Yea, I wasn't trying to bag on the OP either. I've only just recently stepped into watercooling myself, but I spent probably 2-3 weeks searching for info on forums, looking at flow rate calculators, estimating heat load, then getting a general idea in my head of how I was going to put things into the case, and then I made a post to doublecheck and make sure my idea wasn't dumb or somehow flawed, and then bought my parts.
In my searches I came across many a corsair, thermaltake, etc etc kit. Saw the "good" reviews on the big sites, checked the forums and saw nothing but problems. I learned in about the span of 5 minutes of my own time and not waiting for a reply, that they're all trash.