How do people get CPU coolers like this?

[horsemeAT]

I've been looking around at CPU coolers lately, and have only seen coolers with the black pipe and occasionally an LED block over the CPU. Then i see photos like these:

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1036/hyperx_fan_installed.jpg

http://www.chickenorfish.com/tech/BotraxCaseMod/Red-ELwire-styleshot-cof.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a7/9d/d1/a79dd1a57bab010f3117ee591613e0ed.jpg

Now i DO realize these would be expensive, so i would expect to see them at around 300-ish but the thing is i haven't seen these AT ALL. Are there any coolers at around 100 or less that have the glowing tubes? And how exactly do the pipes that are hooked together work?

 

[warhead0]

It's very likely they are using a custom water cooling loop.

They did not buy the pre-built water cooling, they have bought the pump, tubing, fittings mounting brackets and a few other parts, and manually fitted and installed these parts.

This method is more expensive than buying the pre-built All In One, more time consuming and requires more maintenance, but can be personalised to exactly how you want to run your cooling.

I don't think you should be trying a custom water loop until you can afford HIGH quality parts, or have some experience building a similar loop up. it could be very easy to accidentally damage something.

 

[neo_classical]

Hey,
Many of these use colored liquid in their custom cooling systems to get that vivid look. Nevertheless, if you're interested in exploring this, I suggest you check here first:
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/cooler.aspx

You'll notice on the left you have air/liquid coolers. See what takes your fancy in there

 

[Dogsnake]

Everything you show are custom built loops with added custom lighting.

 

[horsemeAT]

It's very likely they are using a custom water cooling loop.

They did not buy the pre-built water cooling, they have bought the pump, tubing, fittings mounting brackets and a few other parts, and manually fitted and installed these parts.

This method is more expensive than buying the pre-built All In One, more time consuming and requires more maintenance, but can be personalised to exactly how you want to run your cooling.

I don't think you should be trying a custom water loop until you can afford HIGH quality parts, or have some experience building a similar loop up. it could be very easy to accidentally damage something.

So are there NO liquid coolers i could buy that have clear tubing?

 

[warhead0]

It's very likely they are using a custom water cooling loop.

They did not buy the pre-built water cooling, they have bought the pump, tubing, fittings mounting brackets and a few other parts, and manually fitted and installed these parts.

This method is more expensive than buying the pre-built All In One, more time consuming and requires more maintenance, but can be personalised to exactly how you want to run your cooling.

I don't think you should be trying a custom water loop until you can afford HIGH quality parts, or have some experience building a similar loop up. it could be very easy to accidentally damage something.

So are there NO liquid coolers i could buy that have clear tubing?

There is a AIO cooler you can buy with clear tubing, you also receive a small vial of reg, green and blue dye so that you can colour the liquid any way you like.

I forget what brand/model this unit is, i'm sure someone else will know what i'm talking about.

I believe it was a Raijintek Triton.

I think that's the cooler that fits your request. ( you could probably also add some UV reactive dyes for a glowing effects with the right lighting.)