Ok, new to watercooling and what not, and I've been following things on the boards for a bit now and searched around on some sites. I learned basically nothing and would like some advice/flames/criticism so I don't end up blowing money on crap that might jack it self up.
I do not want to craft my own block (seems a lot of you guys do that) so I'd go with a
Maze3 for the processor. For the chipset I'd use the
Z-Chip for the chip set and (maybe) for the graphics card I'd use the
Radeon block. Radiator would be the
Black Ice Extreme chrome. The reservoir will most likely be aluminum (depending if I can get it shipped to the USA or not (no link sorry)). Pump would be the
Eheim 1250 with 1/2in fittings. Also, tubing and fittings would be 1/2in. The fittings would also be chrome. All would be connected using Tygon. Fan will probally be a
Papst or two. I also plan on using a desktop, not a tower case.
Now then, for the questions I have and the like:
Is using this combination of aluminum, copper, and chrome going to be a problem? Heard that using additives (would like to know the ones if this is true) or ant-freeze would stop corrosion.
Is this pump to much or not enough for the blocks/radiator? I don't really know much about the whole flow rate thing...
Also, is 1/2in fitting to much? Should I just go 3/8? Whats the difference?
Is using the desktop and not a tower a bad idea? Does it matter for water cooling? Just thought it might because of that thing called gravity but it does have a pump so...I thought I'd ask just in case?
Yes, I'm going for a chrome kinda look and I know this will be more expensive but I like the way it looks.
Now please, flame away and help me out. If this set up is a bad idea, tell me! Please. Thanks guys.