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So I have been wanting to get into water cooling for a while now but never really had the money for it. I currently have a corsair H60 cooling my 6850K but I have always wanted more than an AIO. So after looking at what custom loops cost I think I will be going with a kit to save some money. The kit I want to get is the EK fluid gaming A240 that Linus reviewed a while ago. It's not super expensive and will be relatively easy to add to later so long as I get aluminum parts. I am only doing the cpu for now as there is not a good block for my gpu other than some weird universal ones I would rather not use. I know that reviewers like Linus, Jayztwocents, and bitwit Kyle have given this kit good reviews, but I am wondering if anyone here has one that they have had in use for a long time and what they think about it. Also is there anything I should watch out for other than that it is all aluminum so don't mix metals.

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10 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

 

Probably just buy one of the Fluid Gaming Kits

https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-kit-a240g

 

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

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Just now, Streetguru said:

Probably just buy one of the Fluid Gaming Kits

https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-kit-a240g

 

I most likely will just wanted to see if anyone owned one and what they thought of it.

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4 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

I most likely will just wanted to see if anyone owned one and what they thought of it.

It's a water cooling loop, they're all basically the same, that one will work fine.
 

 

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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5 hours ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

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For the GPU blocks they are limited to certain models so make sure you have a GPU that is compatible with the fluid gaming block:

https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/waterblock/3831109890769

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20 hours ago, W-L said:

For the GPU blocks they are limited to certain models so make sure you have a GPU that is compatible with the fluid gaming block:

https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/waterblock/3831109890769

I will sadly not be doing my gpu as I have an xfx rx 480 that does not have a specific block for it only weird universal ones that I do not want to use.

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4 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

I will sadly not be doing my gpu as I have an xfx rx 480 that does not have a specific block for it only weird universal ones that I do not want to use.

In that case you will have the option for loop expandability when you upgrade your system with more fluid gaming products/blocks that may come out in the future. 

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