Great points, Afghan Mac. I can't even imagine how you folks who don't have easy access do projects - takes patience and planning.

I think the point on screws and other items that you can get somewhere else is these are "supplementary" items carried by the specialty shops. It's a pain to stock them, and I imagine most people only order them if they are getting a larger order. But, your point is valid. I should also clarify that when I said I support the specialty shops, I'm talking about items that are specific to liquid cooling. For example, even though I can order a Swiftech Pump from Newegg, I'll get it from PPCs or another specialty retailer. If I'm ordering a motherboard, CPU, etc - it will come from Newegg, even though PPCs carries some of these products. Same with an order of screws and other odds and ends - if I can't get them locally, I usually go to McMaster Carr (but talk about shipping cost fleecing ).

(Not trying to take over jayhall's thread - just enjoying catching up on the forum with my morning coffee)