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oddy21

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So I've read the water cooling stickies and have a decent grasp of the water cooling idea, but I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations? I want to liquid cool both my CPU and GPU and was wondering should I get all the parts seperate and make a custom build, or should I get a CPU cooling kit and just add the GPU waterboard and add it to the loop? Also, can someone point me in the direction of where I should buy this cooling system (the higher quality, the better) for under $300? Thank you in advance! (Also, people have been telling me my CPU is bottlenecking my GPU, is this true?)

GPU and CPU
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card OC with Boost
AMD FX-6200 Zambezi 3.8GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6200FRGUBOX
 
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Yes, however you can make a better loop if you specify all the parts yourself. If you want to cool both the CPU and GPU, a 360 radiator may be the least you'd want to consider.

Pump+Res: EK DCP 4.0 12V + X RES ($109.99)
Radiator: XSPC EX360 ($62.99)
VGA: EK 7970 Nickel CSQ ($118.99)
CPU: EK LTX AMD - Nickel ($52.99)
Tubing: PrimoChill Primoflex LRT 16OD 12ID ($7.50 for 3m)
Fittings: 8x EK G1/4 16OD 12ID Fittings ($51.92 for 8)

Total Cost of loop is $404.38 not including fluid and additives. The loop you suggested would be $380 with the same block, but with worse tubing and fittings. The...
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Yes, however you can make a better loop if you specify all the parts yourself. If you want to cool both the CPU and GPU, a 360 radiator may be the least you'd want to consider.

Pump+Res: EK DCP 4.0 12V + X RES ($109.99)
Radiator: XSPC EX360 ($62.99)
VGA: EK 7970 Nickel CSQ ($118.99)
CPU: EK LTX AMD - Nickel ($52.99)
Tubing: PrimoChill Primoflex LRT 16OD 12ID ($7.50 for 3m)
Fittings: 8x EK G1/4 16OD 12ID Fittings ($51.92 for 8)

Total Cost of loop is $404.38 not including fluid and additives. The loop you suggested would be $380 with the same block, but with worse tubing and fittings. The D5 pump is, put simply, overkill for the job of a two block system. Do, however, take into account that you're still using an FX6200 - maybe you'd be better off upgrading your CPU and using a lower end loop for just the GPU - I'm running a 6300 and a 7970, got the 7970 under water on an EX240 radiator and the CPU using a cheap H100 (I got it for £35/$50).
 
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