Air vs water cooling (commodity level) comparison

[MadMilitia]

Thousands of dollars on a pretty but expensive water cooling kit versus 300 dollars on a quiet room A/C and a house robe to keep warm.

I know where my money is going. Plus the added benefit of cooling the entire room which helps monitors and laptops.

I think the only way I'd do an entire water cooling setup is if the PC was wall mounted.

[MiRai]

Thousands of dollars on a pretty but expensive water cooling kit versus 300 dollars on a quiet room A/C and a house robe to keep warm.

I know where my money is going. Plus the added benefit of cooling the entire room which helps monitors and laptops.

I think the only way I'd do an entire water cooling setup is if the PC was wall mounted.

For those of us who already have air conditioning, we can put that $300 toward our attractive water-cooling setup.

Also, water-cooling doesn't require "thousands of dollars," and several of the components are even able to re-used (pump, reservoir, radiator(s), and fittings).

[MadMilitia]

For those of us who already have air conditioning, we can put that $300 toward our attractive water-cooling setup.

Also, water-cooling doesn't require "thousands of dollars," and several of the components are even able to re-used (pump, reservoir, radiator(s), and fittings).

Sure, I use an AIO CPU watercooler that has been a faithful servant over the years. But going through the hassle of watercooling the entire rig is another thing. Starting from scratch? What is that anyway? 1k easily?

[Wizeowel]

But going through the hassle Starting from scratch? What is that anyway? 1k easily?

Sure if you buy all EK you can easily find yourself with $800+ in your cart. But if you shop around, at the lower end of the market e.g. alphacool blocks, barrow fittings, then you can start watercooling for much less.