Building a new PC this summer, first custom loop ever. Some newbie questions...

[Salty171]

Hello everybody, looking forward to becoming a part of the community.

I'm building a new PC this summer, and unlike previous builds I've done I'm looking at going 100% high end with all my components.
In addition to this, I'm also planning my first ever custom water-loop.

My current watercooling part list looks like this:

-Hard tube starter kit (with extra tubing because I know I'll screw up)
-EK Supremacy EVO (Nickel)
-EK GPU Waterblock for 1080Ti (Acetyl+Nickel)
-EK Backplate for 1080Ti (Acetyl+Nickel)

Some of the questions I'm dealing with:

-Which Radiator? I'm leaning towards a 360mm.
-How does the pump included in the hard tubing kit run? I'm looking for something quiet if possible, would be willing to upgrade it if it'd make a difference.
-Fan suggestions for radiators/in general?
-Coolant? I'm hoping to do a purple dyed solution, but I don't know what would work best. I'm willing to use PECG or Acrylic if compatibility matters.
-Case? There are a lot of nice tempered glass cases out there now, but I was wondering if people have suggestions.

It's a lot of questions, I know. But I want to do this right haha.
Thank you very much for any help provided.



If anyone is wondering, here is my part list so far for the actual PC:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($482.47 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($239.40 @ shopRBC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($194.23 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($337.43 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($240.43 @ PC Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($993.88 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($167.98 @ Memory Express)
Total: $2655.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 15:41 EDT-0400

[Hooded]

Salty.

Looks like a great list of parts.

Rads require you determine the case you 'll be using. Check it's manual to see what rads and how many it will fit. 2x240 may be a better solution than a single 360.

The DDC 3.25 can be a little noisy I run mine off a fan controller so I can slow it down. That new motherboard should support running the PMW DDC which will run silent, controlled from your BIOS or fan controller software.

Cases are a tough choice to make there are so many out there.

[Salty171]

Thank you for your reply!

I'll switch to the PWM pump then for sure.

I also never considered dual rads. Might give me more flexibility for case options as long as there is clearance for the rad and fans in two different places.