Hows this for my first setup?

Well, my current computer is too loud and I hope that WC'ing can quiet it down a bit.

DangerDen Maze4 - $35.00
DangerDen Maze4 GPU - $46.99
Hydor L30 - $46.99
10' Home Depot 1/2” ID, 3/4” OD, 1/8” WALL tubing - $4.46
Baz-Res - $25.00
87 Chevette HC + fittings, rubbermade shrouds etc - $30.00

I still need a container, I want to do an external system. AND I still need to buy new fans to replace my loud ones, like 3x 120mm Vantec Stealths, 2x 80mm Vantec Stealths.

Total ~ $190.00

Can I make this system any cheaper? Maybe by using a cheaper GPU cooler of equal or better cooling?

Anybody?

Looks quite nice overall. You could cut costs in a couple of places, though. If it will fit on your video card, I'd suggest this for a GPU waterblock. The Hydor is said to be very nice pump, but so are some cheaper offerings from Danner, Maxijet and Via Aqua that you may want to look into. I'd personally ditch the Bay-res, and if you absolutely must have a resevoir, you could just use a tupperware container.

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only thing i see wrong is youre spending more to cool the gpu then you are to cool your cpu.

Pick up that 19.99 block for the gpu.

Other then that looks good

The problem with that GPU block is that it has 3/8" barbs. I don't want to have extra adapters to slow the flow rate...

Also, the abcence of an O-ring scares me a bit.