Air vs water cooling (commodity level) comparison

[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.