Looking for parts for custom water cooling

this could be a monster build so think it out first before you build here have a look at my build and others to see what type of build you really want

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274855-29-experimental-radiator-build/page-10

I don't want to put you off, but with custom watercooling it's a very good idea to pick your parts yourself after having carefully worked out what you need.

By all means post a list of parts and ask for advice on those specific parts, but asking for a full loop to be picked for you sort of suggests you haven't done the research that will be necessary to understand, maintain and safely run your loop.

Yes there is a lot of reading and research to be done, though much of what you need is in the sticky:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky

Finally; where do you live, and how will you be obtaining your parts? Even if someone does recommend piece-by-piece system for you they'll still need to know what kind of restrictions you have in terms of vendors and budget.

By not living in the US you will have to find a place that has a supply of water cooling parts or find a place that's willing to ship to where you live. There are two places here in the US that I buy parts from and both have a huge inventory of a variety of parts.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php
http://www.frozencpu.com/

A few months ago a person living in Saudi Arabia contacted me by Pm asking for water cooling advice and he ended up buying parts from Performance-Pcs which was willing to ship to him. I don't know what the cost was but it must have been high.

1. Sounds good and if your just cooling the cpu with the 240 then it should be ok and the 360 will cool the two 680s.
2. For fans you want high static pressure fans and not case fans, static pressure fans give you added force to blow air through the radiator, I do push/pull on both my radiators.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36_1130_49_1156&products_id=34315

3. For the pump I use the Alphacool VPP655. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_201&products_id=30153

4. Distilled water or this Ultra Pure water would be good. You can add a dye to color the liquid and a silver Killcoil to reduce the microbe growth.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_381_1063&products_id=27047
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_381_1071_1073&products_id=34085
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=28871

5.For fittings Bitspower or Monsoon are good choices, I have used both and currently have Monsoon.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=59_346_1026

6. For tubing I would go with a clear tubing, that way you can add some color to the liquid and have the color you want and if you change preference all you have to do is change the liquid and add the new color. Tygon tubing is what I use and is considered the best.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_413_414&products_id=2729

7. There are several styles of resivoirs and they can be green by the liquid color and by led. There is the bay res. and the round tube style. Some of the ba res. can have the pump intergrated in with the res.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=59_318_658

8. The best cpu cooling block? http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_498_497&products_id=31818
Most people may not be wanting to spend $300 on a cpu block so to be reasonable.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_498_497&products_id=32014

A fill port and drain port are an important part of the loops as you do have to have a way to get the liquid in and out and the air as well. Getting everything inside a case can be hard to do so the bigger the case the better and the option to mount a radiator outside the case should be considered. I have the CM HAF-X full tower case and have one radiator inside and one outside on a desk shelf because I don't like a cluttered look inside the case.
Planning the loops and researching how to build the loops is essential to getting a good solid water cooling system built and there will be a learning curve with a lot of trial and error.
An important thing to remember is that when testing your loops for leaks it's best to not have the power connected to the motherboard and to use the main motherboard power connector with a jumper to start the pump and run it for leaks. Cover what you can with cloths so if there is a leak it won't get liquid all over the motherboard and other sensitive parts.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_623&products_id=33150

This makes a good fitting in the setup of a drain, a fill port can be a resivoir with a top plug that you can add liquid through or to put a fitting with a tubing attached to the resivoir.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_623&products_id=22957

If you go to that site , performance pcs.com you can look at what there is for the various fittings and then try to find them at the place you buy parts.

this is what I like to use as a fill/flush port






it is real easy to use and makes flushing a no mess solution

The first fitting is what I use as a drain, I like the shut off handle for that. The fill port you can do some different things and mainly it' how your loop is set up and where you are mounting things that may determine how you set up the fill point.
The second fitting I use if there is a place where I want to make a hole in the case and the put a fitting attached to the fill port so I can connect a length of tubing to it and the other end would go to the resivior. If you use one of this type resivoir;

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_318_998&products_id=30676

You'll see that there is a plug on the top which you can remove to add liquid and a good thing to have would be this fill bottle;

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=30729

If you have gone with the bay resivoir then you will have to decide how to arrange the fill and drain of the system;

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_318_658&products_id=33827

If you mount the radiator at the top of the case then you can put the fill port connected to the radiator and arrange it so the air can escape as your filling liquid. It can take some time to get all the air out and you will notice that even after you think it's all out as you run the loop you'll notice the liquid level change as all the remote parts of the loop release the air pockets so you may be adding liquid later.

I don't know, I guess you would have to do some research on water cooling and read through the stickies at the top of this forum section to see. When your ready to build you can always make another thread with what you want to use and we can go over it to see what you have chosen.

You mentioned in the original post that you were going to cool the two GTX 680s and I don't see anything mentioned about blocks for the cards or SLI fittings.

EK makes some really good SLI bridge fittings and will look really good when put together.

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30/c101/s873/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-Fittings-Accessories-SLI_Connectors-Page1.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16696/ex-blc-1185/EK_FC_Bridge_Dual_Serial_3-Slot_CSQ_-_SLI_Connection_-_Acetal_EK-FC_Bridge_DUAL_Serial_3-Slot_CSQ.html?tl=g30c101s873

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10970/ex-blc-757/EK_FC_Bridge_Dual_Serial_-_SLI_Connection_EK-FC_Bridge_DUAL_Serial.html?tl=g30c101s873

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10966/ex-blc-753/EK_FC_Link_GeForce_-_SLI_Connection_EK-FC_Link_GeForce.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10967/ex-blc-754/EK_FC_Link_R5970_-_SLI_Connection_EK-FC_Link_R5970.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18973/ex-blc-1421/EK_Terminal_Block_-_Dual_Parallel_-_Black_Acetal_EK-FC_Terminal_DUAL_Parallel.html?tl=g30c101s873

There are also other types of SLI connectors and depending on what you want for a look there is one to match your preference. Bitspower has some that are just a tube between the two blocks;

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=59_346_393_766