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Price to build a simple water cooling loop?

I am thinking about using a custom water cooling loop for my PC but I am am not sure what I should get. at  this point I would need to water cool 1 reference r9 290 and a 4670k, I will most likely add another r9 290 later. I don't know how much I should spend on that so I came here to ask.

 

also right now I am running an h100i on my cpu so another option is to just get like a NZXT Kraken G10 and maybe an h55 or h75 for my GPU, but I think it would be more fun to put a custom loop in depending on how much it costs.

Current system CPU: Intel 4670k    MotherBoard: Asus z87-C   RAM: 12GB 1333mhz GPU: Sapphire AMD r9 290    Case: Corsair 200R    Storage: 250gb Sandisk SSD, 1tb segate barracuda HDD PSU: Corsair RM 850 Cooling: Corsair h100i No over clock

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It would DEFINITELY cost more than a G10 and h75 so you might want to just stick to that option if money is an issue. For even a lower end custom loop you are looking at about $275 minimum for your cpu and gpu.

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You can get decent kits at around 700$

 

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Kraken is a good idea but its not quite mature enough for a high end card, u could end up with vram heat issues etc, a full watercooling setup of decent quality will probabally cost between £300 and £400 make it simple for ureself and select all parts from one manufacturer then u cant have any compatibility issues 

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for a basic set up from the uk with out coolant and additives

 

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I am thinking about using a custom water cooling loop for my PC but I am am not sure what I should get. at  this point I would need to water cool 1 reference r9 290 and a 4670k, I will most likely add another r9 290 later. I don't know how much I should spend on that so I came here to ask.

 

also right now I am running an h100i on my cpu so another option is to just get like a NZXT Kraken G10 and maybe an h55 or h75 for my GPU, but I think it would be more fun to put a custom loop in depending on how much it costs.

You're looking at 800-1000 USD for a decent CPU + dual GPU loop. 

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