I wish someone would make custom loop in a box... oh wait. THEY DID!

[@CptJakeSpearow]

Ah jeez, it's exactly what I was afraid of....Jay selling me on stuff while thinking out a new build

[@stevemolenaar2890]

"A-a-ah jeez, Rick! T-this is exactly what I was aftaid of..."

[@stevemolenaar2890]

"*sloshes canteen* I can bring your CPU down to zero degrees Kelvin, Morty. Bri*burrrrp*ng it over here

[@mannmanuel7762]

@@stevemolenaar2890 zero degrees kelvin... my physics professor would hit me for that

[@therealmotherphuck]

EK has this same kit. stick with theirs. Corsair Leaks.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

This kit is almost double the price a comparable kit would be from EKWB. Waste of money.

[@boothy128]

My first custom loop was one of the EK "loop in a box" packs. Made things much easier. Had to buy some extra bits but I just had to match what was already in the box.

[@YikToChan]

same, only thing i had to buy was the 3080 waterblock and extra 45 and 90 degree fittings

[@jeanbesnier535]

Same, it was soft tubing whith the EK-QUANTUM POWER KIT D-RGB P360, but otherwise all was in the box. Pretty easy. Jay could have said a word about them because it's some very good materials

[@YikToChan]

@@jeanbesnier535 cant bring up EK if corsair sponsored the video bruh, lmao He's done builds with EK stuff before if i remember right

[@FastSloth87]

@@YikToChan Besides being a sponsored video, Jay has a partnership with Corsair, so he obviously will completely ignore the existence of any other products of the same category (I think Thermalfake had these kits for sale for at least the last decade).

[@Heinz76Harald]

Same, Alphacool Hurricane Box 🤗

[@MrReaper1171]

Definitely need a follow up video of you doing a loop using just this kit to see how well it actually works

[@TheHuskinator]

He has a video from a few months back where he does an all Corsair water cool build

[@Blue967]

@@TheHuskinator Just for another content ideea and another KZbin video from him. Because we like to see him. Why not redo that clip. : D

[@owenburges]

Jay fitting and packaging everything back in the box is honestly the most impressive part of this

[@ariyanadumon4549]

Oooh, I've never done a custom loop before... I've always wanted to, but it's honestly pretty intimidating lol. This is really cool! This might be a good way to go...

[@Grimmwoldds]

Alphacool has been doing it for years. Alphacool Eissturm Hurricane, with a number indicating what size radiator is included. Corsair kit includes a commander, Alphacool has a much better pump/res.

[@ariyanadumon4549]

@@Grimmwoldds neato, I've been out of PC Building for about ten to twelve years. I've been doing a ton of catch up while working on my new rig lol. Thanks for the heads up bud.

[@richmotz304]

It may be worth doing a soft tubing setup first. It would be much less intimidating and you can really plan out your runs. Then when you are feeling like the challenge you would just need new fittings and the hardline tubing. I hadn't done a water loop since around 2003 and when I did my first hardline tubing last month I probably spent a month or two moving rads and the distro around to get it just right for the runs to actually work.

[@jondonnelly4831]

I've done quite a few, they arn't worth it. CPU sockets change, GPU's change. You can't reuse the old GPU blocks. So they won't fit upgrades. sGo ahead built a new loop on a 5900x and a 3080 or 6800XT, you will regret it.

[@VinceCASPERPimentel]

EKWB will put together a custom kit for YOUR system. Not this grab bag of crap from Corsair.

[@RandyContello]

jay. this has to be said... you seem like the type of guy i would chill with at a bbq. just good people you are... keep up the great videos and humor you good human

[@itisfreak]

Calm down man I highly doubt he gone come to your cookout

[@Antykain]

I'm sure someone has pointed this out already. The "bending tool" Jay is referring to at 9:15 is the mandrel. Not the flexible silicon tube. The mandrel is what you use to hold the tube in position and bend the tube in whatever angle you like. There are usually markings for 45, 90, etc on the mandrel pieces that allow you bend the tube more precisely. The silicon tube insert just helps the tube from collapsing during the bending process. I have the Monsoon and Alphacool bending kit that I bought some years back. Really good to have a decent kit when you are first learning, and good to see Corsair includes one!

[@Azlehria]

A mandrel is the part that provides internal support to prevent the tubing from collapsing. That's why, to borrow Jay's example, automotive exhaust tubing is broadly divided into "mandrel-bent" and "crush-bent". The actual benders are generally quite similar, sometimes even identical. tl;dr Jay's correct.

[@Antykain]

@@Azlehria You are correct, for automotive and industrial applications, the mandrel is different. In the world of PC custom water cooling, the silicone bending insert is not referred to as a mandrel. Never has. If you search online for waterrcooling specific parts for a "mandrel for pc water cooling", you will see this. I'm not saying you are wrong in what you replied, at all. Just does not apply to PC custom loops.

[@Azlehria]

@@Antykain The name "mandrel" has been applied in English for over 300 years to a broad category of internal tooling that's existed in some form a least since ancient Egypt. The _recent_ misapplication, presumably from ignorance, by users in a single industry, to a complementary external tool, is simply an error.

[@Uniclonus]

That's a rather cool kit. Also good to see the little update at the one whether you got it repacked or not

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Not for the price. It's almost double what you would pay from a company like EKWB or Bitspower.

[@SmokBartozy]

EKWB made similar set some years ago.

[@Jorge21455]

I'm saying like EK don't exist or something?

[@hed420]

So has Thermal Take and no name cheap chinese companies.

[@ChristopherWoods]

The timing of this is just too perfect. I watched your hardline build video featuring that exact kit last night, and now this pops up! Great work JTC now get out of my head, I have RGB-infused kits to buy

[@neosmith80]

My first water water loop was a kit i bought in 2005. It came with everything you needed. Was a hell of a setup! :D Kinda cool to see some of the new stuff and what they are offering!

[@devrandvar]

This is cool, I would definitely consider getting a kit like this if I ever do a water cooled build. The extra cost and maintenance just never seemed justified from a functional perspective, but I would like to do a nice water cooled showcase build at some point.

[@666teriox666]

you got the same damn spam bot in you're comment as me

[@tippyc2]

The one practical benefit that you can get is noise. Especially if you include the GPU in the loop. Those GPU fans are louder than you realize.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Just don't buy this overpriced kit. And if it's going to be a showcase system, go with a distro plate/pump combo. My current loop has an EKWB distro plate/pump combo and it's about 1/2 the price of this kit.

[@githane]

This kit is insanely overpriced. You can get a soft tubing kit from EKWB wit a thick 360 rad for $250. If you want hard tubing, you can typically get all the custom parts for about $350. I'd heavily, heavily avoid anything Corsair iCue related, it's absolutely dreadful.

[@c0horst]

I did a custom loop on my machine last year, it's literally been running 24/7 for the past 14 months now with zero maintenance. It's due for a coolant flush and dusting, but it's not like it requires that much maintenance.

[@scotianbank]

Ummm, EK already has one? And I'm pretty sure at least one or two other brands I don't remember probably have done it too, specially if you go back a decade or more

[@ghomerhust]

EK has an entire lineup of kits like this, and they have for several years. i built with my first one of their kits back when ryzen 1000 series came out.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

@@ghomerhustThey've had kits for close to 20yrs.

[@BigJsYTvideos]

Thought the same thing but after a quick survey I couldn't find one with cutting and bending tools, or they just weren't listed. Some had angle fittings, others soft tube cutters, but in the end it might be a case of bad marketing.

[@smeemcgee8414]

Thermaltake does a few

[@EKWBofficial]

Hey Scott, great observation! We definitely have a few kits! 😃

[@roadkill11000]

I used this kit for my first open loop. I'm very happy with it. Wish it came with a drain valve though. I screwed up 3 of the pieces of tubing but still had enough including GPU block.

[@thewatchmen400]

anyone else's heart reflexively jump into their throat at the sound of the boxes hitting the floor? Even though I know they're empty, still flinch at the sound haha.

[@fatbeard8072]

That is neat actually, I am timid about water cooling. One day when I save some cash and make my first build, it will be a Star Trek Borg style with green water cooling.

[@scottrobb651]

water resistance is futile

[@magicmulder]

Love the Alphacool concept where you can just turn your AIO into a full-fledged custom solution by adding radiators, pumps, reservoirs, daisy-chaining things and switch out their quick connectors with transparent cables and connectors.

[@lacucaracha111111]

EK kit : Am I a joke to you xD

[@ghomerhust]

yeah i was building with their kits several years ago

[@malphadour]

Jay just constantly shilling for Corsair these days. I wish someone else would sponsor him. He is in business so I don't blame him for it, but this is just the worst brand in the PC arena and having people like Jay push their stuff just means more unsuspecting viewers buy their stuff. This particular kit is decent (its bitspower gear) but the price is a joke like all corsair products (except their PSU's).

[@EsotericArctos]

This is an interesting kit. Quite like the idea that a company has finally put together a custom kit that has everything you need so nothing is forgotten when sourcing parts. The fact it is Corsair is just a bonus as I like their res and pumps :)

[@llxVxll]

"I'm fairly heat resistant" is a phrase I plan to use more often

[@deminybs]

I mean ...these been out for quite some time now...😂

[@MuckyxD]

actually, EK has been doing these kind of kits for some time by now

[@jaquestraw1]

zackly

[@deminybs]

actually did my first loop with their PE 360 kit , then few months later got another radiator and block for GPU plus random fittings and added it to the system. then swapped out the loop layout about a year later and have extra parts now 😂

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

so has corsair lol and a ton of other companies. This is just the "New" kit, and he partners with them so... "Hey lookie shiny new things!"

[@MuckyxD]

@@deminybs in my country (Brasil) it's hard to find good watercooling products, we don't see a good variety on the market, but one or two stores were selling this exact same kit that you got, it's a little expensive compared to AIOs but very handy and trustable

[@tharobiiceii]

Been using an ek 280 rad kit for years now.

[@nikosantos6821]

Its so weird that i watched an earlier build with the same corsair cooler. This is just like a refresher course.

[@athrun2]

it was those corsair products you shoved off at the start & you sowing them off that prompted me to put a custom loop in my system. was a bit of a tight fit due to being a retrofit, but it's worked well ever since.

[@TheZoenGaming]

Corsair did, and so did EKWB and Koolance. Hell, Koolance did it back in 2002.

[@jaquestraw1]

Koolance 👍

[@malphadour]

Now thats a blast from the past. My first kit was an Asetek kit, long before they went down the AIO route. That was about 2001/2 ish.

[@TheZoenGaming]

@@malphadour My buddy came into some money and wanted a watercooled PC, so we went down to Fry's and bought a Koolance PC2-601 in blue, an Intel Pentium 4, and an Nvidia GeForce FX 5200. The Koolance case came with everything needed to cool the CPU: pump, rad, fans, water block, tubes, coolant, and it was mostly pre-assembled. Easiest watercooled build I ever did!

[@tonyupham354]

Thank you Jay for an amazing introduction to this kit... Definitely perked my interest in a water build.... Easy laymans terms as well

[@savourymilkman8147]

Jay it's 90 deg to 90 deg think of the turn. Also you ARE the water-cooling king of KZbin, I modeled my entire build off of you! I even use bitispower fittings and bought an alpha cool radiator just because you use them

[@wickedwonka999]

this is the exact kit I used for my personal rig about 6 months ago and I was quite impressed. yes, the silicone insert is a bit too short, but it actually worked fine for the short tubes in the kit. I did get extra 1000mm tubes, but the 6 included 500mm tubes were enough, ended with 1 to spare! (would be 2, but I learned the hard way not to clean them with alcohol). this was done in a 7000D so definitely plenty of tubing for a large case. also, the kit does not include a drain valve so make sure to pick one up! all in all its an amazing beginner kit. I'll be adding a 480mm rad soon aswell as getting my gpu in the loop.

[@wickedwonka999]

@Teamgeist oh I am so terribly sorry for not being familiar with the metric system and saying it how it's displayed on the packaging! I'll try to be more "normal" for you in the future. How dare I not live up to your perfect standards.

[@ViridianKol]

Still rocking my XSPC Raystorm from 2013, one of the OG in box custom loops. Love seeing this from Corsair

[@malphadour]

OOOh, I had an XSPC Rasa in my my last loop - really good block.

[@GAMarine137]

Amazing to see the progress. I remember first watching Jay do videos from home about water cooling seems like 15 years ago or more. Very happy to watch folks like Jay, Steve and Linus grow over the years.

[@luis-ciphermstar6597]

Old news now lol. I bought the Corsair kit over a year ago when all the custom loop parts were out of stock from the Covid bs. At least it got me up and going until all the custom parts trickled in. Really shocked many folks didn't even know this that are into the scene. Glad you covered it though for those that needed this info.

[@tIhIngan]

Cool kit! All-in-one DIY! Never thought those 2 words would go together.

[@tIhIngan]

@Pinnedby JayzTwoCents No, YOU text me.

[@maverick78550]

EKWB did this like 7 years ago. It's how I made my first watercooled build.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

They've been making kits for closer to 20yrs.

[@csabauri351]

Alphacool and Phobya also have kits for many years .

[@kaarelk274]

They dont have hard tube kits, atleast when i bought my first kit about 7 years ago from EK, they didnt have hard tube kits and they didnt have it 2 years later when i bought my 2nd kit. I guess that's why it's "new". IMO not that many customers for a hard tube kit, it just doesnt make any sense

[@2020Tech4U]

I always recommend a few plugs and at least 1 male to male adaptor for a drain. But that kit is like 99% effective for a first time hardline builder.

[@deminybs]

yes, a drain port is always good lol, didn't put one in on first custom loop and it sucked draining it 😂

[@2020Tech4U]

@@deminybs It really does suck without the drain, I remember like 8 years ago I was completly holding my PC upside down in the air to drain it lol

[@gambino883]

@@2020Tech4U But even with a drain valve you need to do that? I mean, water gets stuck everywhere until you tilt or lift your pc.

[@2020Tech4U]

@@gambino883 Your correct you cannot drain 100% liquid with a drain unless you introduce air, I will remove a tube and blow air through it until it gets to a safe level to remove whatever I was removing. I did a video on draining if your interested just go to my channel and you'll see it. Just remember I'm no Jay lol But I have been into PC building since the mid 80's growing up in a home with a Vietnam vet who built computers in the Army so it was a must learn lol

[@tippyc2]

Yeah, not including a drain seems like a bit of an oversight. I've done 2 custom builds and both have dedicated drains with a valve. Nice to be able to just put it on the counter next to the sink and let it drain itself.

[@c0rbitt]

I bought this kit back in November for my intel 12th gen and my aorus 3080 waterforce. Added a second rad, more fans, a handful of extra fittings, and a drain valve. Temps stay cool even under heavy load.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

You dropped $600 on this? You could've ran your hardware and case through EKWB's configurator and got a comparable kit for about 1/2 the price and anything RGB not tied to Corsair's garbage proprietary software.

[@c0rbitt]

Black Friday sale I got it for $450. All RGB is Corsair ique.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

​@@c0rbitt That's still about $150 too much. Well aware of their software, and it's garbage.

[@thomoose1388]

I know Jay loves corsair, but the EK box for custom loops is a better deal and doesn't tie you to corsair's proprietary lighting. The only knock on it is the pump if you go with the much cheaper option, but you could easily upgrade that down the road. Honestly, just do research and get what you want, but for what it's worth, you'll get exactly what you want if you buy parts individually.

[@Ravendarat]

Ive recommended these to a few people, always been happy with the kits

[@jeffdavis5723]

*First I’ve heard of these kits to be honest. Lol* 😆😂🤣😜

[@qNepo]

@@jeffdavis5723 alphacool, coolermaster, thermaltake, rajintek and ekwb have done these types of kits too

[@jeffdavis5723]

@@qNepo *Thanks mate, I didn’t know of a complete deal as this one but yes I’ve been doing water cooling for years now so I know a little. Thanks again bud.*

[@jeffdavis5723]

@@qNepo *$259.99 on Amazon U.S. now.*

[@atheisthumanist1964]

@@jeffdavis5723 Not for this kit it isn't. Double that and add $100.

[@AronBraggans]

Thanks Jay, I agree I love the Corsair water cooling gear but biggest complaint is all the controllers and cable clutter

[@maxcarrasco260]

Hopefully in the future fans can use one cable to get power to fan and rgb and not have to deal with so many cables

[@darkreap3r969]

@@maxcarrasco260 all fans should have the daisy chain system of Lian Li or the new Arctic fans

[@rosietittle7886]

Awesome advice, it touches on critical points from a beginner aspect up to people that understand what he's talking about. The only thing I can think of that wasn't addressed is to advoid tolerance stacking when measuring out cuts but especially not to do when bending anything.

[@AlgosExplained]

After watching this video I was expecting my kit to come with the commander pro + rgb module but I'm happy to say that it came with the commander xt instead. Thanks for continuing to be a voice for change as you were at 5:00

[@UsernameInvalid48]

I actually like picking through all the different parts. Its part of the fun.

[@mjohnson9614]

I bought their XH303i kit and its awesome. First loop for me. I like the pump that is square like the cpu block! Definately took me just over 3 hrs for a cpu loop the wiring sucked for the fans though.

[@kydkaos55]

"You don't get a whole lot of additional length to play around with"... Story of my life Jay.

[@sergiusmaximus9961]

6 month old video seen for the first time since my next pc challenge is to build a liquid cooled pc. Great video explaining all the parts to this kit. Thanks Jay.

[@lifeslittlehobbies6088]

I've got two water cooled PCs... one is an all EK build and the other is all Corsair. The EK build is pretty amazing and looks great. The Corsair system looks nice but not as striking as the EK build. Performance wise the Corsair build cools just as good as the EK build. My opinion... both work great and you should choose what suits you best... whether it's looks, price, or performance I don't think you can go wrong with either.

[@gambino883]

I thought Corsair was using EK stuff but just rebranded?

[@lifeslittlehobbies6088]

@@gambino883 I think it's a Hardware Labs rebrand if I remember correctly.

[@djwchuckry]

the one thing i didn't see included is a DRAIN PLUG

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

This is something amazing. This can open the door to custom hard loop systems to so many. :)

[@DaysofKnight]

I love that companies that actually care see Jay get pissy about something, or suggest something, and they do the suggestion, or make the change he was angry about. IE: EVGA 3090Ti Mounting bracket. Corsair's own Waterblock that they changed per Jay's suggestions to make it better

[@Coolduder_on_Bestgram]

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[@TankSchu]

EKWB had custom water cooling loop in a box ages ago. I believe, Jay, you even did a video on it? But Corsair, having a bigger reach, is now just making it more easily purchasable.

[@Asghaad]

yes he did, he knows, hes just shilling for a company, this is a commercial nothing more

[@malphadour]

Its actually far easier to go to EK. They even have a make your own kit configurator.

[@EKWBofficial]

Correct, the EK-KIT H30 was launched in 2010. 😉

[@matasa7463]

There’s a few other things you should buy, like a leak tester, a drain valve and fill port, and maybe a flow metre. Also might want to consider the new anti-leak tech that LTT featured.

[@alanai1621]

Agreed on all of the above. EK makes a pretty nice and cheap leak tester that worked well for my build. One thing that I bought that helped was a lubrication kit for my fittings (came free with an order I made). I'm using bitspower fittings and they seem to be a little more difficult to get the tubing in vs. EK or Corsair due to the double o-ring design vs. single. I also bought a few pre-bent 90 degree tubes as I didn't want to deal with using a heat gun (using a distro plate so just needed one 90 degree bend per tube).

[@Rubaduck]

yolo

[@kaarelk274]

It's just extra, you don't need them. Well, drain valve might be the most useful and must have thing from your list. But flow meter and leak tester are pointless. But then again i remember when my gaming friend wanted to change air cooler to aio water cooler. He didnt want to change it himself but i said why would you pay for this easy job just do it yourself and its fun to get it done by yourself and it really isnt that hard. It took him 2 days + a broken motherboard or CPU cant remember which one and the whole motherboard was covered in thermal paste. If you don't have brains just let someone else do it.

[@Rubaduck]

@@kaarelk274 yea i say yolo, but im also bend pipes for a living so

[@lunchbox1553]

@@kaarelk274 I know this is really old, but how did he manage to cover his motherboard in thermal paste? I get that going into something without doing any research can result in bad consequences, but that is honestly the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

[@dbreavesgaming4534]

My first loop was ek fluid gaming a240g kits. To be as cheap as it was it has worked wonderfully for years

[@robertbrackett6892]

I was like they done water cooling kits before. Then I was like oh dang its a hardline, and we only have 8 fittings! Can't wait to finish the video!

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Even hardline kits aren't new. And this kit is twice the price from a better manufacturer.

[@DieDae]

Bought one of these to go into my rig. Very nice having it all in one box. Not to mention that at the time is was cheaper than buying everything separate.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

You could've bought something from EKWB, using their configurator, and saved almost 50%. This kit is a hot ripoff.

[@DieDae]

@@atheisthumanist1964 Bullshit. Just did the configurator and it puts the price at $570. I paid $375. More like spend twice as much not saved half as much. Please tell me how that's a ripoff.

[@aaronjohnson2547]

Ummmm I don't know where you live but he's not wrong. In the USA I could buy everything in this kit and a GPU block for a similar price from other competitors. this kit is a rip off and its definitely marketed to people who don't know any better which is why they think they can charge $600 dollars for this kit. Remember this is a sponsored video Jay makes money off this and its pretty much just a 10 minute add that Corsair paid Jay for so they could reach his millions of subscribers. It doesn't mean it's a good value and I don't know where you purchased this kit for $375, I can't find that deal anywhere online the price I see is $549 to $599 just about everywhere.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

@@DieDae You're full of it. There's no way comparable parts are more expensive from EK. Point in fact. My current loop is about 1/2 the price, has a distro plate/pump combo, nickel block, black nickel fittings, 480 res, 2 140 500-2000 PWM fans, tubing, and a drain plug. All EKWB. And you didn't buy this kit for that price.

[@jeloong9359]

Would love to see you build a pc using these components! :)

[@caio5987]

Corsair would need to pay him extra though 😉

[@DKarkarov]

While I laughed at Caio's comment (cause it is true), he technically already has. This is really just a pre packaged box of corsairs normal water cooling parts, everything in it you can buy individually, and he has definitely done more than one corsair water cooling build now.

[@hexacarbide268]

Very cool! Good to know. Never custom water cooled a pc before but that helps so much! Thx Jay and team and corsair!

[@alekschanna]

I still havn't been lucky to sporadicly find you in a game in all these years.

[@alexsiniov]

I am using custom water loop for 12 years already with soft tubing. Replacing tubing due to discoloration and build ups once. Always wanted to switch to hardline tubing, but maintenance like cleaning blocks, adjusting components in the system will be a pain :( with soft tubing I just move parts a side in range of tubing flexibility and work on the system without draining it every time

[@Byfils]

I'm assuming that you've had a non water cooled build before, and I'm curious about the level of maintenance that is required with a water-cooling loop vs just your standard build (aio, or aircooler). I'm just looking to venture into water cooling, and am worried about some of the potential downsides of water-cooling. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[@hhPoppe]

@@Byfils AIO's doesnt require any maintenance at all. It will just keep run forever. Or until i breaks or something. Same thing goes with air cooling. You need to remove the dust from the radiator/fans every once in a while but that's pretty much it. With custom watercooling, you're recommended to change the fluid AT LEAST once a year, based on the quality of it. Using colored liquid generally affects your components a lot more than clear fluid. People seem to get a lot more issues running liquids with color in them. Run AIO if you want watercooling without maintenance. Run custom watercooling if you really want a unique look to you build, as well as more customization options.

[@alexsiniov]

@@Byfils Custom water cooling system is part of the hobby :) Your PC will do fine with air cooling, with AIO you will be able to push your CPU more, but you must trust chineese in terms of this tiny pump reliability :))) And if you want to push your PC for many years to come, have super silent system, save your active components healthy with lower temps, custom loop is way to go. Some good D5 pump, properly selected radiators and full cover water blocks cannot be matched by AIO. Pros: Silent, best cooling possible (with good water blocks), looks cool :) Cons: Expensive, requires good understanding of fluid and thermal dynamics to setup it properly, needs maintenance (radiators, buildup in blocks, coolant replacement. Do your study, there are plenty of guides, Jayz has a lot of videos on water cooling. I suggest you to do first build with flexible tubing. EKWB water blocks, fittings and good pump/reservoir combo. It's very fun, like a lego, but you need to do your study :)

[@coreyjohnson993]

I appreciate the effort they put into this, but I think I will still go with EK for my first WC build. They don't have a prepackaged box, but they will organize parts for you if you use their builder. Also, the EK kits just look more... polished?

[@pinoyxbox]

EK still has their quantum line kits

[@StarsMarsRadio]

They do have pre packaged kits. They cost less too.

[@Spirit532]

I bought the EK P360 kit a while ago for my first custom loop build. It was an exceptionally simple experience, even when I wanted to bodge in an unconventional mount.

[@malphadour]

EK has loads of kits - they have been doing them for years - and they will be way cheaper than this and some parts will be better quality (the stuff in the corsair kit is decent, just stupidly overpriced as usual)

[@EKWBofficial]

Hey Corey! We just wanted to drop by to say we appreciate the support! If you will have any doubts when picking your parts, make sure to reach out to us!

[@Lt.Shineysides89]

over the years i went air cooling > aio and air cooled gpu>full custom loop>air cooling and i don't regret it at all

[@Culinaryreject]

I put a commander pro in my step-daughter’s computer that I built. It does everything. Not sure if I have a different model or something, but I have two thermal probes on the MOBO (just for monitoring) and I put 3 different lighting modes and fan/pump curves based off the GPU temps, and it all works.

[@shawnbretthauer]

At $600 it seems pricey, but I’m sure if you bought the pieces separately you would be saving a little with the kit.

[@Asghaad]

if you buy pieces separately you can get something better than Corsair for starters ... also buy EXACTLY what you need instead of hoping that what you get in the box is going to fit in your PC ...

[@shawnbretthauer]

@@Asghaad pretty sure that’s why there’s no gpu block. The rest looks like it would fit anything. Perhaps the reservoir may be too tall.

[@kaarelk274]

@@shawnbretthauer Umm..what ? You didnt get it at all. And btw EKWB CPU/GPU combo kit goes for 900€ and that's a soft tube kit. It's a very stupid idea anyway that's why it's pricey

[@mycosys]

I'm kinda surprised you havent tried a hot air rework station for tube bending, seems like it would be handy to have anyway, theres readily available holders to direct the air for preheat and they are a lot easier to control the heat than a heat gun.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

A lot more expensive and Jay has very little to no soldering skills. (his own admission in a few GPU shunt mod videos) But you are correct. Nifty devices to have!

[@mycosys]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 kinda my point - the only way he's ever going to have any soldering skills is getting the gear and having a go. And its a tool that seems like it would make his literal primary job easier for a couple hundred bucks for a decent one..... you seen the price of lights and cameras? tiny investment for anyone in a remotely related profession. And in terms of his viewership - most of us are gonnas find a soldering station something we want at some point, given you can get a cheap POS fan in handle one for $20 vs the $15 air gun..... i dunno, seems like a no brainer. But he's the guy that bends tubes for a living/peoples entertainment and i'm an engineering tech who swears by good air cooling (& has been doing interesting builds be they OC or bling for 25 years), so i'd like to actually see his take, if theres a changed technique, is it any use?

[@chungushimself3712]

Right when you mentioned it in vod I was thinking “Hmmm they should have tossed the JTC block in there.” 😂

[@georgejones5019]

Oh, now Corsair has custom loop kits in a box. EK makes some really good stuff too.

[@Syntheticks]

Nice I've been thinking about getting a water cooling system with a X in the title, my aio only has a H so it's clearly not intended for gaming. I will keep this kit in mind I've always been a fan of Corsair I trust the sailboat logo why else would the sails be full of wind.

[@jasondelacruz9384]

I bought one of these kits and most of the items were missing. Only things in there was the reservoir, cpu block, tubes, and the kit to cut and bend the tubes. The rest of the stuff was missing and the person that returned it put 2 random fans in the box. I was very disappointed by corsair.

[@ghomerhust]

ill never buy open box items ever again, especially after hearing about how often newegg has been screwing people with them. brand new sealed for me

[@jasondelacruz9384]

@@wojtek-33 Yea thats how it came to me

[@jasondelacruz9384]

@@wojtek-33 I thought it would be new considering I was getting it from their website

[@jasondelacruz9384]

@@wojtek-33 I returned what was left of that kit and just went with ekwb

[@atheisthumanist1964]

@@jasondelacruz9384 And probably paid substantially less.

[@jhanschu]

Just had a memory pop up on FB for my first custom loop kit from 2011 that I bought from XSPC. That one had a 5.25" bay res pump combo with 240 rad.

[@ksenchy]

Finally someone did this. I literally hate water cooling as there are too much things to pick from

[@itsDesTV]

Bitspower Titan has been doing this in a Lian Li case with a “custom” block. I have two of them!!

[@MrBeanercop]

Not going to lie even with this kit I’m too afraid to do the tubing and making my build liquid cooled myself. Just hard to replace any parts should anything go wrong

[@Asghaad]

hard tubing is just unnecessary headache and much larger risk of leaks for basically only looks, soft tubing is much easier to work with, easier to route where you want it and all you need to work with it is sharp knife/razor...

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Not "hard" per say, just a bigger PITA and becomes more expensive quickly. Not only do you have to pay to replace whatever needs it, but now your talking new fluid, and "Oh did that fitting o ring get chewed up? damn should replace that too"...

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

it also makes it "harder" to take it apart every so often to clean it out effectively.

[@danthompsett2894]

luv it, hate to say the obvious but this is like the best idea ever, to be able to buy the bulk of what you need in one hit then add to if needs be its just genius.

[@fozzee6999]

This is why Air cooling wins every time. No hassle whatsoever and only one box.

[@Kyharra]

Hopefully there's a non rgb version I really don't see the point in having lights in my case it'll just distract me and annoy me seeing lights out of the corner of my eyes

[@peterpizzurro9410]

Here's a novel idea, turn off the RGB.

[@baisale36]

@@peterpizzurro9410 But dont you pay less for non rgb? If that’s the case I’d rather pay less for something than more for something I’m never going to use..

[@peterpizzurro9410]

@@baisale36 True

[@VinceCASPERPimentel]

Just order a kit from EKWB. They'll give you everything you need for your components and the case. Corsair ain't doing anything new except shooting you a kit that enables them to up-sell you more shit that they left out.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

And charge you twice as much as EK would.

[@alanai1621]

EK isn't exactly cheap, but I am a fan of their parts. Hell the EK distro plate I purchased was ~$400.

[@VinceCASPERPimentel]

Nope, EK ain't cheap but they got good stuff IMO.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

@@alanai1621 This kit is $1200 CDN. I spent about $500CDN on my loop, including the distro plate/pump combo. All EK parts. Fittings all black nickel. If I can find a block for my vid, it will still be cheaper than the retail on this by about $300CDN.

[@smartgorilla]

correct its all so expensive

[@codyr5810]

I bought the non pro version of this kit and it just came in a couple days ago. After opening it and inspecting all the parts it's really put my worries to rest about doing hardline. Just waiting on gpu to start new build. Stoked to give hardline a try and have a new pc as well.

[@flakeygames3022]

I used this kit but added my gpu to it and another 360 rad, it turned out pretty good! it was my first time custom watercooling so it was definitely a learning process.

[@jonathanvoris6016]

EK has some really nice kits too. I used one of those for my first WC build. Also, is that a Jerryrig Everything knife you're using to open the packaging?

[@oceanbytez847]

the issue with EK is upon further research a lot of people say that brand quality has dropped a lot in recent years. Not a good look for a bunch of parts that can kill your PC if it fails.

[@xskyy1337]

I build a system with that Kit Last year and i can say, PETG or Just the soft Tubes wouldve been so much easier to handle compared to acrylic thats why i wouldnt recommend it to others

[@gamemuch4936]

Saw this the other day at micro center. Killer idea really.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

This kit is what I've in mind for my own new project, as it will be my first build with this kind of water cooling, I order extra couplings, extra tubes, so I can practice or even find ways to have really straight bends. I think I have the perfect bench here that is warmth proof and is straight, because the material is so hard. A composite I think. And the Corsair case is already ordered. Going to be a real challenge.

[@vgilalejandria]

Wait, I've been seeing other brands custom loop in a box with everything you need (including hard tubes) for a long time. What's new about this one?

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Other than it's Corsair, nada.

[@MaaZeus]

It does include a bit more stuff, like the saw and such. But otherwise yeah, kits from Alphacool, EK and Thermaltake have been around for years.

[@malphadour]

Whats new (actually it isn't new) is corsair keep throwing money at Jay to advertise their overpriced products.

[@DKarkarov]

In corsairs defense, at least this "kit" is really just their normal stuff pre packaged into one box. The ek loop in a box for example is not normal ek components, and is actually not compatible with their standard water cooling parts.

[@aaronjohnson2547]

Nothing is new about it except Corsair started doing it just like EKWB and everyone else except they paid Jay for a sponsored video so they could reach his millions of subscribers and hopefully sell their product which is not a good value in my opinion.

[@daffhead4975]

EKWB has been making custom loop kits for atleast 10 years. They definetly have a bigger portfolio when it comes to blocks. EKWB stuff looks a lot better and you can't compare the quality of the products. If you want to be fair to your viewers, you should recommend EKWB instead of corsair.

[@malphadour]

He won't becuase Corsair gives Jay lots of money to always talk about their stuff. I'm close to the point of unsubscribing to him now - sick of him pushing their overpriced products onto the sort of people who don't know any better.

[@Waaghlogg]

The Star Wars Rebel build in the background still unfinished makes me sad i liked that series so much

[@Chris173972]

I remember kits like these years ago but there was so many sizes and makes and nothing was compatible with each other (from a newbie looking in) so it put me off. Now I am glad they are using 'standard' parts again to make it simple to enter 😊

[@malphadour]

You can buy kits from EK which are better quality and significantly cheaper. They have been selling them for a long time.

[@vs-ot6rt]

600 ?! with no GPU block?!

[@ghomerhust]

EK was doing 240mm kits for CPU for under 300 for the longest time. this is sort of inflated IMO

[@Asghaad]

@@ghomerhust sort of ? ...

[@malphadour]

Yup. Corsair comedy ripoff prices.

[@KG-qc7rc]

“Would be awesome if a company actually made a simple to use kit that contained everything you needed… thats what corsair did.” Yes and many other companies also such as EK, alphacool and thermaltake which have done for ages now and whoever else. Id also say ekwb had a far more extensive portfolio than corsair not to mention the amount of product lines they have had over the years. Corsair are newish in the watercooling space and bad value. I think this is more corsairstwocents.

[@NickeyMouse]

What's funny is Jay also talked about the EK kits when they came out.

[@ianc.4444]

wow it's almost like it's an intro to a video to catch the viewers attention he also did videos on the EK stuff right when it came out, actually multiple times too if i remember correctly you're clearly new here, maybe instead of immediately shitting on him you could take a quick look next time lol

[@aapje]

Jay: 'I wish it was longer.' Been there, brother.

[@wpopelier]

I went from EKW to Corsair for my new build and I absolutely love their stuff, but ... Jay your block has a lot of trouble keeping my 12900k cool. My EKW block had no issues keeping it at 75 degrees, the corsair block hits sometimes thermal throttling. When not under load I'm in the 20's, 30's but once I do a synthetic load it spikes immediately. Not a problem for daily use or gaming but keep it in mind, the LGA 1700 block from EKW does do a better job, but I love the connectivity of all the Corsair stuff together.

[@user-ib3fd4kr4t]

on ryzen 7950x , it will be work good and stable?

[@csbauder]

Poggers

[@Revan1189]

Indeed

[@damianoleary1]

If you don't want the corsair kit for any reason or want to shop around for other kits, alphacool, barrow, bitspower, EKWB, etc also make kits. Check titanrig, performance-pcs for etailers, or companies like ekwb, alphacool, barrow, bitspower, etc as they all have kits too.

[@skylermcmorris2835]

As a long time Corsair fan, I can’t express how much I relate to jay saying the need for multiple modules for your rgb. Corsair…come on…

[@akmarksman]

I mean the Commander Core XT has both RGB and PWM fan control. That's 1 thing I would add to this box, because it makes sense.

[@skylermcmorris2835]

@@akmarksman agreed man! I just built a pc and went with corsair for everything I could besides cpu cooler. The fan kit for the SP elite only comes the fan kit. Gonna buy another fan kit and the commander

[@joshhoge596]

Thanks for sharing this, I didn't know they had this kit and it's awesome. I also appreciate you keeping the pressure on for them to improve.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

If twice the price of a comparable kit from another manufacturer is awesome. Ok.

[@joshhoge596]

@@atheisthumanist1964 I agree the price is high but it makes a "custom" loop accessible to people who don't want to invest the time to learn to kit it out themselves.

[@atheisthumanist1964]

@@joshhoge596 If you use the EKWB configurator, there is no guess work. They ask for your case, your motherboard, and vid if you're going to cool it, and they choose the parts for you according to your performance needs. And saving almost 50% doing so leaves more money for other upgrades or whatever else you could do with an extra $300. This kit is $600US/$1200CDN. My custom EKWB loop, that includes a distro plate/pump combo, was almost 50% cheaper than this kit.

[@joshhoge596]

@@atheisthumanist1964 good to know. Thanks for sharing that great info.

[@ryandidomenico5506]

ThermalTake and EKWB have been doing kits like this for quite a while. Minus the hacksaw. Very good alternatives if you're in the market for a premade watercooling kit.

[@kalef1234]

Honestly a really nice product. I remember when this wasn't a thing and you were just doing all this insane work. Now i feel like i may one day have a hardline loop with much less hastle

[@AK90]

Also, its funny how EK has been doing kits for longer than Corsair has been into custom water cooling lol

[@ryantsup6623]

corsair will conquer the world some day, i guess. Wouldn't exactly be surprised, if I see their logo on a car one day.

[@JeremyShay]

Sooooo many people are about to build water fountains 😅😅😅 But I’m also a firm believer that soft tubing with proper fittings/collars is the safest way to go so I absolutely have a bias

[@runejonassen3893]

Both AlphaCool and EK waterblock have had kits available for years. Corsair is late to the game here. But to my knowledge, they are first with hardline kits.

[@kevfarny4082]

Thermaltake had water-cooling kits years ago, obviously not as good as today water-cooling. They only had flexi tube though not rigid. These new kits look great for the beginner.

[@Dax9462002]

idk if its been said already but the corsair commander core XT has the lighting node built into it for the fans