WC'ing is a more upkeep then a HSF, it's fun to play with to be truthful...The temp's are great and you can push you v-core, it gets to be a hobby, most of us are kind of obsessed with it, whether we've been doing it 3 months or 3 years...
...I tear mine down all the time trying out something a little different here or there to try and knock off another 1/4 or 1/2 a C...
After the initial cost its not really expensive either, the gear lasts for years, unlike most comp related gear...
Do a little research on parts and application now and it may save you a little time and $$$ on down the road, and you'll probably end up with a better rig ...
I'll leave you some stuff to read and my cleaning and set-up PDF, be sure to read all the stickies here also, there is a lot of good info in them..
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Water Cooling - In English
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Assembling your Custom Watercooling Setup
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Bleeding my WC setup..
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D-Tek Fuzion install tip! (Or why you should clean new blocks)
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How To: Clean out a D-Tek Fuzion CPU Block
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D-Tek FuZion Washer Made Easy.
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Poll: Push or pull configuration for Radiators
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Part 1- Temp's with and with-out shrouds
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How To: Make any Sized shroud in 2 minutes
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How To: Build A Performance Shroud
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PC Water Coolant Chemistry - Part I
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Cooling - An In-Depth Look