GPU water cooling expensive - why?

[Mouldread]

Hey,

after answering a few questions here and there it's my turn to ask something.

Recently I got a GTX 770 and was thinking to get it water cooled only to realize that water cooler prices are insanely high in my opinion.

A water block only costs about £90 and I would also need the rest of the kit to make it run so inevitably in my head comes the question - what sane person would spend this type of money on water cooling their GPU?

What I mean is - I understand with better cooling I can get higher overclock and let's say I that in my particular case I would be able to hypothetically match the performance of my GTX 770 a GTX 780.

Overclock in general is the idea of getting more performance of your components for the price you paid. But for the added price of water cooling my GTX 770 plus the price I paid for the card itself I could just buy a GTX 780 instead... so what's the point?

Just curious.

 

[i7Baby]

For the cost of water cooling plus gtx770 you can easily buy a 780. But there is a small percentage who just like to fiddle and see what is the absolute most they can get out of what they've bought. They are uber enthusiasts.

If you're new to pc build and not really rich then I'd advise staying away from it. It's an expensive hobby.

 

[bgunner]

if you want a cheaper solution here ya go... http://www.anandtech.com/show/7719/nzxt-kraken-g10-review-liquid-cooling-for-your-gpu

cost of AIO/CLC plus the price of the mount.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

Well adding a GPU to a already exsisting CPU cooling loop isn't all the expenisve. Really it's just the cost of the block (about 100 USD) and the proper barbs/ compression fittings. Liquid cooling is also quieter then air cooling and dumps less heat into the case. But really it just looks freakin awesome when done well.

 

[Mouldread]

Thanks for the replies guys,

To i7Baby: I'm happy I'm not the only one with this opinion then
To bgunner: thanks for the suggestion
To PsyKhiqZero: I bet it looks nice but I have long passed the period when I cared what the insides of my PC looked like but I get your point Maybe some day I'll post a picture hahaha - both side panels removed, PC tower behind a curtain under an open window for "natural" cooling hahahaa

Edit: typos