Too nerdy?

[Jedicake]

I essentially have blank paper and doing tons of sketches on how I want to plan out my build with water cooling loop, is this too much beyond nerdy or just the right amount nerdy?

[AlwaysFSX]

I designed a case I would want on paper in school before, I see nothing wrong with it.

[The Crazed Child]

No, planning is pretty much essential when setting out the loop. Seriously.

[CtW]

Nothing like that can be too nerdy. 

[Flight1sim]

When im bored in school, i draw pc stuff all the time

[wng_kingsley7]

I essentially have blank paper and doing tons of sketches on how I want to plan out my build with water cooling loop, is this too much beyond nerdy or just the right amount nerdy?

Nope it's a physical visual representation of your imagination which I think is as good thing.

Not nerdy at all and I would take offence to that when it comes to me doing my custom loop. "Never doubt yourself" Robbaz King of the swedz.

[Imabigmac]

when I had some spare time one day I drew palns for a liquid cooled laptop. Problem being you had to use quick connect fittings with an external 120mm rad. 

[Trik'Stari]

I do mental doodle's. Had an idea about counter rotating computer fans (which would increase airflow btw). Go for it man, nothing like the mad scientist look for a computer. Its only too much when your trying to source tritium for lines resembling motherboard leads in an acrylic motherboard tray.....just cuz.

[Hidden Orange]

That's called being smart. At least you have a physical idea of what you're doing instead of just a mental image to work with. Since water-cooling is risky and even if you're a veteran, I still think it's best to have a plan. With a new, minimal, budget build, planning the design's not that important. Air cooling is more complicated, but it's not going to kill your system if you orientate a fan the wrong way. With water-cooling, a tube with too much tension or whatever could end up frying your system.

[Trik'Stari]

I was in no way suggesting he not plan lol.

 

Just saying that when I start designing something I sit down and look at what I have, and imagine it before I put it to paper.

 

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS, measure thrice, cut twice!

[Akolyte]

theres nothing really, such as "too nerdy" planning out watercooling is a smart thing to do.   People who think things are "too nerdy" or "too smart" are too dumb to understand.