I dont want to give too much away but there are options to place pump and a res to the front of the rad if you dont want to run fans on both sides.
As for opticals well thats a personal decision not to go with them in the case.
Three reasons for this:
1.they are slow and noisey.
2.they have the same faith as floppy drives.they will be extinct fairly soon.
3.external ones offer better placement beside your monitor or are portable.