Water cooling noob need help

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Motherboard and/or CPU just died (probably due to the dead weight of a Nocturnal NH-D14 hanging off of it for years) so I've decided to upgrade and do it big. Grabbing an 8320 or 8350 and a Crosshair V Formula Z AMD ROG board. 

Now, I want to do a watercooling build and don't know only but the extreme common sense basics about it. Here's my shopping list, feel free to critique and add or change items. 

CPU block http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_498_490&products_id=38326

Res/pump http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/xsd5dubayrec.html

Rad http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_667_1075&products_id=34505

Tubing http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_413_292_1153&products_id=36315

Fittings http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_614&products_id=35262

All in a 900D... I'll worry about a GPU block for my 780 at a later date. Also, I have no idea how much a pump uses for watts, should I be fine with my gold rated corsair 750w? Thanks for reading. 

 

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  • Maybe consider getting some quick disconnects.
  • If you're going to spend that much money on water-cooling, upgrade the CPU first.
  • With a 900D you can put multiple radiators in it (top, front, bottom and back I think) if you're interested in incorporating that in your loop.
  • 750W with gold efficiency should be sufficient, but I would get at least 800 W if you plan on going SLI, use multiple storage drives or lots of radiator fans (which you will probably end up using if you use more than one radiator).