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I'm willing to put in the extra work and cost of hard tubing but do you guys think it's worth it?

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Personally i like builds with flexible tubing because all the fittings look ugly IMO. 

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I think it's 100% worth it for the aesthetics if done right. 

It makes it harder to dismantle your PC (for everything related to that), and it makes it more prone to potential leaks, but the latter is easy to avoid if you are good, and the former should be irrelevant for someone who is such an enthusiast that they are willing to even consider hard tubing imo. 

That's just me though. Others may disagree.

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Hard tubing looks good if done right if not it can look off. It also looks nicer with the fittings generally being smaller than compression fittings for flexible tube.

 

Flexible tube that's 7/16-5/8 stretched over 1/2 barbs (no clamps) looks SUPER tidy as well.

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I like them hard.  ;)

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Personally i like builds with flexible tubing because all the fittings look ugly IMO. 

 

You don't have to use fittings on every bend with hardline, people do it because it's easier and quicker, i prefer bending rather than using fittings.

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You don't have to use fittings on every bend with hardline, people do it because it's easier and quicker, i prefer bending rather than using fittings.

 

^^^^ my thoughts too.

 

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I love everything about hardline. cleaner runs, less fittings and no staining of the tubbing.

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I love the look of copper piping with patina on them. I've seen a few steampunk rigs with glass tubes (not tubing).

 

I've seen some chromed piping as well that looks crazy good, but I'm not sure how much it would cost to get done.

 

My plans are to use flex tubing for the simplicity and lower cost.

 

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Don't anyone just like the curves in flexible tubing? :P

Personally, I think it looks aesthetically unpleasing. I don't like them. Parallel/diagonal lines are king.

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