Some ideas about watercooling.

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= Thermal load and capacity =

 * Estimated heat load is ~325 Watts
 * At best I can fit 2x 120mm rads in the case

This is all estimated with EK's Configurator tool.

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> Rad config || Cooling capacity || Performance estimate || Notes ||
|| Slim + Regular || 313W || 32 degree liquid, 36.5 dB || - ||
|| Slim + Thick   || 372W || 31 degree liquid, 36.5 dB || - ||
|| Single 280mm   || 417W || 30 degree liquid, 34.6 dB || If I were to build in the ssupd meshlicious ||


= Cost estimates =

Barrow makes some cheap options that perform well, may be a compromise on appearance or quietness. The premium option is of course EK or Alphacool or whatever.

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> || Cheap || Premium || Notes ||
|| Rad thick ||    90 ||      90 || - ||
|| Rad thin  ||    30 ||      30 || - ||
|| GPU block ||   150 ||     150 || Barrow and Bykski are the only options, no one else serves my GPU ||
|| CPU block ||     - ||      70 || 70 for the Barrow option, ~105 for EK ||
|| Pump      ||   135 ||     150 || 135 for a pump-block-res combo (Barrow LTPRP-04), 150 for a Barrow-D5-style pump ||
|| Reservoir ||     - ||      60 || 60 for a Barrow flat res YKZR-01, similar to the EK FLT 120 ||

This doesn't cover the fittings and tubing and all that other stuff.

Also, I won a FLT-120 w/ D5 pump off ebay for ~190 AUD, whoo!