around £350 to £400 for a loop with cpu and gpu.

whyscotty · 13 Oct 2015 at 19:43

It's as expensive as you want to make it.

If you get the bug then God help you

ZeroG · 13 Oct 2015 at 22:40

I'm probably not looking to go all out like some people, even though there are some amazing setups out there

But I guess even just a simple setup is generally not cheap. I suppose I could buy it a bit at a time...feels less painful on the wallet that way...

MrMD · 13 Oct 2015 at 23:44

ZeroG said:
I'm probably not looking to go all out like some people, even though there are some amazing setups out there But I guess even just a simple setup is generally not cheap. I suppose I could buy it a bit at a time...feels less painful on the wallet that way...

Keep an eye on the Watercooling clearance section,plenty of bargains in there quite frequently

ukxenon · 14 Oct 2015 at 06:33

I am going to take the plunge soon and I am putting about 700 to one side for the project I want to do

VKleita · 15 Oct 2015 at 11:57

ukxenon said:
I am going to take the plunge soon and I am putting about 700 to one side for the project I want to do

Cool!

With 700 you should be able to pretty much buy what you want with no corners cut.

Do let us know, I am still in the process of buying my first whole custom WC loop (Issues mean its now delayed till New year)So I'll be interested in what you decide

NoNameNoNumber · 15 Oct 2015 at 12:06

Hardware moves on and falls by the wayside... CPU blocks, pumps, rads, fittings etc will last for years.
It's only GPU blocks that need to move with the times...
What case/hardware are you looking to cool? The enthoo primo or the Corsair 900D give the most options (without looking at Caselabs)
With just a CPU and one GPU around £400 sounds reasonable.

LePhuronn · 15 Oct 2015 at 17:35

I'm looking at £500-£600 for my kit.

360 and 120 rads, 1 CPU block, 1 GPU block, DDC pump with a new top, simple small res and a lot of 12mm OD EK hardline fittings. I'm sticking with the purely Nickel ones as they're cheaper than the black or Black Nickel and I'm hopefully avoiding too many angle adapters with some intricate bending.

That doesn't include any additional plugs, fill ports, drain ports, etc.

kaku · 16 Oct 2015 at 14:01

I tried to get some things on the cheap when I made my loop (rads, fittings etc.) and to be honest now I just wish I'd spent the extra to get it exactly right - given that I'm going to be using all the same gear for my builds in the foreseeable future.

The performance is great, but the looks are a bit naff. Having said that, if you're really after looks you could probably keep spending until you're through your life savings.