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I have been planning my first build for a few months now, and I am having thoughts about the look of the cooling, I have a budget of $1000, I am putting in a GTX 970 and a 4790k, I have been wanting my build to look as best as it can, I am using the h440, a windowed case. I have always been pretty scared about watercooling, http://[/url] is kind of the reason why. The only reason i am having second thoughts about a simple cpu fan is because they are HIDEOUS, and I love the look of the watercooling tubes running through, I dont know what to do, is it easy enough to do for a first time PC builder? Thanks In Advance.
 
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Your link did not show up (although i'm sure I can imagine some loop that burst and destroyed the PC)

I don't think that being a first time builder or multitime builder would make a difference. The only difference would be that one is a heat sink, and the other is a water block. In reference to to the liquid cooling side of the question, I built my first liquid build about a year ago. I have had zero issues. I bought an EK Kit that came with everything required ~$350, and followed the directions and installed it withough issue. I ran a leak test for 24 hours with all power removed except for the the pump.

Like you, I was afraid of the possibilities that could happen. This is my advice to you, as well as what works for me. Liquid...
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Your link did not show up (although i'm sure I can imagine some loop that burst and destroyed the PC)

I don't think that being a first time builder or multitime builder would make a difference. The only difference would be that one is a heat sink, and the other is a water block. In reference to to the liquid cooling side of the question, I built my first liquid build about a year ago. I have had zero issues. I bought an EK Kit that came with everything required ~$350, and followed the directions and installed it withough issue. I ran a leak test for 24 hours with all power removed except for the the pump.

Like you, I was afraid of the possibilities that could happen. This is my advice to you, as well as what works for me. Liquid cooling loops are not something you can set and forget like a heat sink. I check my tubing all the time to make sure that connections are tight and it is not wearing. I also read that it is a good habit to get in to to drain your loops and clean/inspect it once a year. If you aren't negligent, you shouldn't have any issues. Accidents are always a possibility, but you have to be responsible when it comes to owning and maintaining a liquid loop. I will likely never return to air cooling.

Hope this in some way helps. Good luck!
 
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