Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:50 Bykski's Pre-Configured Kit
3:04 I Have to Build the WHOLE Computer!?
4:20 Disassembling the GPU
6:04 Adding the GPU Waterblock
9:55 CPU Waterblock
10:52 Planning the Loop
12:55 Drill, Baby Drill!
15:05 Hardline Bends
17:39 Double Bend Woes
18:17 lol alcohol
19:08 Dealing with a Leak
20:25 The Result
23:53 Outro

Correction: 3:30 We used a Ryzen 7, not a Ryzen 9