Type of fittings. First timer.

Ludamister

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Looking to watercool that right there. Going to go for the Azza Genesis 9000 because of the 480mm radiator support on the top. I'm also considering the HAF Stacker from Cooler Master.

First time water cooling and I've dug about as much info as I can on everything (or so I feel) but I'm still a bit confused about the fittings and such.

My overall goal is water cool everything, have a fill port and somewhere where I can drain the system (perhaps a quick disconnect out out of the back) and still have some room for a additional cooling if need be. I do plan to overclock hard on the CPU and GPUs.

So asides from buying the blocks, the radiators and the fans, which type of fittings should I buy? What should I consider? etc.

Thanks in advance!
 

Nuclear101

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I will recommend the HAF Stacker or Corsair 900D instead. The Azza case is too big and doesn't cool as good as it looks.

Water blocks: EKWB
Radiators: XSPC AX Series
Fans: Corsair SP 120 High Performance Edition
Tubing: Any
Coolant: Distilled Water + Kill Coil. Other coolants preform WORSE and may clog up the pump and blocks.
Fittings: I recommend Compression as they never leak if installed properly, but barbed fittings work.
Pump: Laing D5, I recommend the EKWB version with an acrylic top for the best performance.
 

Ludamister

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Where exactly did you get that the Azza case doesn't cool properly? I've heard and seen nothing but good things about it. I looked at the stacker and I know it's definitely got more possible utility seeing you can use the top case as a dedicated rad box and fit 2x360mm rads in there but I just couldn't get past the look of it.

As far as the radiator goes, I'm looking into the XSPC RX 480 and the fans are also SP Performances from Corsair. I'm still not sure on what to get for the reservoir or pump myself. I thought perhaps one of those bay reservoirs with built in pump housing would be nice.