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Budget Water blocks?

ScubaChase
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I was on ebay looking for some budget water blocks for my bother, do these blocks seem ok?

 

  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-PCS-CPU-Water-Cooling-Block-Copper-Waterblock-Liquid-Cooler-for-Intel-AMD-W16-/281136651971?pt=US_Water_Cooling&hash=item41750cdec3

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-PCS-North-Bridge-Waterblock-Water-Cooling-Block-Copper-Base-Liquid-Cooler-W18-/281128893715?pt=US_Water_Cooling&hash=item4174967d13

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I wouldn't buy non-branded waterblocks. If it leaks you have no-one to go to and people will just laugh at you if you complain that your $20 water block leaked.

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watercooling is all about being baller, and being baller comes with a pricetag, a hefty one, watercooling is expensive, and don't try to take the cheap route with it, it will yield bad results. Go and get yourself and AiO if you can't afford a proper look, AiO's are good enough.

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I wouldnt risk expensive components with those stuff, if something goes wrong youve to pay more to replace the components and spend more money in the long run,

Get something like swiftech h220 where if youve spare fund slowly buy more parts and turn it into custom one

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Cheap watercooling (i'm talking about all in ones like corsair h100) doesnt really lower your temperatures that much and you still get all the hassle while the price tag is higher than a good air cooler.

 

I'd take air cooler over f-ckin' with AIO from Corsair all day all night. I'd just get air cooler and done. It's cheaper and effective.

 

Now, REAL water cooling is not worth your money, it costs hundreds of dollars to make full custom loop and definitely not for regular man's pocket.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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Cheap watercooling (i'm talking about all in ones like corsair h100) doesnt really lower your temperatures that much and you still get all the hassle while the price tag is higher than a good air cooler.

 

I'd take air cooler over f-ckin' with AIO from Corsair all day all night. I'd just get air cooler and done. It's cheaper and effective.

 

Now, REAL water cooling is not worth your money, it costs hundreds of dollars to make full custom loop and definitely not for regular man's pocket.

What's your favorite cooler? Just wondering

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What's your favorite cooler? Just wondering

 

Not considering price?

 

I think I would go with Noctua NH-U14S.

 

If more budget, a good ol' Evo.

 

Or a Polish exclusive which gets the job done and has beefier radiators - SilentiumPC Macho Black White

 

For comparison Noctua NH-U14S costs 340PLN in Poland and Hyper 212 Evo around 140PLN. 

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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Not considering price?

 

I think I would go with Noctua NH-U14S.

 

If more budget, a good ol' Evo.

 

Or a Polish exclusive which gets the job done and costs 60$ here

I really like the dark rock, similar performace to noctua but looks a bit more stylish IMO

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I really like the dark rock, similar performace to noctua but looks a bit more stylish IMO

 

Oh, yes, Dark Rock Pro 2 looks cool as well as cools well (pun intended).

 

Just look at this shiet hiere:

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/beQuiet/DarkRockPro2/6.html

This is what you pay for when buying watercool AIO. Lmao.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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