Thanks for all the responses so far everyone! My reasoning behind cooling the HD and chipset was to reduce the case temps... I figured if these were water-cooled, I wouldn't need to worry about adding an extra case fan. Also, it would allow me to enclose the HD in some foam to quiet it down a bit. I'm guessing this is all a moot point and not worth the extra $$? I currently have a GF3 and plan on upgrading to a GF4 when they come down in price some more, so water-cooling the GPU is a must.
However, I really do want to keep the radiator inside the case. I'm pretty sketchy with the dremel tool, so I want something thats relativly simple to assemble. If the Dell I mentioned above can air-cool a P4 quietly, why couldn't a water-cooled system with a similar sized fan and heatsink (radiator) do the same? For those of you using the Black Ice and a 120mm fan, how quiet would you describe it?
Thanks again!
Paul
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