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LET’S WATERCOOL OUR MACHINE

WE COULD spend another six pages explaining the finer details on how to build the perfect liquid-cooled PC from start to finish, but as we’re saving that for a future Dream Machine in an upcoming issue, we’re going to give you the best crash-course advice we can on how to get yourself going on your own liquid-cooled adventure.

Let’s face it: there are a fair few more considerations that need to be made before committing to the fully custom liquid-cooled build. These include what you’re cooling, how you’re cooling it, what components and case you’re using, and even styling choices need to be planned well in advance—not to mention what your budget is.

At first glance, It can be quite daunting, so let’s break this down into steps to make it a little more digestible.

1 THE PLANNING STAGE

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