I wasn't trying to criticize the build or get into "this costs less and works as well" sort of thing, I thought/think/hope that Lawndart is an H20 open look o/c user and builder and knows about these things (if not, and that cooler choice was just a mistake, then I agree with Rip, get something cheaper). That's something I've never done, my shop I've used exclusively automatically voids the warranty on everything in your PC if you install one, so I've never once looked into it. Their warranty is fantastic as well, for 2 years they replace anything with whatever is currently out there/better, so I don't really want to lose it in my current systems which I just sunk more $ into.
That said, I wouldn't mind building a budget rig maybe if there is a CPU out the that really benefits from having an H20 open loop enthusiast sort of cooling system, as 1, I've never done it before, and 2, I know a lot of the super high end stuff, a lot of the 5960x enthusiasts build theirs with open loop, and have their tri sli video cards cooled with water blocks that are part of the entire cooling loop. So, with my new 5960 build, it's something to consider, as well as building a modern 300 celeron sort of deal, the cheapest/fastest cpu that will really o/c like balls with an open loop. And no, I'm not interested in tri sli, but I wouldn't mind exploring single or 2 card SLI open loop options in the x99 project.
