na.. the shipping of one thing over here is way overpriced.. if i'll buy abroad it will be a big one.. like the whole water sys and the X850XT and maybe even a chip for my PS2 (in the base.. passes the time ;) even this.. the chip here.. £84!! ) and have them all shoved in a box and pay the shipping for that..

BTW- the Swiftech STORM is the one i wanted.. but i couldn't find one online over here.. i hope i'll have a better luck in the stores.. (it will cost like £80 here i'm sure :) )

Yep makes sense...and is what I do if I am having something shipped from the US...

its not only the prices.. 99% of online stores dont even ship here.. i can feel the love.. :roll:

Yeh...it sucks big time...

:? who helps you out with the US shipping (if you dont mind me asking..)

I only use Fed Ex...I can see the plane fly right past my office window and then get my items either later that day or first thing the next morning.

can you buy a few things and have them put it in one box :?:

What I did last Xmas was....order a load of things in the US and have them sent to fishfreaks house (other JW admin) he then kindly put them all in one big box and sent them fed ex to me.

yeah thats what i meant.. who helped you out with that.. hmm.. now i need to find someone who's willing..

thanks alot jabba!!! from knowing nothing.. i got a pretty good idea what's what now.. hope i'll work things out.. pics WILL be posted ;)
Thanks a lot! and good luck with everything man..
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so i got the water cooling up and running.. 40C and 50 @ load.. i'm happy for now :) upgrades to the water cooling sys might come later on.. if needed.. (unbelievable how hard it was to find here :shock: its still very NON mainstream here.. no one knew what i'm on about.. so i had to make do with what i could find.. the thermaltake bigwater SE.. pics later? had tons of fun putting it together i have to say :D ) first part to be upgraded is the pump for sure..

Glad you got it sorted out...and yeh its always good fun...any pics ?

yep.. will post them soon ;)

pics -
http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/4...41464zd.th.jpg http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5...41507um.th.jpg http://img426.imageshack.us/img426/2...41510hn.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/4387/IMG_4153.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/6576/IMG_4155.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/1324/IMG_4159.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/646/IMG_4168.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/5796/IMG_4162.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/6642/IMG_4165.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/9899/IMG_4169.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/1416/IMG_4170.th.jpg http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/7641/IMG_4163.th.jpg

Thats really nice...whats the noise level like and is that liquid UV reactive ?

What are your final thoughts...was it worth all the hassle and cost ?

BTW does it allow the computer to start up without the pump running or are there any safety cut out features to protect the cpu ?

well the one thing i didn't take in mind when looking for into watercooling was the noise.. i knew it will be low but that wasn't my first concern.. the pump is very silent.. unless i put my head on the case i dont hear a thing.. but i didn't take it into account my PC will sound (when i try..) like an aquarium :lol: first run was funny as hell!! there is a fan speed controller for the 120 fan on the rad.. unless its at top rpm (no need really..) its completely silent as well.
as for the price.. as i said before the taxes here suuuuuuucks.. but i found this kit at 2 places one near me and one very far away (4 hours drive..) and since i dont have to much free time (and fuel would cost.. well..) i bought it in the place near me.. the far away store offered it at 67.56 GBP (cheap!! i couldn't belive it.. as prices abroad seemed the same!) the place near me asked for 86.11 GBP and i got him down in 10 sec into 73.82 GBP.. said ah.. i dont have time to look.. he was a nice chap.. i said what the hell.. got the kit 2 days later..
as for the UV the pipes are UV sensitive too.. (and i could see it even under the light.. but since i dont have an lights other then the led in the water block\pump.. i cant really tell.. maybe i'll do some case moding later who knows..
as for the PC starting without the pump working... i'm not sure.. :? i'll find out..

as for now.. i'm pretty happy with it..

*and i'll say it again.. i had SO MUCH fun putting it together!!
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http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/1416/IMG_4170.jpg if you look closely in this pic.. you could see the UV liquid glowing in the water block.. so i guess it works and i just need to add some led for the pipes to glow..