Have some questions about pelt water cooling

[NinjaGnome]

i want to build a computer with a pelt water cooling system in it.
here are my questions.
1. will i need an extra psu for it (170 watt pelt)?
2.is a 170 watt pelt overkill on an oced athlon xp?
3. I heard you need to insulate to prevent condensation and stuff, what do i need to insulate and with what?
I think that there would have to be a beginners guide somewhere to show me this.
and my final question
Is it really worth the trouble to pelt water cool?

 

[jcmkk]

You usually can't gain that much more of an overclock by pelt cooling compared to normal water cooling. Anyways, I think that it would be best for you to start with just plain watercooling than jumping right into peltier systems. If you want to do some major overclocking, you could always buy an intel system with one of those new Northwoods and you wouldn't even need watercooling. I think I'll stick with AMD though.

 

[NinjaGnome]

i have my motherboard and ram for the system (MSI k7t 266 por 2 RU and 512mb samsung pc 2700 ram)
so i think ill stick with buying a 1700 athlon xp and overclocking it. well if you recommend just water cooling then i have a question. whats the cold plate do on the maze 2-1?

 

[jcmkk]

I don't know much about maze water blocks, but you might wanna check out some cooling products from this place here. It has been getting some major attention from the hardcore watercooling guys. The spiral shape is supposed to be the best to dissipate heat. I'm not the best guy to give you advice on watercooling stuff because I'm not really into it myself. I have read a lot about peltier systems though, and they are very technical and risky.