First watercooling build advice

jlgilstrap

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Hello everyone. This is my first post on Tom's hardware but have been lurking for a while now.
I need a second set of eyes to double check my parts list.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/srQDRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/srQDRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold

Back Radiator Fan in push configuration:
Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 62.7 CFM 120mm Fan

Top exaust case fan:
Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan

Front radiator fans for GTS 280 in push configuration:
Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($16.00)
Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($16.00)

EK-FC970 GTX Strix - Nickel
EK-Supremacy MX CPU Waterblock - Plexi
EK-FC970 GTX Strix Backplate - Black ($35.00)
XSPC D5 Photon 170 Reservoir/Pump Combo

Front radiator:
Black Ice Nemesis 280GTS® Ultra Stealth

Rear radiator
Black Ice Nemesis 120GTS® Ultra Stealth U-Flow Low Profile Radiator

Other: EK-FC970 GTX Strix - Nickel ($125.00)
Other: Petg 1/2" OD x 3/8" ID, McMaster.com #9245K21
Other: PrimoChill Rigid Revolver Compression Fitting 3/8in. ID x 1/2in. OD – Diamond Knurled Grip – 10 Pack ($65.00)
Other: PrimoChill G 1/4 Nickel Plated Brass Knurled Plug – No Slit ($6.00)
Other: PrimoChill Rigid Revolver Coupler G 1/4 Fitting – 3/8in. ID x 1/2in. OD – Straight Knurled ($11.00)
Other: PrimoChill Rigid Revolver Coupler G 1/4 Fitting – 3/8in. ID x 1/2in. OD – Straight Knurled ($11.00)
Other: Koolance QD3 Female Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Panel Barb for ID 10mm (3/8in) ($13.00)
Other: Koolance QD3 Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling Male, Panel, Female Threaded G 1/4 BSPP ($11.00)
Total: $1743

My concerns with this build is whether the 280 and 120 black ice radiators will be enough to quietly cool my cpu and gpu with the lower rpm Corsair fans on the list.

I'm aiming for a 10 degree delta but can live with 15-20.

Also I understand that the standard thread for components is g1/4, but do manufacturers have different thread lengths? If so are there some manufacturers fittings that play well together?
 
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General rule of thumb I picked up learning the ropes in order to build my first watercooled pc, one radiator fan per component at stock, or two if you overclock something. You have an unlocked processor and a gpu waterblock, so if you are overclocking both, you will need more surface area, but at stock you will be fine. Think about how you wanna play it.
In terms of your build, go with a single 250 gig SSD. Those SSDs are not the best. If you want to run raid with your SSDs, run 2 850 evo 120 gig drives. Much better in quality.

In terms of water cooling, a single 280 should be enough. With a 120 and 280, you will be fine. All fittings should work well with each other.
 
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General rule of thumb I picked up learning the ropes in order to build my first watercooled pc, one radiator fan per component at stock, or two if you overclock something. You have an unlocked processor and a gpu waterblock, so if you are overclocking both, you will need more surface area, but at stock you will be fine. Think about how you wanna play it.
 
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