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[MatthiewGallant]

So this tax season i plan on upgrading my rig to full on custom loop instead of just using an AIO since ill be upgrading to the new gen ryzen from my 2nd gen. What am i going to need to get things together Could also use some suggestions for cases. ive got a $1200 budget for upgrades.

 

new to this whole thing of watercooling so sorry if i sound like i dont know what im doing.

 

apologies in advance if this is wrong thread to post

 

Planned Parts:

2x16 32gb corsair vengance lpx 2666mhz

msi gtx 1660 super

msi b550 tomahawk

cpu ryzen 7 3800x

[SupaKomputa]

Get a 3600 (or X), up the GPU (3060ti)

This would probably gain you more than having 3800x.

[MatthiewGallant]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Get a 3600 (or X), up the GPU (3060ti)

This would probably gain you more than having 3800x.

currently i have a 1660 on hand. i will upgrade to a 3060 if they go down in price but they're a bit pricey at the moment. and will do on the cpu front. currently im rocking an r7 2700x my mobo supports it surprisingly just not in dual channel hence the gpu upgrade

[SupaKomputa]

3600 have similar performance as 2700x, i would just wait for 5600 (x or non x) if i were you.

getting a zen2 won't be a good choice for you since you already have a good cpu.

1660 to 1660 super is very little boost, just keep it while waiting for 3060.

[MatthiewGallant]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

3600 have similar performance as 2700x, i would just wait for 5600 (x or non x) if i were you.

getting a zen2 won't be a good choice for you since you already have a good cpu.

1660 to 1660 super is very little boost, just keep it while waiting for 3060.

i mean i have the 1660 super sorry. What do i need for the loop. I know very little of parts needed for it

[SupaKomputa]

A custom loop would need like $300+ investment, are you sure you wanna do it?

A CPU and GPU block alone can cost $200, not to mention the fittings which cost from $10 a piece, and you need lots of it.

360 rads cost $50 not including the fans, pipes and reservoir.

That's for a low cost one, the high end will cost significantly more.

With $300 you can afford a 3070 / RX6800, that would double or tripple the performance of your gaming.

Plus a 1660 or 3060 probably won't need water cooling, as the card is not that hot.

 

But if you wanna do it here's the parts you need:

- CPU and/or GPU block

- Radiator + fans

- water reservoir

- Pump

- Fittings (probably 10+, 2 for each component)

- pipes

[MatthiewGallant]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

A custom loop would need like $300+ investment, are you sure you wanna do it?

A CPU and GPU block alone can cost $200, not to mention the fittings which cost from $10 a piece, and you need lots of it.

360 rads cost $50 not including the fans, pipes and reservoir.

That's for a low cost one, the high end will cost significantly more.

With $300 you can afford a 3070 / RX6800, that would double or tripple the performance of your gaming.

Plus a 1660 or 3060 probably won't need water cooling, as the card is not that hot.

 

But if you wanna do it here's the parts you need:

- CPU and/or GPU block

- Radiator + fans

- water reservoir

- Pump

- Fittings (probably 10+, 2 for each component)

- pipes

I do have most the parts already ive got a $1200+ budget come february. Im literally just waiting on the cpu basically and cooling stuff.  Any recommendations on pipe size? thats the part that has me stumped a bit. 

[SupaKomputa]

https://www.ekwb.com/blog/fittings-and-tubing-guide/

EK waterblocks are one of the good budget solution.

They offer kits so you won't need to buy it separately.

The 300 eur package is pretty good.

[MatthiewGallant]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

https://www.ekwb.com/blog/fittings-and-tubing-guide/

EK waterblocks are one of the good budget solution.

They offer kits so you won't need to buy it separately.

The 300 eur package is pretty good.

ill check them out in the morning currently 1:30am here my brain is fried haha. I'll take a look later and update you of what i might choose for your feedback. Wanna do this right

[MatthiewGallant]

14 hours ago, SupaKomputa said:

https://www.ekwb.com/blog/fittings-and-tubing-guide/

EK waterblocks are one of the good budget solution.

They offer kits so you won't need to buy it separately.

The 300 eur package is pretty good.

so ive narrowed down my case, i was thinking of the thermal take view 51 or the 71 opinions?