This look like it'll be a good cooling loop? critisism welcome!

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TFC Xchanger - Double Radiator 240 £57.49

XSPC DDC 10w Pro Pump/Reservoir £57.49

XSPC Full Cover Razor 4850 - Acetal £49.44

EK Supreme i7 Clear Top (Socket A,754,939,AM2,478,LGA775 & LGA1366) CPU Water Block £40.24

Swiftech MCB-120 Radbox £16.09

Feser One UV Reactive Coolant 1 Litre (Blue) £8.04 x2

Masterkleer 7/16" Tubing - 1m £2.29 x2

PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils 3/4"- UV Blue £2.29 x2

EK 1/2" Hose fitting £2.29 x8

Akasa Fan Guard - 120mm (Chrome) £1.71 x2

XSPC Tubing Clip For 1/2" Hose £0.56 x8


EDIT: No fans yet, which ones do i get? quiet preferable but not essential


Total Price:£311.24 (including postage and VAT)
might wait a month so that i can get free postage as the £10 could be the tubing and coils

look good? will it happily cool my spec (in my sig)? thanks!
 
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do i now have everyting i need? with the new barbs there is less chance of the tubes popping off and killing everything :p also neater than clasps/clips on the end, seeing as i spent so long on cable management it would seem a shame to ruin it, one more q tho, will the blue UV coils and fluid look less impressive with the Blue case LEDs? i was thinking green liquid with the blue coils but not sure.....
 
You might find it tricky getting 7/16 tubing into 1/2 compression fittings. Go with standard barbs not compression ones. They're also cheaper.

I think you're paying a lot for some basic items. The fans seem dear - Yate Loons are better and less than half the price.

XSPC do a full-cover block for a 4850 for £50
Their 750 pump/res is normally around £35 but may struggle to go through two blocks.
With the money saved on the gpu block, you could get a better pump

The radiator is perfectly adequate but a triple may not work well with a Radbox if it's going on the back of the case. Get a better double radiator like the TFC or the Thermochill. If you get the latter, it needs special barbs
 
i went for the compression barbs as it negated the need for clips, is it just simpler to get the clips? diddnt know much about fans so theye were basically random choice as i diddnt think it made that much difference, couldnt see the GPU block but will look and sounds like a better pump is a necesaty(probably wrong spelling) but shame i cant have the 2 bay res..... n e way, thanks ill update the spec again and see if it looks better!

EDIT: cant find yate loons on OCUK, any alternatives?
 
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Clips aren't that necessary. If you're using 7/16 over 1/2, it's a pretty tight fit. I only have clips on my radiator and reservoir.
 
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