Jay, you're looking much better. I hope you're feeling much better.

"I like them stiff. If they're not stiff, they sag." Yes, Jay, that is how it works.

I would say, it would be nice if Corsair also included a drain fitting in the kit.

FOR 1000.00 you should get more then 3 fans and 6 tubes! its insane how expensive water cooling has gotten

Jay & Co, how about a roundup of current entry level loops, especially soft tubing loops. Something that's either: inexpensive, or fun DIY.

I had to create all of this stuff myself when I first started doing water cooling. By the time I did my build with corsair's old gen kit, it was already leagues ahead of what you could do back in the mid-late 00s. I took one of their temperature probes and put it on the exhaust, and another on the intake, both before and after my intake radiator, and at the back of the case where it exhausts free air (I didn't feel like putting one in the top with the other radiator that's exhausting there). My loop speeds up and slows down based on core temp of the CPU and GPU, but I could have easily linked it to exhaust temps if I wanted to as well. I contacted them back in 2020 after I did that build and suggested they integrate a temp sensor into a fan, and I'm glad they actually finally did it! I cannot have been the only person suggesting it. I also have 11 fans in my system, and wiring up all 22 wires to two commander PROs was a nightmare, even in a 1000D where it's stupidly easy to work inside of the case. I actually broke and had to rebuild one of the wires because I had to label everything, and some of my labels were wrong, and a wire cut in half when I went to remove the tape i'd used. Now it's basically impossible for that to happen the way it did for me, since labels aren't needed lol

I just completed a new build using those Corsair Rads and Fans. If you stick to Corsair fittings you're fine, but if you use EK Torque fittings like me you'll need an extension as there's not enough space with the 90° link cable. Also be very careful with the link cables that aren't the 90° plugs, if you got them plugged in and bend too much the plastic around the connectors will break off. Corsair replaces them no questions asked though, but still be careful.

This kit and Corsair's solution is the only reason I ventured into hardline water cooling for my new PC setup. I grabbed this, plus two sets of the frosted tubing, extra rad and fans for 2x 360 and 10 fans total, and I got the 4090 strix water block. Not gonna lie, even with this kit I almost gave up for soft tubing 5 hours into tube bending for my first time but stuck it out and it turned out great. Definitely buy yourself lots of tubing to throw out, it's cheap.

Could you do a "cheapest custom watercooled pc" build? what kind of pc could you get for entry level parts, maybe for something like a RTX 3080

I am still running EKWB EK Fluid Gaming soft tubing water cooling kit. I have been impressed with it. I maintain my loop with distilled water and anti growth additive. Have never had and issue.

I miss when ek had that $250 kit with soft tubing. Water cooling was way more accessible then

Definitely grabs my attention. I've had so many problems with RGB alone in the past that I've sworn I wouldn't try water cooling but...this is the kind of thing that could change my mind.

I do like that everything is in a box. This helps make hard tubing more accessible to us beginners.

Jay is in my BRAIN. I was looking for hardline guides

I got the HX305i for my build 18 months ago and it was a great way to start. Absolutely needed more components, but as a first timer this was super helpful.

Hey Jay, I used this kit for my build and a single one of those tubes was able to run the length the a lian li 011D evo case. I had about about a quarter of the tube left as well

If I do a hard line kit, this is where I would start. I have done 3 soft line computer builds so far. Like the flexibility of silicon hose lol.

Your hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed, Jay. Keep it up. Fuck them haters.

Jay can you make a video where you build a pc using the Corsair water cooling kit?

I never ever had the desire to put one of these systems together but your knowledge and approval of this system and my being a fan of Corsair products kind of has me excited to do this. Thanks for that. 👍