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The Overclocker · 10-31-2002, 02:03 PM

although you will probably end up with a good performing waterblock, i dont know why you are trying to fit your design around those heatsinks.

there are a few problems with them, the main one being that they are made out of aluminum so they will not perform as well. i will suggest a better and easier idea:

make similar heastinks out of copper, they seam quite easy to make with a lathe or even attaching copper to a drill and spinning it while making the groves with a file, infact i may try somehting like that...

this idea also makes it easier to attach it to a base and sides because it can be soldered easier, you can also use an end cap to encapsulate it.

10-31-2002, 02:03 PM	#33
The Overclocker Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 15	although you will probably end up with a good performing waterblock, i dont know why you are trying to fit your design around those heatsinks. there are a few problems with them, the main one being that they are made out of aluminum so they will not perform as well. i will suggest a better and easier idea: make similar heastinks out of copper, they seam quite easy to make with a lathe or even attaching copper to a drill and spinning it while making the groves with a file, infact i may try somehting like that... this idea also makes it easier to attach it to a base and sides because it can be soldered easier, you can also use an end cap to encapsulate it.