cheapest loop available

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im trying to find a good combo of the cheapest 240mm rad, cpu water block, and pump that I can find, but dont know where to look. Does anyone have suggestions?

[FuzzyLogic]

If you wanted cheap water cooling, getting an AIO would probably be the best way to go.

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57 minutes ago, NovaMan01 said:

im trying to find a good combo of the cheapest 240mm rad, cpu water block, and pump that I can find, but dont know where to look. Does anyone have suggestions?

How much do you want to spend and do you plan on upgrading/adding to the loop in the future?  You can buy a simple AIO for your CPU or you can buy a fancy AIO that you can expand from EK I think.  I believe EK also has "kits" that come with everything that are cheaper than buying everything separately.  

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits

Edited September 5, 2018 by SansVarnic

[Airdragonz]

The words cheap and liquid cooling don't go together. Remember, liquid is conductive. Cheaper components typically have a higher chance of failure. If a fitting or res begins to leak, your entire system is gone. Or if the pump dies, your cpu/gpu gets cooked. You're better off with an AIO

[ARikozuM]

The cheapest, or least expensive, that I would go is with an AIO or EK’s S-series. The EK S-kits aren’t meant to be expanded by significant amounts, but it’s good practice for when you do decide to go farther. 

[AngryBeaver]

9 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

The cheapest, or least expensive, that I would go is with an AIO or EK’s S-series. The EK S-kits aren’t meant to be expanded by significant amounts, but it’s good practice for when you do decide to go farther. 

No swiftech expandable AIO's in the list? They can be expanded to include a another radiator and block pretty easy. Some people have used them for cpu, sli cards and a rad without issue. It basically uses a DDC pump just running at 500-600 less RPM on the high end... which results in a little less GPM capabilities, but around the same head pressure.

 

I actually have one on a system cooling a cpu and gpu with an extra rad. The performance between it and a full custom loop are pretty minimal. My custom loop might do 4-6 Delta-T where the swiftech setup will be 8-10 Delta-T. A lot of that comes down to the size of the radiators and air flow different between fans I used though. The block they use is a good block, just not as good as some of the custom offerings. It is though, much better than AIO blocks. So I guess that would be the only downside.

 

Now if you look at value though... You can get a swiftech aio for around $150 then grab another rad for 60-80(decent rads) toss in a gpu block for another 125-150, buy 20 bucks of tubing and you have a full loop for around 320-370ish

 

For a custom loop though..

You have cpu block $100

Gpu block 125-150

pump res combo 150-180

tubing 20

2 rads - 120-160

10 fittings = 50-80 bucks

at least 4 fans- 60-80

So if we average all of that $725ish

 

So half the cost for a few C difference in temps. Then again I guess you could just buy extremely cheap stuff from aliexpress and build a super cheap custom loop for under $200 but the results and dependability will also reflect that.

[MaratM]

aliexpress is the cheapest option just search for watercooling. some of it is OK some is not.