Your Next Budget PC Upgrade is...Custom Watercooling??
Linus Tech Tips
Aug 24, 2026 17:08
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Custom water cooling has always been expensive, but high-end AIOs are getting pretty pricey too. So we used Bykski parts to build a full CPU and GPU custom loop for less than some premium AIOs. The question is, is going custom actually worth the extra hassle?
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Correction: We used a Ryzen 7, not a Ryzen 9
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