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Overconfidence · 08-10-2005, 04:47 PM

Alright, I'm designing a waterblock that'll be similar to the whitewater design. This will be done on a lathe, using milling attachments.

Here's the design, done within the first few hours of touching Autocad. It's not that great, and the dimensions are all off, but it's a start. I recently checked my motherboard mounting holes (socket A), I was also wondering whether anyone could doublecheck my mesurements: 2.6 inches between further mounting holes, and 1.4 inches between closer mounting holes. I did them with accurate calipers, but it can't hurt to double-check. The screw size I got was 0.159 inches. Anyway, here's my quick design (One of the O-rings isn't done right, but I can't figure out how to fix it).

The bottom chunk of that is .4 inches thick, with .1 inches of that being solid between the core and waterblock, and .3 inches being the channels. Does anyone know what ratio I should have between these two?

The middle chunk (which is only to contain the flow) is .1 inches thick, though I could cut that down to something smaller, as long as it can fit o-rings on each side. The top chunk is .3 inches, but will only be as big as needed to fit barbs/other connections. I have a thread going at xtremesystems , but heard you guys may be able to help me out further in the waterblock department.

Any recommendations on my design are welcomed!

08-10-2005, 04:47 PM	#1
Overconfidence Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 12	Designing a waterblock Alright, I'm designing a waterblock that'll be similar to the whitewater design. This will be done on a lathe, using milling attachments. Here's the design, done within the first few hours of touching Autocad. It's not that great, and the dimensions are all off, but it's a start. I recently checked my motherboard mounting holes (socket A), I was also wondering whether anyone could doublecheck my mesurements: 2.6 inches between further mounting holes, and 1.4 inches between closer mounting holes. I did them with accurate calipers, but it can't hurt to double-check. The screw size I got was 0.159 inches. Anyway, here's my quick design (One of the O-rings isn't done right, but I can't figure out how to fix it). The bottom chunk of that is .4 inches thick, with .1 inches of that being solid between the core and waterblock, and .3 inches being the channels. Does anyone know what ratio I should have between these two? The middle chunk (which is only to contain the flow) is .1 inches thick, though I could cut that down to something smaller, as long as it can fit o-rings on each side. The top chunk is .3 inches, but will only be as big as needed to fit barbs/other connections. I have a thread going at xtremesystems , but heard you guys may be able to help me out further in the waterblock department. Any recommendations on my design are welcomed!