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Need help. Your thoughts on water cooling (Flow, pressure, tubing...)

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I always wanted a water cooling setup cause i hate dust and like cold. But I'm reluctant about buying one because I don't know if it will become obsolete with something i heard about a liquid metal cooling.
Is it worth investing in one? My thoughts are that the thing ill have to upgrade in it are the blocks. (So I'm considering waiting for a 775/1366 CPU Block)

I've been searching the web for good stores and brands, but didn't find a lot.

My doubts are.
Whats the best tubing width? A 3 or 4 fan radiator requires a high pressure pump?

I'm liking these or similar/better
Radiator http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=636
Reservoir http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=653
Pump http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=493
GPU Block http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=731

Is there anything else i should be thinking of? Except tubes and fluid.
 

King Wookie

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