What would be the price you'd pay for the bottomline, Best. CPU/GPU Water Cooler?

[Rivettz]

A friend of mine asked me a tech question that got me thinking. He ask me "if you had no limits on what you could spend, What would you pay for the best?" I told him I would pay any price for the justified performance. Now I ask you. What would be the price you'd pay for the Bottomline Best CPU/GPU Water Cooler

[Zando_]

Whatever it costs. Best would be a custom loop, cost depends on the CPU and GPU in question, as well as the case they're in. Usually a CPU block is $60-100+, GPU Block $100-250+, $120 or so for a D5 pump and res, and then ~$60 each for however many rads you need. You can get fittings for $1.50 or so each if you go soft tubing, and EK-ZMT tubing is incredibly cheap and reliable. I prefer Noctua fans so $15-30 times however many are needed for the radiators. I overspent on some stupid shit (mostly getting a monoblock because I was younger and thought it looked cool) for my original loop so it was ~$700, I've reused the radiator and pump/res since then so subsequent rebuilds have been cheaper. 

[manikyath]

17 minutes ago, Rivettz said:

if you had no limits on what you could spend

there's a problem with this: if you have "infinite" money, you will pay "infinite" because it doesnt change the balance.

 

having that said.. premium watercooled system integrators exist, they have huge markups, because people will pay that markup because they value the craftsmanship.

[thrasher_565]

a teh cooler is better then a loop but ln2 is better then that...

 

probly having a geo thermal could also give you good temps...

Edited March 16, 2023 by thrasher_565