Liquid Cooling Noob

[iineviidable]

I'm very new to liquid cooling, I know almost nothing about it.

What I'm looking for is a kit ,or individual parts if you list them, that would support my processor and a 780ti. And I'm slightly scared of buying a water block for my gpu because it isn't reference, its an AMP! editing card from ZOTAC. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500321)
Any help is much appreciated.

Also not 100% sure if this would be the right thread.

 

[C12Friedman]

While most water cooling questions are posted in the overclocking section of the forum, this works. I will refer you to this sticky for some good info IMO http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky
For my loops I prefer to start with a kit, something like the XSPC Raystorm AX360 Extreme Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit w/ D5 Variant Pump or the EK L360 Complete Triple 120mm using the EKWB kit, you could stay all EK for your loop by adding the EK GeForce 780 GTX Ti VGA Liquid Cooling Block your graphics card is listed in the compatibility guide
Any questions or... just ask

I base my loops on kits since I haven't been able to source parts cheaper than in a kit

 

[iineviidable]

While most water cooling questions are posted in the overclocking section of the forum, this works. I will refer you to this sticky for some good info IMO http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky
For my loops I prefer to start with a kit, something like the XSPC Raystorm AX360 Extreme Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit w/ D5 Variant Pump or the EK L360 Complete Triple 120mm using the EKWB kit, you could stay all EK for your loop by adding the EK GeForce 780 GTX Ti VGA Liquid Cooling Block your graphics card is listed in the compatibility guide
Any questions or... just ask

I base my loops on kits since I haven't been able to source parts cheaper than in a kit

My only issue with that is the radiator is bigger than my case supports, i would need 2 wide.

Thanks for the response by the way.

 

[C12Friedman]

There are also 240 versions of those kits, here http://www.frozencpu.com/products/20837/ex-wat-261/XSPC_Raystorm_AX240_Extreme_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_D5_Variant_Pump_Included_and_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310 and here http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18964/ex-wat-249/EK_L240_Complete_Dual_120mm_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_EK-KIT_L240.html?tl=g30c321s1367 I chose the 360's simply to give extra cooling headroom

edit: There is also the option of external mounting of a 360 rad (which has advantages)

 

[Deuce65]

Well you don't list your CPU so I can't help you with that. For the video card, it isn't a reference PCB but everything is in the right place, Any of EK's GPU blocks for reference 780ti *should* fit.

 

[iineviidable]

There are also 240 versions of those kits, here http://www.frozencpu.com/products/20837/ex-wat-261/XSPC_Raystorm_AX240_Extreme_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_D5_Variant_Pump_Included_and_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310 and here http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18964/ex-wat-249/EK_L240_Complete_Dual_120mm_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_EK-KIT_L240.html?tl=g30c321s1367 I chose the 360's simply to give extra cooling headroom

edit: There is also the option of external mounting of a 360 rad (which has advantages)

Ok so last question for now. If I buy http://tinyurl.com/mfqfyfu and http://tinyurl.com/n2zwhn9 would they come with everything I need? And would distilled water be as good as coolant or should i just spend a bit more on the coolant?

 

[C12Friedman]

Ok so last question for now. If I buy http://tinyurl.com/mfqfyfu and http://tinyurl.com/n2zwhn9 would they come with everything I need? And would distilled water be as good as coolant or should i just spend a bit more on the coolant?

Most of us (that I'm aware of) use distilled water which is the best coolant. The addition of "Dead Water" or a silver "Kill Coil" can prevent the growth of unwanted organisms to keep your loop clean.
Add two barbs (1/2" ID) or two compression fittings 7/16 ID 5/8 OD (for the graphics block) and distilled water to what you have selected there and you should be 'golden'
notes:
You will also need a T6 driver (not a common size, somewhat hard to find) for mounting your graphics water block
For color in your loop (if wanted) most recommend simply using colored tubing

 

[iineviidable]

Ok so last question for now. If I buy http://tinyurl.com/mfqfyfu and http://tinyurl.com/n2zwhn9 would they come with everything I need? And would distilled water be as good as coolant or should i just spend a bit more on the coolant?

Most of us (that I'm aware of) use distilled water which is the best coolant. The addition of "Dead Water" or a silver "Kill Coil" can prevent the growth of unwanted organisms to keep your loop clean.
Add two barbs (1/2" ID) or two compression fittings 7/16 ID 5/8 OD (for the graphics block) and distilled water to what you have selected there and you should be 'golden'
notes:
You will also need a T6 driver (not a common size, somewhat hard to find) for mounting your graphics water block
For color in your loop (if wanted) most recommend simply using colored tubing

Just ordered the supplies, thanks so much for your help.