1st time watercooling. Need some help

[Steve]

I am looking to watercool my new phenom II x6 & ATI 4890 rig and have picked out the parts & saved the basket https://www.aquatuning.co.uk/shopping_cart.php/bkey/817af8942d813ed1b29299570462e9f7

Is there anything that I have missed, or any better parts I could use or anything that I dont need. I was going to mod my case (Lian Li A77) and put the tripple rad in the top & the single rad at the rear exhaust with the loop set up as triple rad - resevoir - pump - cpu - single rad - gpu - triple rad.

I am going to use distilled water rather than a pre-mixed solution. Is there any additive that I need if I am going to use distilled water & if so which one or will a pre-mixed solution be a better option?

Thank in advance for any help you can provide.

[Nitrix]

Hey and welcome!

i had a quick play with your basket:

https://www.aquatuning.co.uk/shopping_c ... 545d404bad

only other thing to be aware of is how you use the compression fittings as they may not fit dependant on the setup you use them in. Baarbs maybe the better option.

[Steve]

Thanks for the help. I noticed you changed the pump to the Laing DDC. Is this pump much better than the Aquastream XT? The main reason I was going for the Aquastream XT is that most reviews I have read say that it is a good pump and is extremely quiet. As reducing noise is one of my main goals for the build is the Laing DDC pump also very quiet? I find the Noctua NF-P12-1300 fans noisy at full speed but are ok at medium speed (currently have 2 installed) if that gives an idea of my noise tollerance.

[Nitrix]

if your aiming for silennce i would go for This