Watercooling, What parts should I buy?

Glixion

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Hey everyone,
My PC temps- GPU and CPU are running not-too-high-but-high-enough. I'm using some cheap 120mm fans and since my rig is upstairs (hottest part of my house) where it feels around 80+ degrees Fahrenheit all the time, I thought about watercooling to keep my computer cool but am at a loss for what parts are worth buying by what company and if they are even the right parts I need. I'm new to the whole watercooling method so any help is greatly appreciated. I'm a hardcore gamer, video streamer, and I may also end up Overclocking my system in the future.
With all that being said, here is a list of my current build:
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz Black Edition (CPU)
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (MOBO)
CORSAIR AX860 860W (PSU)
EVGA ACX SuperClocked GeForce GTX 770 2GB P/N: 02G-P4-2774-KR(GPU)
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (RAM)
(3) Cooler Master SickleFlow - 120 mm (Fans)
Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Chassis)
(2) Seagate SV35 Series 1TB (Internal Hard Drives)
Can someone please direct me to parts. Tell me what temperatures I should expect from watercooling @ max loads compared to my cheap fans and direct me to a case as well? (When I built my rig - August or September of 2013, I went cheap on the case and fans and it is hurting me big time). How much should I expect to spend on watercooling? (Budget at the moment is around $300-$450 to watercool). I may end up buying another GTX 770 GPU and SLIing them, so keep that in mind.
Any and all help is again, greatly appreciated. I'll be checking this thread from now until I decide on whether I should watercool and which parts to buy.
 

Glixion

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From other threads, I've gathered that ekwb, swiftech, and xs-pc are good watercooling makers. Any suggestions or recommendations for parts from those companies or a different company? I want the best cool-for-my-$$$ performance as possible of course. What coolant should I use for watercooling? Distilled water?, should I use it? Do you refrigerate the distilled water before putting it into the reservoir? (May sound stupid to some, but I have to ask). How long will it stay non-conductive?