I made a CPU voltage regulator block :)
 

Making a voltage regulator block was something I have wanted to do for a long time now. All it took was a day or two of half-assed planning and 1/2 a day of real building. And it has worked out awesome :D


Lots of pictures and details can be found here in this web page I made:
http://www3.telus.net/foofoo/VR_block


A sample picture:
http://www3.telus.net/foofoo/VR_block/VR_block_12.jpg


Comments please :)

I too noticed the heat of these on my NF7-S and tried a heatsink (modified P3 slot) without much improvement. I then made a waterblock that has solved the heat of the fets and associated components in the area. It seems whatever you do someone has always beaten you to it. I water cooled mine a while ago and I'm sure I'm not the first to do it either. In a fanless system I was getting around 80°C naked, 68°C with sink, and 33°C with waterblock. For retention I also used epoxy, (artic sliver), but mixed with AS3 so it remains a little rubbery. This should allow me to be able to remove it later without ripping components from the PCB.......in theory at least, (I mounted the heatsink the same way and that came off with some gentle prying)

http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk/project...erfets_wb1.jpg

Well i have to make my contribution to :)

Creation by BladeRunner
http://skee.hem.netlink.se/mos1.jpghttp://skee.hem.netlink.se/mos2.jpg

Its cooling my DPS2 from Gigabyte.

Hope you get the Idea when you see theese two pictures.

FOO FOO Copper Pipes :D thats a weird idea hehe.

Blade are you moving cause i havent seen mutch of you lately, cinda miss ya companionship.

I am thinking of making the same for my Epox 8rda+, but I noticed by touch that the coils and capacitors become hot too, and are impossible to cool with a block. Are this really useful to cool, or only the mosfet heat is critical?

I beleive the coils and capacitors are simply getting hot from the MOSFETs. and even if they aren't, if they produce any considerable amount of heat, the block should help sink it since its right next to it. I'm planning on making one for mine too, the backside of my board has browned a bit and I'm only running 1.85v.

I have a different challenge though- I have to make my block without using power tools. Or soldering. Actually, I'd probably be able to work out soldering if I really wanted too, and I could work something out with a dremel too, but the dremel would blow my budget for the month...

Hell, even the getting to a hardware store part is tricky.

I think I'll use soft, bendable copper, use a hammer to try and flatten out one side, lap that a little, and then try to bend the ends up without kinking and without blocking the power cord. And then once its attached with AS3/Superglue I'll have to use some magic to keep the tubing from twisting the pipe off.

:D

you guys think you'r sleek.... ha?

:D

I made a lan-chip block.... for my gigbit lan card...
MHAHAHAHAHA

Pictures?

ooops.... how crule of me.... :p


Sorry!!!!


http://3rotor.homelinux.com/SCM-BB/c...b_dscn5904.jpg

what??? you didn't water cool every chip and the voltage regulator on the card...(j/k)

I take it that was the only chip on teh card that was hot...

NAAHHHH, that's cheating. It's not a custom work, just a spare chipset or gpu block :D

Sorry Rotor but you're not even in the extreme ball park :p.........

http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk/picture...tercooling.jpg

I'd like to point out, no waterblocks were harmed in the cooling of this hamster

LMFAO :D
funny thread. thinkin of making a mouse bblock so my paw wont get sweaty when playing :D