How much does a full Water Cooling rig cost?

Barry White · May 17, 2016

Hey guys! I'm building a gaming/editing PC.
I want to know how much it would cost to purchase all of the equipment to fully water cool my system.

Specs:
CPU: Intel i5 6600K (Overclocked to 4.5 GHZ)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (x2, for Quad channel)
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)
Chassis: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Not sure if all the specs are relevant, but they're there.
Also, if my case does not have enough space for water cooling, can you recommend a sleek looking case (preferably with a window) that can support water cooling.

Thank you for your time.

Geekwad · May 17, 2016

This is a good place to start:

https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/

Where you can just plug in your parts and get an idea of what you need.

You may also look at kits like this:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/complete-kits

Which can be a more affordable way to start out, and allow expansion.

arossetti · May 17, 2016

That depends. You can definitely water cool in that case. How big do you want the loop? How many radiators?

Waterblock for a GPU - around $125, waterblock for the CPU around $100 - $125, $60 - $100 per radiator, $100 - $150 for a good pump, depending on how many fittings, and the type, another $60 - $100, $20 for tubing, $20 for coolant, and add another $20 - $30 for misc parts you may find you need.

toolmaker_03 · May 17, 2016

well with a good custom water cooling loop I have done a CPU only loop for $300, a CPU with GPU loop for $500, and a CPU and two GPU's $700 this would a minimum cost out, for each type of loop. as far as having enough room for the water cooling components, most of the components can be mounted on the outside of the computer case. like the radiator, reservoir, and pump can easily mounted externally on the case. the only things that have to go inside of a case, is the water blocks, and the tubing going to them.

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