Cheap Water Cooling Help! Building My Own Water Cooler!

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potatoman1000

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I am on a low budget for a cooler and I have got an i7 4770k. so I need to get a good cooler because they run really hot. I don't really want to use air because it isn't cool enough but water cooling is too expensive. So I've decided with the most amazingest yummiest plan ever; make my own water cooler. How do I plan to do this you may ask. Well, I have found a cheap radiator from Hong Kong ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120mm-Aluminum-Computer-Radiator-Water-Cooling-Cooler-for-CPU-LED-Heatsink-New-/251631676700?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item3a966aad1c) which I'll be using and an Arctic F12 fan. However, I'm not very skilled with water cooling and I do not know all the parts so I need help with what I need and the cheapest option to get them. I am aiming for £25ish. I don't need amazing lights and shit, I just want a decent cooler that is safe. BTW I will be using distilled water as a coolant.

Thanks for any answers :)
 
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Motopsychojdn
I'd look through the watercooling sticky for some valuable info, including why aluminium isn't very welcome in a W/c loop :) knowledge that will come in useful when you have a few quid saved up
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You need tubing, fitings, a CPU block, and a pump. Well over your budget.

Air can cool good with a good cooler. For your budget, you are either looking at something like the Hyper Evo 212, which will cool on air just fine. That or maybe a cheap all-in-one water cooler. No way though will you be able to do what you want on your budget.
 
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potatoman1000

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Thanks but I think I may be able to pull it off. Won't be amazing but will it be better than air? Here are the parts:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-200ml-Acrylic-water-tank-cooler-water-cooling-radiator-pc-cpu-water-block-/161441131347?pt=UK_Computing_Water_Cooling&hash=item2596a42b53
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Masterkleer-tubing-PVC-10-8mm-5-16-ID-clear-/191006383047?pt=UK_Computing_Water_Cooling&hash=item2c78de1bc7
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-PCS-CPU-Water-Cooling-Block-Copper-Waterblock-Liquid-Cooler-for-Intel-AMD-W09-/261535545499?pt=UK_Computing_Water_Cooling&hash=item3ce4bbb89b
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-Heatsink-1pc-80mm-Aluminum-Computer-Radiator-Water-Cooling-Cooler-for-CPU-/151450569258?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item2343284a2a
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arctic-Cooling-F8-80mm-2000RPM-Silent-High-Performance-PC-Case-Fan-/171331770736?pt=UK_Computing_Case_Fans&hash=item27e42b5970

That is just above £25. It's 80mm so I'm not sure If it will be good enough. Does this seem better than air?
 
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potatoman1000

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Thanks. I think making your own water cooler will be worth it. With using a 240mm and all the other parts, you can make a water cooler for about £50-£60 and I'll add those extra chemicals and metals etc in the reservoir so the aluminium doesnt rust(I read the sticky) . So I can make a pretty decent water cooler for nearly half the cost of the h100i with pretty good performance. I'm just going to save up for that instead. Thanks for your helps.
 
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No problem, I look forward to lots of posts and pictures, theres a few of us on here who do like the homebuilt approach but you will benefit from a little guidance from time time time so keep us updated and we can help steer you clear of any potential problems :) Rubix_1011 4Ryan6 Lutfij and Toolmaker_03 are a couple that spring to mind so try and get them to watch the thread
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