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Why a P6TD for $290?
He could get a P6T SE for $205 It's a solid reliable board that performs well, has the features he needs, and if his chip can overclock to 4Ghz the board will take it there without a problem. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131386
And if he's going...
Yeah I would stick with the metal fittings too
you might like these
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_614&products_id=26555
Specifications:
* Material : Hi Quality Brass with Matte Black coating
* Thread : G1/4"
* Tubing Size ...
I think he meant to link to these
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/default.php?cPath=28_48
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/default.php?cPath=28_41
They work fine. You can't compare a custom kit to a pre-fab. A custom kit can give you the best parts from all the best manufactures...
Then do not get the micro res I pointed to it's a v1 and will not accept g1/4 fittings. Look for the v2 of that res. It's $20-$25 most places
And compression fittings are about $10 each, and you will need 10 ($100)
Unless you get something like these that are made of polycarbonate for $3.95...
Try some of these then
Danger Den DD-CPX Pro $49.99 http://www.ultimatepccooling.com/dadenddpro12.html option for barbs
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Hi-Flo Reservoir $9.99 http://www.ultimatepccooling.com/swmchire.html includes barbs
Swiftech MCR120-QP $30.95...
Too new, you need to give it a few months. EK will probably be the first. They just released one for the Asus p7p55d. So look to them in a month or two.
38mm fans and quite don't appear in the same sentence too often.
Scythe gentle typhoons are quite and work good on a radiator.
Yate loon d12sm-12 and d12sl-12 are quiet and work well too.
What radiator are you using?
Same basic rules apply to gpu cooling as cpu cooling.
as for a,b, and c
Full coverage gpu blocks work great and look great, but they to come with a large price tag and will only work on the model of card you purchased it for, with means that if you upgrade your card then you need to buy...
Petras has a good kit, at most you will just need to buy a mounting kit for the cpu block
or get an evga p55 with 775 mounting holes
http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecoba.html
Kit Contents:
(1) XSPC Delta V3 CPU Waterblock (Intel Socket 478/775/771/1366/603/604 and
AMD Socket...
1. Pump (DangerDen CPX-Pro 12V inline pump)
good pump but does not mate to reservior
try this http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/reservoirs-and-acc/res-pump-combo/ek-reservoir-combo-dcp-4-0.html
it's the same pump with integrated reservoir
2. Radiator (XSPC RX360)
if you plan to add 1 gpu to...