lol, that's why people leak test their loops first!!
The only way to gain experience on something is to go ahead and try it.
You don't need Rich to give you advice when you have access to the Internet, there are loads of people online who would be willing to help you along so that you buy all the right parts that you will need mate!!!
I am in the process of buying the parts for my first ever attempt at water cooling right now, should hopefully start building my loop by the end of next week..
If you read up enough stuff and speak to people online about it you can't go wrong... or at least that's how I see it anyway..
But you continue wasting all your money on lots of air coolers, who am I to stop you!!
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This is your comment on the Coolit Domino ALC unit right?
that unit idles at 59c at 4.5GHz yet only had load temps of 67c after 8 hours of Prime with 1.34v Vcore?!?!?!
That can't be correct mate????
If that thing was giving you temps like that at 4.5GHz why would you go out and buy all these other cooling solutions?