More homemade blocks: CPU & NB - Page 3

Pritorian · 06-06-2003, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Puzzdre
Here are the finished bunch...I'm also on dial up, but I like to see the pics, I'm sure you won't bitch too much...

Sealed and tested for leaks. I'll prolly install them in next week or two

Nice work!

But how do you flame polish them? torch?

Iv´e buildt myself a block now, and i wanna get rid of the white areas

-P-

Puzzdre · 06-06-2003, 03:48 AM

@Pritorian: this is exactly the torch I used:

http://www.familydefense.com/pencil_torch.htm

The flame is thin enough, just sand the edges to the max grit you can find (600 is max I managed to find) and light the torch, use it like brush on the edges. It's not the ultimate clearness and flatness, but it works great for us hobbysts...

@g.l.: LOL, nice feeling that itchy fingers

Hope you'll find the things you need locally.
LOL, how many HP has that bike?

Keep on, m8!

@Balinju: I just love japanese cars, especially Honda's, but that things are not (yet) available in the depths of my wallet

Cheers!

Pritorian · 06-06-2003, 04:56 PM

Thanks, i´ll try that on my blocks too..
But first i´ll have too get a torch

Back too the autoprats store we go, lol....

MadDogMe · 06-07-2003, 03:45 AM

Personaly I've got a sweetspot for Mk1&2 GTi's, 1.6i's are fun enought

...

g.l.amour · 06-07-2003, 04:35 AM

heheh, da puzz fell for it, well, here is my multi multi HP bike. its a do it all monster that takes me to the most remote regions of europe, so to speak, to boldly go ...

bigben2k · 06-07-2003, 09:49 AM

OooooH! Brake disk!

JCYC5 · 06-07-2003, 10:45 AM

I managed to buy a 300X300X12mm block of acrylic thats high q for $10HKD... $1.18ish USD.

Puzzdre · 06-07-2003, 04:28 PM

Pritorian, don't forget to buy the gas too

Hehe, the brake disk is first thing that I looked at too

. It's a really nice bike, m8. Just watch out not to burn the exhaust too much riding it

MDM, I agree, they are LOTS of fun. This is the first time I got to drive something that has more than 100 HP, and weigh less than a ton

JCYC5, that's cheap! The point is that you actually managed to find the piece locally (or order or....)

Hope you'll use it well, and show us the pics

JCYC5 · 06-07-2003, 07:27 PM

Well all I need now is a block of copper...

t00lb0x · 06-07-2003, 07:28 PM

I found copper down at a hardware store. Just blocks of it, try there.

Blackeagle · 06-08-2003, 12:32 AM

Not only does it have disk brakes it also has a real suspension. Mono shock in the rear and dual spring loaded (I think) in the front end. One heck of a fine bike.

How many gears does it have? 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 ???????? Very nice indeed.

JCYC5 · 06-08-2003, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by t00lb0x
I found copper down at a hardware store. Just blocks of it, try there.

There are no good hardware store over here though...

t00lb0x · 06-08-2003, 01:47 AM

Oh what about that huge computer mall. They should/must sell copper.

JCYC5 · 06-08-2003, 02:16 AM

actually...nope...

you're a 3gm forum member right?

Puzzdre · 06-08-2003, 04:53 AM

JCYC5, see if you can find someone who works for electric power company, they use solid copper bars for transformer buses, maybe you could find used one. Another place to look for is (if there are any) machine shops there, ask for scrap pieces if they work with copper.

Cheers!

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:40 AM

Well, it took me some time to dig this thread, but finally...

Got the blocks installed, re-tubed the complete system, and here are the pic's

Here are the blocks installed on the cpu and nb in series, the water goes pump>cpu>nb>flow indic.>rad>pump

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:42 AM

Here's another view

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:43 AM

The whole rig, from the side...

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:46 AM

Got some UV blue dye from becooling months ago, now finally, got the UV cold cathode, it works really well...

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:47 AM

And a pic from the inside...

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:50 AM

One should be careful when working with UV dye, this is AFTER I washed my hands:shrug:

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 06:51 AM

And the retired one, sob, sob

Puzzdre · 08-12-2003, 07:03 AM

Still got to paint the sides and the top (this front mask of the case was beige, now it's dark blue).

The results...Hmmm....Not so satisfied with the multi V block. I've got higher overclock, but think that's mainly thx to nb block, now I'm runnin my 1700 JIUHB on 12.5x196 stabile. It won't do 200, prolly cos the mobo is rev. A3. The temps are not lower compared to the retired block, they are 41 C idle, 47 C load, and I just don't like 'em being above 40:shrug:
With the old block, I was running 12x193 stable, it wouldn't let me crank the multiplier to 12.5

Mobo is 8RDA+, RAM 2x256 Kingmax 3200, AMD tbredB 1700+

It'll have to do till I got some time to make another #Rotor style block, now with brand new lexan goodness, thx to BlackEagle

Does anybody have experience with the later revisions of the 8RDA+, do they really go higher stable? Is it worth it to change the mobo for a later rev?

Thx!

Da_BoKa · 08-12-2003, 07:39 AM

i bought an other rad and case, i alsow made an homemade plexi reservoir

so i'm working on it right now,
ppff i hope it will be ready very soon

@ g.l. i asked and they can get thicker but you have to order it, the thickest they have in stock is 5 mm

btw i my cannondale is much better

greetz

Jackal · 08-12-2003, 08:00 AM

Good job Puzzdre.

My only concern is: Isn't the cpu block very flow-limiting?
How thick is the layer of copper between the bottom of the channels and the bottom of the block?
My experiences say that for amd processors is better to have very thin layer of copper between the CPU and water.
I like your chipset block. Very nice.
What are you cooling your southbridge with? I have 8rda+ also, and my southbridge was going like 60°C measured with temperature probe and i had some problems with sound at that point.

Keep up the nice work

06-06-2003, 03:48 AM	#52
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	@Pritorian: this is exactly the torch I used: http://www.familydefense.com/pencil_torch.htm The flame is thin enough, just sand the edges to the max grit you can find (600 is max I managed to find) and light the torch, use it like brush on the edges. It's not the ultimate clearness and flatness, but it works great for us hobbysts... @g.l.: LOL, nice feeling that itchy fingers Hope you'll find the things you need locally. LOL, how many HP has that bike? Keep on, m8! @Balinju: I just love japanese cars, especially Honda's, but that things are not (yet) available in the depths of my wallet Cheers! __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

06-06-2003, 04:56 PM	#53
Pritorian Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 201	Thanks, i´ll try that on my blocks too.. But first i´ll have too get a torch Back too the autoprats store we go, lol.... __________________ Boo!

06-07-2003, 09:49 AM	#56
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	OooooH! Brake disk! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

06-07-2003, 04:28 PM	#58
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Pritorian, don't forget to buy the gas too Hehe, the brake disk is first thing that I looked at too . It's a really nice bike, m8. Just watch out not to burn the exhaust too much riding it MDM, I agree, they are LOTS of fun. This is the first time I got to drive something that has more than 100 HP, and weigh less than a ton JCYC5, that's cheap! The point is that you actually managed to find the piece locally (or order or....) Hope you'll use it well, and show us the pics __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

06-07-2003, 07:28 PM	#60
t00lb0x Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: In a box Posts: 221	I found copper down at a hardware store. Just blocks of it, try there. __________________ "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit"

06-07-2003, 03:45 AM	#54
MadDogMe Thermophile Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Just shut up ;) ... Posts: 1,068	Personaly I've got a sweetspot for Mk1&2 GTi's, 1.6i's are fun enought ...

06-07-2003, 10:45 AM	#57
JCYC5 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 102	I managed to buy a 300X300X12mm block of acrylic thats high q for $10HKD... $1.18ish USD.

06-07-2003, 07:27 PM	#59
JCYC5 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 102	Well all I need now is a block of copper...

06-08-2003, 12:32 AM	#61
Blackeagle Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: U.S.A = Michigan Posts: 1,243	Not only does it have disk brakes it also has a real suspension. Mono shock in the rear and dual spring loaded (I think) in the front end. One heck of a fine bike. How many gears does it have? 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 ???????? Very nice indeed.

06-08-2003, 01:47 AM	#63
t00lb0x Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: In a box Posts: 221	Oh what about that huge computer mall. They should/must sell copper. __________________ "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit"

06-08-2003, 02:16 AM	#64
JCYC5 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 102	actually...nope... you're a 3gm forum member right?

06-08-2003, 04:53 AM	#65
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	JCYC5, see if you can find someone who works for electric power company, they use solid copper bars for transformer buses, maybe you could find used one. Another place to look for is (if there are any) machine shops there, ask for scrap pieces if they work with copper. Cheers! __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

08-12-2003, 07:03 AM	#73
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Still got to paint the sides and the top (this front mask of the case was beige, now it's dark blue). The results...Hmmm....Not so satisfied with the multi V block. I've got higher overclock, but think that's mainly thx to nb block, now I'm runnin my 1700 JIUHB on 12.5x196 stabile. It won't do 200, prolly cos the mobo is rev. A3. The temps are not lower compared to the retired block, they are 41 C idle, 47 C load, and I just don't like 'em being above 40:shrug: With the old block, I was running 12x193 stable, it wouldn't let me crank the multiplier to 12.5 Mobo is 8RDA+, RAM 2x256 Kingmax 3200, AMD tbredB 1700+ It'll have to do till I got some time to make another #Rotor style block, now with brand new lexan goodness, thx to BlackEagle Does anybody have experience with the later revisions of the 8RDA+, do they really go higher stable? Is it worth it to change the mobo for a later rev? Thx! __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

08-12-2003, 07:39 AM	#74
Da_BoKa Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: belgium Posts: 2	i bought an other rad and case, i alsow made an homemade plexi reservoir so i'm working on it right now, ppff i hope it will be ready very soon @ g.l. i asked and they can get thicker but you have to order it, the thickest they have in stock is 5 mm btw i my cannondale is much better greetz __________________ do not fear because I is here

08-12-2003, 08:00 AM	#75
Jackal Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Slovenia Posts: 45	Good job Puzzdre. My only concern is: Isn't the cpu block very flow-limiting? How thick is the layer of copper between the bottom of the channels and the bottom of the block? My experiences say that for amd processors is better to have very thin layer of copper between the CPU and water. I like your chipset block. Very nice. What are you cooling your southbridge with? I have 8rda+ also, and my southbridge was going like 60°C measured with temperature probe and i had some problems with sound at that point. Keep up the nice work

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