Questions about pumps, quiet.

Extasis

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Hi, I'm thinking of building a quiet water cooled system in January and I have some questions on which pump i should use if i have one 360 rad, one 240 rad, 1 cpu block, 1 gpu block. I'm looking for a quiet but still a powerful pump that will keep the water flowing at a good rate. And is adding a top to the pump going to make it better and how is it going to make it better?
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laing-DDC1T-12V-Watercooling-Pump-Swiftech-MCP350-/321277525305?pt=UK_Computing_Water_Cooling&hash=item4acda1fd39

Not the best pump, but if you add an aftermarket top and mount it on a thick foam pad, it should do the job. A good friend of mine is running his on a 3570k and a GTX680 using dual 360 rads. He gets decent flow and very good temps. The one above is a great deal at £33 if you're in the UK.

Other pumps I'd recommend include the EK-DCP 4.0/Danger Den CPX-1 Pro and the Swiftech MCP series.