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I work in IT and have built over 1,000 PC's in my job so far (basic standard configured ones) and have a personal PC with a water-cooled CPU and GPU I've installed. Where should I get started if I want to splurge into those beautiful loops or glass or tubing see through water-cooled rigs? How expensive is it, and is it easy to install with say a Youtube video? Does LTT have a video on the subject?

PC Set up 

CPU: I9-9900k

Mobo: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro-Wifi

GPU: MSI RTX 2070 Gamin Z 

Cooling: Cooler Master ML360R AIO

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 16 GB 3000MHZ (8GB X 2) 

RAM: Corsair Vengence Pro Lighting Enhancement Kit (0GB X 2) 

Storage: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 

PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750 W 80+ Gold Fully Modular 

Case: CoolerMaster MB511 RGB 

 

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3 minutes ago, Justinzonfire said:

I work in IT and have built over 1,000 PC's in my job so far (basic standard configured ones) and have a personal PC with a water-cooled CPU and GPU I've installed. Where should I get started if I want to splurge into those beautiful loops or glass or tubing see through water-cooled rigs? How expensive is it, and is it easy to install with say a Youtube video? Does LTT have a video on the subject?

Im on the fence doing a custom loop.  Rough numbers - $250-300 for a good loop on the CPU.  More for tying in the GPU depending on the block you buy, but that's from what I Can tell the biggest cost adder when adding another item into the loop (if your first radiator can handle more than just the CPU). 

 

The reason I am personally thinking of doing this as well is, buying new AIO's with each build potentially or just a new water block and have the best cooling option each time in a build (DIY Liquid)  But then the convenience of AIO reminds me I have kids LOLOLOL.  Im on the fence.  Long run it seems like it could be a cheaper solution - short term...well kids LOL

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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