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TerraMex · 07-26-2003, 04:01 AM

>Could a heatsink be made to fit over both the GPU and RAM? It'd
>have to accomodate the two different levels...

I think 3, if you are considering a standard heatsink. I think you forgot the SMD's. There are several between the memory and the GPU , and between the memory chips. If you check Bladerunner's blocks, you will see several grooves that he had to make to avoid hitting those same components. So you'd need a layer for the GPU, a layer for the memory and a layer which will include the "holes" to avoid the SMD's.

OR , you can take a large copper plate , with a thick base, and mill out all the unnecessary copper leaving only extrudes directly over the contact points (GPU and Memory) but with sufficient height between to miss all the SMD's.

07-26-2003, 04:01 AM	#7
TerraMex Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal, Europe Posts: 870	my 0.02 cents >Could a heatsink be made to fit over both the GPU and RAM? It'd >have to accomodate the two different levels... I think 3, if you are considering a standard heatsink. I think you forgot the SMD's. There are several between the memory and the GPU , and between the memory chips. If you check Bladerunner's blocks, you will see several grooves that he had to make to avoid hitting those same components. So you'd need a layer for the GPU, a layer for the memory and a layer which will include the "holes" to avoid the SMD's. OR , you can take a large copper plate , with a thick base, and mill out all the unnecessary copper leaving only extrudes directly over the contact points (GPU and Memory) but with sufficient height between to miss all the SMD's. __________________ "we need more cowbell."