December 13, 2009, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by smp420  | Here is my recommendations, and my two-cents: If you are wanting to cool a top-notch CPU like an i7, ditch all the ThermalTake garbage. As nice as that bay reservoir looks, I wouldn't trust it. Same goes for the fluid. Only use color/ dye fluid if you must. The best thing you can do is use color tubing and distilled water with “silver kill coils” or, for example, one or two BitsPower TRUE silver barbs. Silver kills all living microbes in your loop, and will not color or stain your expensive blocks components. If you really want some awesome flow rates, get an aftermarket top for the MCP350/ 355. It will not let you down  It is shown that the MCP355 with an aftermarket top has more head-pressure than an MCP655. LAING D5. The EK or XSPC tops are your friends! Your radiator is indeed a bit overkill for what you are cooling. However, I definitely went overkill with my loop too. I chose a 120.4/ 480 radiator + a 120.2/ 220 for mine 
A simple 120.2 would be nice. I would recommend a ThermoChill PA120.2, than you can save on the fans too! Other than that, everything looks good!
Remember, this is just my humble opinion!
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