[Hoops]

For my next build in the future I'm thinking about pursuing water cooling instead of basic air. How much would a basic loop for CPU and 2 GPUs cost?

 

[Dr.GumbyM.D.]

$400.

Of course it depends on a lot of factors, but I'm going off the top of my head with 1xXSPC Rasa RX360 kit (includes pump, radiator, fans, and CPU block) for ~$200 after shipping and new tubes

2x VGA full-cover blocks, each between $90-$130? Fittings might add another $20 or so, and you may need some more tubing.

Hope that helps. I recommend doing some reading through the forum, as there are a LOT of people who have gone the water cooling route here, and often are more than willing to share their builds, including tips and often pricing.

 

[Willanhanyard]

Theres a kit from Xspc called the Rasa, and that will give you just a cpu block, and everything else. Then you would need some more tubing, fittings, and coolant, so about $50 there, the xspc rasa rx360 kit is $190 and then two gpu blocks which are about $100 each. So you're looking at about $340 or so.

 

[R3be]

cheap. just cost me 1 week salary

 

[wermad]

Budget: Rasa RS360 $150 + Rasa universal gpu blocks 2x $100 + tid-bits ~$20 = $270 - $300 (add shipping)

Your gpu(s) are not in dire need of water so you can always get a rasa kit for the cpu and than later on add your gpu if money is tight for your budget. Good luck

edit: tnx to Jedi, your gpu water cooling is probably limited to universal blocks.

 

[billbartuska]

How cold do you want to be?
How much money do you have?

Yes, $400 will get you started.
But a thousand is within possibility.

 

[JedixJarf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoops;13000869
For my next build in the future I'm thinking about pursuing water cooling instead of basic air. How much would a basic loop for CPU and 2 GPUs cost?

They dont make water blocks for your hawk

 

[wermad]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JedixJarf They dont make water blocks for your hawk

universal gpu blocks

 

[catcherintherye]

I just spent $800, 2 rads, cpu and gpu block, compressions, pump, res..

 

[Skuloth]

I can see at least 600-700 dollars for a cpu and 2x GPUs. I personally spent 400 on my CPU loop.

Black Ice SR1 360. EK Supreme. Compression fittings. mcp355. XSPC dual bay res. 10 ft tubing. 3x GT1850s

Rasa kits are nice because they are cheap, but especially for 2 GPUs you'll want another radiator even if you get the RX360. 2 GPUS and a CPU on a single 360 rad will most likely be pushing the limits of the rad and end up with you having pretty miserable temps

 

[gildadan]

Really as much as you want to. But 4-500 would net you a decent retail system I would think. If you are not concerned with looks there are other alternatives that could save you some cash but you need to know what exactly to look for and possibly how to modify stuff for your intended purpose.

 

[FuzzDad]

It's not how much it's going to cost...now. "Now" will set you back $300-400 US dollars but a week after you build it you're going to want to tinker with it...to buy a fan controller that ties CPU temp to automatic shut-down sequences should it get too hot. You're going to read something in a review about this cool reservoir and you'll go buy it. You'll see some new compression fittings that scream "buy me"...In a month you'll decide that the wiring in your newly-great looking PC should be sleeved and you'll spend another $100 and countless hours re-sleeving so your PC can be amazing looking (you get so jealous of those guys who can make a PC look sexy at MDPC it kills you).

Welcome to the Twilight Zone...erm...the Cooling Zone...where rationale thought is pushed aside in favor of a pure unadulterated compassion to get the next "Cooling High"...welcome to the club.

 

[MrTOOSHORT]

Top tier for a cpu and gpu, about $1000.

 

[Mongol]

Depends. Basic kits are relatively cheap...bling is expensive.

 

[crazyap7]

Everyone who are counting the base RASA kit plus two GPU blocks...this is entirely incorrect. One 360 rad for two GPUs and a CPU is inadequate. You'd have to count in an extra rad and some fans.
You could easily spend over $500 for a base loop, I'd say $600-$700 for a quality custom loop.

 

[CRAZYCAP]

mate it all comes down to how many things in your rig you want to watercool. CPU/GPU/RAM???

 

[Skuloth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyap7;13008317
Everyone who are counting the base RASA kit plus two GPU blocks...this is entirely incorrect. One 360 rad for two GPUs and a CPU is inadequate. You'd have to count in an extra rad and some fans.
You could easily spend over $500 for a base loop, I'd say $600-$700 for a quality custom loop.

I completely agree with this.

 

[Dr.GumbyM.D.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyap7;13008317
Everyone who are counting the base RASA kit plus two GPU blocks...this is entirely incorrect. One 360 rad for two GPUs and a CPU is inadequate. You'd have to count in an extra rad and some fans.
You could easily spend over $500 for a base loop, I'd say $600-$700 for a quality custom loop.

I understand your skepticism, which is shared by another member above this post, however I hear very often in this forum that 120mm of radiator per heat-generating unit is sufficient. Sure, not the best cooling, but doable. I'd always go with the RX instead of RS just for that expandability.

 

[fat_italian_stallion]

Watercooling quickly becomes an addiction. I started with a $400 cpu loop and it's turned into a $2200+ loop. You eventually find ways to spend more on WC, like eating ramen noodles frequently. $300 ish should be the cheapest you can cool your setup, but the temps won't be fantastic.

 

[Skuloth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.GumbyM.D.;13008948
I understand your skepticism, which is shared by another member above this post, however I hear very often in this forum that 120mm of radiator per heat-generating unit is sufficient. Sure, not the best cooling, but doable. I'd always go with the RX instead of RS just for that expandability.

I agree. The problem is that this guy doesn't really know much about watercooling (I assume. Sorry if i'm mistaken). Most of the time when people switch to WCing from air they are looking to improve their temps by a fairly significant amount and with 2 GPUs and a most likely OCed CPU he is going to see very similar temps to his current set up I would imagine. Having an extra 120 or 240mm of RAD on top of a 360mm would help him out a lot with this issue tho and that is why I think that the RX360 isn't enough rad for him. Especially since graphics cards put out a lot of heat.