Worth it?

[AMD Lover]

So (THIS YEAR) I don't have money to do a full loop but my GPU is loud. Is it worth it to do GPU only right now and then go to full loop next year. Unless theres a game that comes out that my GPU won't play at 1080p (Plan to stick with) with at least the lowest (High) to highest medium settings then I'm not going to upgrade my GPU so I wouldnt be buying a block, selling the card and block and getting another one.

[Coombzy]

Wait till you can afford the full loop.

[The Crazed Child]

Maybe get a Kraken G10 and an AIO watercooler instead. Use the extra money for something else.

[Frankie]

I would say why not. It is a step closer to the full loop and if the time come getting another water block should not be that expensive

 

+ You would not be tied down by AIO solution.

[JAKEBAB]

Id wait because i assume rebuilding a loop once u get more money for your cpu would be a pain in the ass better of just doing it all at once so u dont have to touch it for awhile and get it setup all nice and how u want it.

[D3LTA9]

I find due to how expensive water cooling can be and the added complexity of adding more components it can be a good option to do it in stages. For example. I started out with a simple CPU loop using an XSPC kit, then upgraded the fittings, tubing and fans etc, I then added my gpu a little bit later. I then added (just recently) an upgraded pump, second gpu and extra rad. Finally when I figure out how best to deal with insanely tight lines I will look at adding the VRM block on my ROG formula mobo too.  

 

I guess it comes down to how confident you are/can be bothered adding components and tearing down your loop each time you want to upgrade? If you are more of a person who builds a rig and then leaves it for a couple of years (or more) then does a fresh build and leaves it again might be better to do all at once. Personally I am always tinkering with something on my rig and enjoy having a project on.

 

Another thing is that you are already running pretty decent clocks on your 780 on air, from your original post I assume its mainly due to noise that you want to put it under water? You would probably be only looking at another 100mhz or so headroom before you start exceeding safe voltages to keep it stable.