hah, yeah 3-4 volts wont be cooling much of anything.
I'm suprised the fan would start or run reliabley at that voltage.
My main problem is money.
I'd love to put together my own kit consisting of the aquaXtreme (mcp 600) pump with the pushit fit connectors,
6000-A
an decent fan(still hunting, though the M fan may do fine)
BI Pro with pushfit
a pack of those swiffy inserts
some clearflex
radbox
and the swiffy fill/bleed kit
oo lets not forget some clamps
now all things considered, this is a more expensive route than just getting the swiftech kit, but if I get the kit I end up with the mcp 650 (which I fear would be too loud and I really dislike the idea of requiring massive tubing and some reducing connectors to get back down to my 3/8" size for the rest of the loop - if the performance increase worth the noise and fittings hassle? I couldnt imagine requireing 317gph, I would imagine getting the same results with the 185gph of the aquaXtreme. And considering my aglergic reaction to noise, if I buy the kit, I may also have to get a fanbus to tone down my pump and 120mm fan. which means more $$$
ya ok, so I've got a little off topic, but thats ok, its my thread