Ekwb Question

[xDylanio]

I was thinking of getting a custom kit for my pc from ekwb, its for $800, one question i have is, how much does water cooling, cool your pc. Like how much drop in degrees should i expect from going from a h100i gtx to a custom loop

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, xDylanio said:

I was thinking of getting a custom kit for my pc from ekwb, its for $800, one question i have is, how much does water cooling, cool your pc. Like how much drop in degrees should i expect from going from a h100i gtx to a custom loop

It solely depends on the design and type of setup your going for, most watercool for silence by having a large amount of rad space and running the fans at ultra low RPM. The results usually are similar or lower temps but being dead silent at full load.

[Enderman]

Depends on your components, how many radiators, etc...

Probably between 5 and 25 degrees.

[xDylanio]

4 minutes ago, W-L said:

It solely depends on the design and type of setup your going for, most watercool for silence by having a large amount of rad space and running the fans at ultra low RPM. The results usually are similar or lower temps but being dead silent at full load.

 

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Depends on your components, how many radiators, etc...

Probably between 5 and 25 degrees.

I will be using 2 radiators, one front and one on top, with a 140 as exhaust at the back

[W-L]

5 minutes ago, xDylanio said:

I will be using 2 radiators, one front and one on top, with a 140 as exhaust at the back

There are a lot of variables, ranging from the components your using to the size of rads and speed of the fans most importantly as that can affect it hugely. A rad can dissipate double or triple of amount of heat just on different fan speeds alone. 

 

In a very generic sense you will see lower temps as Enderman said 20C is a very reasonable amount. 

[Enderman]

20 minutes ago, xDylanio said:

 

I will be using 2 radiators, one front and one on top, with a 140 as exhaust at the back

If you're planning to spend $800 on watercooling just for a few degrees better temps, that's a waste of money.

Unless you're trying to break overclocking record on water, there is no reason to spend hundreds of dollars for a few degrees lower temperatures.

There is literally no benefit unless your CPU is currently running at 95C+

 

The point of watercooling is to build something unique that offers a bit better performance, but more importantly less noise, and better looks.

It's a hobby and a form of art. Unless you want to do it for that, spending $800 for 10C better (with no reason to) is just wasteful.

[xDylanio]

9 hours ago, Enderman said:

If you're planning to spend $800 on watercooling just for a few degrees better temps, that's a waste of money.

Unless you're trying to break overclocking record on water, there is no reason to spend hundreds of dollars for a few degrees lower temperatures.

There is literally no benefit unless your CPU is currently running at 95C+

 

The point of watercooling is to build something unique that offers a bit better performance, but more importantly less noise, and better looks.

It's a hobby and a form of art. Unless you want to do it for that, spending $800 for 10C better (with no reason to) is just wasteful.

Well I was thinking of overclocking, and then maybe hooking up 3 monitors at once and be streaming while running games, let alone I live  in the hottest place on earth, so I'm trying to lower the temps for my benefit.

[Enderman]

2 hours ago, xDylanio said:

Well I was thinking of overclocking, and then maybe hooking up 3 monitors at once and be streaming while running games, let alone I live  in the hottest place on earth, so I'm trying to lower the temps for my benefit.

What are you current temps? Are you overclocks already?