New System, Cooling and Power Question

[MayDay]

I'm starting to get together a new system, but have no real idea about how to cool it, I think I'll need a 450 or 500W PSU, so i was thinking perhaps water cooled (To reduce the sound). I haven't used a water cooling system before, so I hope you can give me some pointers.

Here's the specs for it, any suggestions on cooling, PSU or the core hardware would be most welcome!

MSI P4N Diamond nForce SLI Motherboard
P4 3.4GHz Processor
GF7800GT 256MB x2 Graphics Cards
2GB Ram
DVD/CD Rewriter
200GB HDD (Possibly with a second 80GB HDD)
+ NIC, FDD

Thanks in advance,

Allan

[Jiggy]

Heres a link that will help you with water cooling (http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/index31.asp#WATER COOLING). Do you have a case ?

[zebadee]

Hi :)
Take a look here. (http://www.koolnquiet.co.uk/index.php?main=pages&page=1) :cool:

[MayDay]

Thanks you two, those links filled a few info gaps I had with water cooling (And opened my eyes to the cost!), to be honest, it looks like i'm going to go that way for the cooling system. It's much more of a direct approach to cooling key components.

Jiggy - I don't have a case (Yet). I was looking at a Compucase Mid Tower, but to be honest I'd rather go and actually see what I'm getting (As it's going to be the main part on show), that way I can at least get a rough idea on the quality.

[rainmanva]

watercooling will run you ALOT more than standard fans, but well worth it if you plan to overclock, and use the machine for heavy gaming.
i've not had any experience with watercooling, but i have friends that have it and absolutely love it.
you can buy cases specifically designed for watercooling, however they are more expensive than standard cases.

[MayDay]

Thanks, I've seen a few of them, any recomendations?

The way I'm getting the system is by getting a little every month, rather than getting it all in one wad. The higher cost of having it water cooled shouldn't be a problem as long as I get the case, motherboard and PSU early on, so that I can plan the cooling systems layout and work out what I'll need to get in advance.