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Originally posted by Miss_Man
Bigben, from your topic, I thought you were talking about dual CPUs cooling.
You'll definitely need to use a custom cold plate for 2 x 50mm pelts side by side. The easiest way without drilling through the pelts ( ) is to use the maze2.2 way of 4 bolts screwed into cold plate. In addition, you can use a central hold down to aid mounting. In fact, if you really plan on doing it, I would suggest going for a custom-made block as well.
Alternatively, if there is enough space beyond the side socket raised step, you could house the second pelt in this area like what the Cyclone 5 is doing. You just need to make allowance in your cold plate for the raised step, or just file down the raised step like I did on my motherboard. This way, you can slot the 4 bolts through the block.
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Yeah, I really meant two blocks for one CPU!
Yes, I'll need a custom cold plate, unless I change my mind (again!) and use only one. I really want to use that spiral block though, so I'll wait and see what it is that's coming up in three weeks at Dtek. (I'm in no rush)
No, I don't like the maze 2-2, simply because I don't believe that the 4 screw design (even that of the cyclone 5, by silverprop) will provide enough clamping pressure for the 2 pelts. I could always mod a 2-2, but it could be easier/simpler/cheaper to use two spiral blocks on a custom cold plate, and bolt each block with 4 screws. I don't know yet.
Since I can't drill through a pelt, I'm considering sticking the thing in an oven, prying it apart, and reconnecting the elements so that I can drill through it. (ambitious, I know, but what good are ovens for otherwise, if not for building a PC?!?)
It'd probably be simpler to just drill through, and reconnecting later...
I also have to keep in mind that the block design should probably be different if used to cool a pelt, instead of a CPU (because of the different heat dispersion area), so a Maze 1-C might actually be better than a spiral.
So far, I'm thinking that 2 40mm pelts, with 2 spiral blocks, and a 50 by 100 cold plate, with 6 bolts driven into the whole thing from the bottom would be the easiest.
Of course I still don't know if it would fit on an Asus A7V333. (Anyone?)