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Start up cost for WC?

Delusive

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What would the cost be for the parts needed to keep a I5 sandy bridge and a GPU cooled and overclocked on the CPU and the GPU.

This not counting the cost of the case or the GPU or CPU.

Looking for the cost of the parts Rad wb and so forth.

I guess I will need a rad with room for 3 120mm fans on one side and then maybe one that has room for 2 120mm fans.

I a tring to see if I can afford the cost to do this over air. I will need a come up with a difrent case other than the one I going to get.

I have only used air cooling in the past but I want to be abel to over clock good and keep the noise down too.

Thinking W.C. may be the answer if I can afford it.
 
What would the cost be for the parts needed to keep a I5 sandy bridge and a GPU cooled and overclocked on the CPU and the GPU.

This not counting the cost of the case or the GPU or CPU.

Looking for the cost of the parts Rad wb and so forth.

I guess I will need a rad with room for 3 120mm fans on one side and then maybe one that has room for 2 120mm fans.

I a tring to see if I can afford the cost to do this over air. I will need a come up with a difrent case other than the one I going to get.

I have only used air cooling in the past but I want to be abel to over clock good and keep the noise down too.

Thinking W.C. may be the answer if I can afford it.

Well, I've done everything with a 2500K [SAB]

With the CPU alone, just over £200 at minimum (for my setup).
With a large rad and the pump power necessary, as well as the coolant amount, I'd say it'd be safe to call it £350, perhaps up to £400.
That would be all the WCing parts: [Radiator(s), Pump(s), Reservoir, Coolant or Distilled Water, Tubing, CPU Waterblock, GPU Waterblock].
 
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You don't need a triple rad AND a double rad for just a CPU and gpu. I have a double and a single on mine and it works fine.

Here's roughly what mine cost:
Pump - $50
Double rad: $50
Single rad $40
Tubing: $15
Reservoir: $40
CPU block: $70
GPU block: $50
10 compression fittings plus angle connectors: $120
Misc stuff (biocide drops, distilled water, anti kink coils, mounting screws, etc): ~$20
Total: around $450.

YMMV. I got a smaller universal block for the gpu as opposed to a full cover block, which could cost $100+. Also the compression fittings are somewhat of a luxury; you could go with standard fittings for much less. Also those are new prices... Look for used stuff too
 
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