micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please
 

well im planning on building a pc out of the TT lanbox , and i was thinking maybe watercooling it , and ive been looking around for something that will be compact which led me to the swiftech compact kit , But i hear alot of leaking issues from the pump anybody have first hand exp or any mods to help prevent??

or i just figured on peicing together the components
like DD ddc 3.2 pump and tdc block etc.

, i just plan on running the cpu , no vga loop

just in the plannin stage , soon to buy the mobo an case an stuff

Re: micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please
 

What is your goal? Quiet?
What is your budget?

Generally water cooling can be quiet, effective or inexpensive. ...choose any two!
Using a small, HTPC case will make all three more difficult.

Re: micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please
 

Well silence , I really don't care for , lol my mid tower gamin rig sounds like a jet so I'm used to it....ehhh mainly I figured watercooling would work more efficient in a small place (correct me if I'm wrong) ...secondly as in budget I reallllly would like to stay under $200 but if I must then whatever ill stretch the budget........
ive never overclocked before , so i want to start , im just scared to do it without the right stuff , (sufficient cooling and etc)

Re: micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please
 

You don't need anything other than stock cooling to learn to overclock.
Cooling only becomes an issue when you start overvolting things, and that isn't necessary for a mild to perhaps high overclock. And, anyway, all modern CPUs will either thermal throttle, or just plain shut down, on overheat (to keep them from doing damage to themselves).

And a massive overclock on an HTPC would only lead to a lot of fan noise, even with water cooling.

Read some overclocking "stickies" on the various overclocking forums and give it a try.
But, don't use any overclocking "utilities, learn to overclock in the BIOS.