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1. yes you can use the laing ddc 3.25 18 watt version. the top read below.....
2.i would say the xspc + top for the ddc 3.25 if you get the ddc so i am recommending this top/reservoir
3.yes if you make any rotaries in tubing. This will decrease the percentage of getting kinks
4.yes the fan will have less dead spots
5.every tube of tygon kinks/ every tube kinks just get some rotaries / anti kink coils to get lesser percentage of kinks . Just use the one you have or the r3603/ the silver tubing of tygon it is antimicrobial
6.on any gpu card you need to remove the original heatsink does not matter what but if you cool gpu only you need to think of cooling mosfets etc on gpu card too so if you dont want a hard time i suppose for you to buy a fullcover card.
Originally Posted by Freyth Hi fellow experienced liquid coolers, I'm thus beginning my journey into watercooling and would dearly hope that the more experienced bunch could point me in the right direction considering my needs/wants. So I'm going to be overclocking an i7-920 for my new rig and came up with a loop for it. Please give me any suggestions and advice as I'm sure I know next to nothing when compared to you guys. I plan on cooling my CPU as well as my GPU which is going to be a 5870/5970/285/295 depending on several factors which I'm not gonna bore you with. But, I'm not sure if I should be using liquid to cool my NB and MOSFETs - any suggestions regarding this? (I'll be using the eVGA Classified E761 if that matters at all) Radiators: XSPC RX360 (CPU) Feser X-Changer 240mm Xtreme Performance Radiator (GPU) CPU Water block: Watercool HK 3.0 Tubing: Tygon R3400 3/8in. ID 5/8in. OD Laboratory Fans: Scythe Slip Stream 1900 RPM Coolant: pure distilled water, no dyes Miscellaneous: Silver KillCoils by iandh/ Petra'sTech PT_Nuke -PHN Concentrated Biocide I know I've left out the pump, gpu block and the type of fittings (barbs w/ clamps or compression). I do have some questions regarding these two as well as other aspects. 1. Can I use the Laing DDC 3.25 -12V 18 Watt Version with an aftermarket top like the XSPC acetal top AND an additional reservoir? Or would it be more beneficial if I used an MCP655 with a reservoir? 2. What sort of reservoirs should I use? (Bay res, inline...) Some have even told me that a T-line/ fill port is better, could anyone explain this or recommend what I should do in this aspect? 3. Is it advisable to use rotaries? Like these: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/coandro.html 4. Is it significantly beneficial to use a fan shroud as opposed to not? 5. Which tubing size (ID and OD) is advisable for not seeing any kinking? Is the one I chose decent? 6. Regarding the GPU block, I'm going to be cooling ONLY the GPU, not the entire card but as I understand it I need to obtain a reference card design - do I purchase any brand and remove the cooler? I know, that's a lot of questions 
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2.i would say the xspc + top for the ddc 3.25 if you get the ddc so i am recommending this top/reservoir
3.yes if you make any rotaries in tubing. This will decrease the percentage of getting kinks
4.yes the fan will have less dead spots
5.every tube of tygon kinks/ every tube kinks just get some rotaries / anti kink coils to get lesser percentage of kinks . Just use the one you have or the r3603/ the silver tubing of tygon it is antimicrobial
6.on any gpu card you need to remove the original heatsink does not matter what but if you cool gpu only you need to think of cooling mosfets etc on gpu card too so if you dont want a hard time i suppose for you to buy a fullcover card.
