[coldforge_lovin]

I am getting a Coldforge AA-15 AL case. Check out Cool Cases over in HardOCP if you don't know what that is.

I am looking to do watercooling for my next system (Thunderbird 1.333 C overclocked, Geforce 3 or something, 3ware IDE-RAID, Santa Cruz on an Abit KT7-A.) Noise is a big issue otherwise I'd save a ton of money and use big air cooling.

I'd like to cool the processor, the GPU and the Northbridge. I have a tentitive budget for cooling (not including extra PSU) of $450, although I don't want to throw money away... <smiles>

I've searched for and read a lot of 'solutions' some high end, some low end, and they've given me some pointers- like a peltier seeming essential, but then i'm thinking do I need two loops?

I am a novice to all of this, and although I'm OK mechanically minded, I'm not McGyver either...

If this were your 'ideal' setup, considering the budget, noise, difficulty, and the space constraints, (WTX case, so not completely crap,) what would you do if this were your project?

BTW... I want it to look really nice too.. <winks>