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How much should i spend on a water cooled pc?

If i used the evga gtx 770 SC ACX
and the intel i5 4670k what else should i buy including the water cooling parts and how much will it cost? thanks.
 
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Well for beginners, I recommend just getting an AIO liquid cooler like the H100i by Corsair. Its much easier to install and requires no maintainence. Its also cheaper, so I recommend that. The only downside is that you can't upgrade it in the future.
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My rig (CPU+GPU+360mm Radiator+240mm Radiator+Pump+Reservoir, etc.) costed about 800 USD in water cooling, but I'm sure you don't need the 240mm radiator, which would drop the price to below 700 USD. Recommended parts: Waterblocks: EK Waterblocks (Use coolingconfigurator.com to find compatible blocks) Radiators: XSPC AX Series (Best performance/size) Pump: EK Waterblocks D5 Reservoir: EK Tube Res x3 Fans: Corsair SP 120mm High Performance.
 
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Hmm thats a bit expensive, could i get one for a bit less? like 500 or will that not work out or will it just not be good enough parts? p.s i should have said this but i know literally nothing about water cooling, besides the name of the water cooling parts like radiator.

 
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CPU Block: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/19630/ex-blc-1445/EK_Supremacy_Universal_CPU_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Clean_Acetal_Nickel_EK-Supremacy_Clean_CSQ_-_AcetalNickel.html

GPU Block: Need Specs.

Reservoir: Need Specs.

Pump: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/21014/ex-pmp-245/EK_D5_X-Top_Pump_Top_w_D5_Vario_Pump_-_Black_Acetal_EK-D5_Vario_X-TOP_incl_pump.html

Fittings: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/21222/ex-tub-1993/EK_G14_Thread_Perfect_Seal_Compression_Fitting_-_13mm_ID_x_19mm_OD_12_x_34_-_Black.html?tl=c409s1609b133

Radiator: Need specs.

Tubing: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10477/ex-tub-637/Tygon_R-3400_12_ID_34_OD_-_Laboratory_Tubing_-_Black.html?tl=g30c99s1614
 
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OK so im a huge noob at water cooling... ive seen videos where they use tubes with water, and then ive seen them where they just use a radiator and a fan with a cpu block, and thats it. Would you please tell me the difference? Thanks.

GPU EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked ACX
Intel i5 4670k
Case NZXT Gamma (if this case isnt good enough tell me and i will get a new one... ive been considering a new one anyway)
p.s umm its my fault for not saying this at first but i only really want to cool my cpu so i don't need a gpu block.
 
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Well for beginners, I recommend just getting an AIO liquid cooler like the H100i by Corsair. Its much easier to install and requires no maintainence. Its also cheaper, so I recommend that. The only downside is that you can't upgrade it in the future.
 
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Ive been looking at that one, how much better performance/temps would i get with that over a hyper 212 evo? (what im currently using)

 
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Hmm, if you dont mind could you link me to thoes parts? Prefer newegg (if you dont have enough time thats fine)

 
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Check my post with the links for most of the parts.

For the:
Radiator: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17141/ex-rad-440/XSPC_AX240_Dual_120mm_Radiator_w_Aluminum_Enclosure_-_Black.html
Reservoir: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17509/ex-res-432/EK-MultiOption_RES_X3_250_-_Liquid_Cooling_Reservoir_6_Total_Ports.html?tl=c615s1940b133

Also, you need 8 compression fittings.

Best loop: Reservoir --> Pump --> CPU Block --> Radiator --> Back to reservoir
The most important thing is to ALWAYS place the pump right after the reservoir, as the pump ALWAYS needs water and if it runs dry, it will ir-reparably break without warranty.
 
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Thanks,now i just have one more question, will this all fit in this case? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061 Thanks for all the good advice.
 
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For it to fit, you can only have one 240mm radiator with the setup.
 
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