Building a water cooling loop! Need some questions answered

Hardware Hub Build a PC
1

So I'm setting up my own Water Cooling loop for my CPU: i7-3770k. I've chosen the EK-Supremacy Full Copper 1155 CPU waterblock & the Coolgate 3x120-60 Full Copper Radiator.

Ek waterblock: http://www.techbay.no/product.html/ek-cpu-vannblokk-ek-supremacy---full-copper?category_id=111

Coolgate radiator: http://www.techbay.no/product.html/coolgate-radiator-3x120-60-cu-belagt?category_id=181

 

What I don't know is what type of fittings would you guys (or girls) reccomend that I use. I have looked online and it seems like Compression fittings are the most used & most secure. What size of tubing gives best flow and are best fr this waterblock and radiator.

I also haven't decided on what reservoir and pump to use. I have a Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower case with plenty of space. I would desire a good pump here. and what Coolant do you reccomend.

 

2

For coolant there Mayham Aurora stuff looks really amazing in a loop. As for the pump I keep hearing that the Swiftech MCP655 is one of the best, the only issue it has is it's 1/2" and not 3/8" like just about everything else. Not for the res, I really love the FrozenQ Liquid Fusion ones. All they look really nice, and fixs just about any build. Also the FrozenQ company offers custom reses.

3

I'm still online!

4

LIES, the site says you are offline! Look into that stuff.