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I've done it back when I was OCing AMD TBirds, those hot little fuckers...
I used a Maze 3 with acrylic top and 1/2" barbs, a Via Aqua 1300 pump with 1/2" barbs, and a Ford ZX-2 heatercore which has 5/8" barbs. I ran everything in line so I didn't need a reservoir.
Everything was hooked up with 1/2" ID ClearFlex50 tubing. Its basically the same stuff as Tygon at half the price.
When running the system I actually knocked my computer (all 45lbs of it, steel full tower) off my desk and cracked the pump, got water all over the place. My computer hummed along like nothing had happened because I was using straight distilled water. I got lucky...
Eventually I just switched to a big ass heatsink and a cooler processor. Moving the computer around with the water gear in it made me nervous. Plus, the heatercore was pretty damn big and I didn't have the space for it. On top of that I was having problems with the aluminum heatercore and the copper water block reacting with each other. If I do go back to water, I'll be getting an aluminum block.
Oh, and if you do go water, make sure the block mounts through the motherboard, the weight of the block and hoses can easily rip off a socket if your computer is dropped or knocked.
One more thing... research everything!!! Read, read, then read some more before you make a decision. This will save you money and headache.
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