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Was just wondering if anybody has ever bought or had any sort of experience with water cooling kits, preferably by alpha-cool. My main question is are they worth it or not because there seems to be a big difference in price when buying a kit as opposed to buying the parts separately. I was originally going to upgrade my closed loop 120mm to a 240mm when i stumpled upon this ( http://www.alphacool.com/product_info.php/info/p1155_Alphacool-NexXxoS-Cool-Answer-240-LT-ST---Set.html?language=en&XTCsid=1mlovr5e19m73sqmosk3li4h96 ). Would the kit in the link support a gpu also if i was to upgrade in the future? If anybody has any other suggestions i would love to hear them  :)  thanks for the help guys.

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Was just wondering if anybody has ever bought or had any sort of experience with water cooling kits, preferably by alpha-cool. My main question is are they worth it or not because there seems to be a big difference in price when buying a kit as opposed to buying the parts separately. I was originally going to upgrade my closed loop 120mm to a 240mm when i stumpled upon this ( http://www.alphacool.com/product_info.php/info/p1155_Alphacool-NexXxoS-Cool-Answer-240-LT-ST---Set.html?language=en&XTCsid=1mlovr5e19m73sqmosk3li4h96 ). Would the kit in the link support a gpu also if i was to upgrade in the future? If anybody has any other suggestions i would love to hear them  :)  thanks for the help guys.

This is defiantly worth it vs a 240mm closed also it does not have a gpu block added in but you can do that yourself

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The pump is pretty bad. It is loud.

He can upgrade it

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Was just wondering if anybody has ever bought or had any sort of experience with water cooling kits, preferably by alpha-cool. My main question is are they worth it or not because there seems to be a big difference in price when buying a kit as opposed to buying the parts separately. I was originally going to upgrade my closed loop 120mm to a 240mm when i stumpled upon this ( http://www.alphacool.com/product_info.php/info/p1155_Alphacool-NexXxoS-Cool-Answer-240-LT-ST---Set.html?language=en&XTCsid=1mlovr5e19m73sqmosk3li4h96 ). Would the kit in the link support a gpu also if i was to upgrade in the future? If anybody has any other suggestions i would love to hear them  :)  thanks for the help guys.

I'm not sure about alphacool, but most cases seem to use the same parts you could buy separately, just in a package. Helps folks know what to get without piecing out the whole thing.

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Was just wondering if anybody has ever bought or had any sort of experience with water cooling kits, preferably by alpha-cool. My main question is are they worth it or not because there seems to be a big difference in price when buying a kit as opposed to buying the parts separately. I was originally going to upgrade my closed loop 120mm to a 240mm when i stumpled upon this ( http://www.alphacool.com/product_info.php/info/p1155_Alphacool-NexXxoS-Cool-Answer-240-LT-ST---Set.html?language=en&XTCsid=1mlovr5e19m73sqmosk3li4h96 ). Would the kit in the link support a gpu also if i was to upgrade in the future? If anybody has any other suggestions i would love to hear them  :)  thanks for the help guys.

Yes, if you wanted to add a gpu in the future it will be fine. But I think you will be better off getting something like the h220x as that is cheaper and you can also add a gpu in the future if you wanted to.

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The pump is pretty bad. It is loud.

And this. Try to find something at least with a DDC...preferrably a D5 pump. With a D5, you will be more than able to upgrade to more radiators, GPU cooling, etc. Not to mention quieter and better in just about every way...

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It is worth it if the bad pump is removed. I started my loop with a Phobya kit and expanded from there.

they also sell one with a ddc pump or a d5

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This is defiantly worth it vs a 240mm closed also it does not have a gpu block added in but you can do that yourself

the gpu is an idea for the future because my current graphics card has a custom pcb so there are no full cover heat sinks for it. I always shied away from custom water loops before because they always seemed really expensive but this would be great.

 

The pump is pretty bad. It is loud.

any suggestions for a better one?

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Was just wondering if anybody has ever bought or had any sort of experience with water cooling kits, preferably by alpha-cool. My main question is are they worth it or not because there seems to be a big difference in price when buying a kit as opposed to buying the parts separately. I was originally going to upgrade my closed loop 120mm to a 240mm when i stumpled upon this ( http://www.alphacool.com/product_info.php/info/p1155_Alphacool-NexXxoS-Cool-Answer-240-LT-ST---Set.html?language=en&XTCsid=1mlovr5e19m73sqmosk3li4h96 ). Would the kit in the link support a gpu also if i was to upgrade in the future? If anybody has any other suggestions i would love to hear them  :)  thanks for the help guys.

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