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I have a $300 budget and I want to do a water cooling loop as a first timer /hobby just for the CPU. I was looking at some of the EK Water block kits and XSPC kits but they don't seem to have what I want without paying overpriced. So I was wondering if it is cheaper to buy parts by parts?
The only thing I'm concern is that I want a tube reservoir and clear tube.
 
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yeah, buying the material tends to be more fun, and often the same price or less, do you want a dual or tri 120/140mm radiator? are you certain you don't want an AIO? It is very late, i will have more details tommorow.
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I will probably only be able to fit a dual 120/140mm radiator into my case since it's mid-tower. S340 to be exact. AIO are the consumer liquid cooling? They're great, but I really want to try water cooling since it looks like a fun hobby especially when there are few people who actually do water cooling and it'll keep me active in doing maintenance on my computer.
 
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ok, then get the 140mm if possible, it has a lot more surface area this one will be a total beast http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18795/ex-rad-490/Alphacool_NexXxoS_Monsta_Dual_140mm_Radiator_-_80mm_Thick.html?tl=g30c95s930
but you could get this one two, it will be slightly less beastly, but you will not likely truly need the full power of the other one.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16825/ex-rad-426/Alphacool_NexXxoS_UT60_Full_Copper_Dual_140mm_Radiator.html?tl=g30c95s930 <--- get this one?
for a water block a swift tech apogee is a great block and it is only $30-$40, that leaves at the very least $140 for the reservoir and pump and pipe. a good reservoir is this one, but it is a bit pricey, http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23124/ex-pmp-298/Alphacool_Lighttower_All-in-One_Reservoir_Pump_Combo_w_Phobya_DC12-400_Pump_-_Black.html?tl=g30c107s152
however, there are few good looking options out there that seem either reputable, or cheaper. for tubing, do you want hard acrylic, or soft tubing? soft tubing is much easier to work with, and tends to be cheaper whereas hard acrylic requires heating to bend it to shape, which leads to mess-ups being really possible, naturally, hard acrylic will look better but I would recommend soft tubing, as it will save enough money to buy some cool fluid/ coloring. let me know which tubing you want, and I will be back tomorrow.
 
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The hard acrylic tubing looks so much better and professional while the normal tubing looks very amateur. I could use a 90 degree fitting adapter if I don't want to bend the acrylic with heat?
 
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This is pretty much what I wanted except that I won't be doing the GPU, but the waterloop will be going around the entire desktop. It looks like he did the tubing without bending it.
Also, I'm planning on making my theme yellow/back. Any idea where to get the yellow coloring coolant? I don't want a thick yellow, I want a see through yellow water / yellow wine color.

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