Thanks for that last link, ascl - most of my questions answered there, and then plenty of links to the components and performance graphs etc. Perfect! 8) I think you are right (from looking at the specs quickly) - to keep the water temp down for the CPU, + a modest o/c of the i7 920 to ~3.7GHz (@1.3...

Thanks ascl for filling in many more blanks! Those hard TDP numbers, the component model numbers, and other details were just what I was after m8. I definitely need to do more research! But you guys have set me off in the right direction. What I need to do then is to add up the TDP of all my compone...

Wow - thanks for the quick and thorough response, spookmineer! I feel safer now and closer to starting my build project. A few questions from your reply: - You mention the different type of blocks - high and low resistance ones. Am I meant to match a high flow rate pump with high resistance blocks a...

Hi All, Just stumbled across your excellent site. I've read Chylld's w/c guide back to front, and have done some research of my own - but I'm still a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of component permutations available! I'll keep it short and sweet: - My goal - Build a silent PC - Be able to o...