how badass is This year’s Dream Machine?
The bill for our cooling costs more than most
people’s entire builds. Srsly.
With three XSPC AX360 rads, a pair of Swiftech MCP655 pumps, Bitspower quick disconnects, and Bay Reser voirs, Phobya compression
fittings, plus two EK Supremacy blocks plus an
assortment of lights and doodads, we easily
cracked the $1,650 mark just in cooling parts.
As with any plumbing job, it didn’t go as
smoothly as we hoped. In rushing to get our PC
ready for photography, we plumbed up the Titan
Zs incorrectly, which required a 10-minute fix
and the reward of hands dyed green for a day.
In hindsight, we’re also not sure we’d make
our picks of the rectangular Bay Reservoirs
again. We originally made the choice based on
shape as we thought they would look just right
on the tray of the Cross Desk. Unfortunately, the
reservoirs were smaller than we expected. In
hindsight, a pair or four of tube reservoirs might
have made a better choice. Still, we’re happy
with the choices we made. With liquid cooling,
it’s more expression of art than plumbing, so
there is no real wrong answer.
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