Picking the right components, configuring and setting up the system and constantly maintaining it afterwards keeps a lot of people out of water cooling. And that's not even mentioning the expense; pumps, radiators, waterblocks, reservoirs, fittings, even the tubing, they all add up to an expensive solution to a problem that most people consider solved when they plug in a heatsink/fan.

However, the advantages that come with water cooling are as great as the disadvantages. Not only do you get excellent cooling performance, allowing you to push your processor farther than you normally could with traditional cooling, you also usually get a quieter system and a whole lot of kit to make your friends insanely jealous.