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Originally posted by CheeseBall
Questions: How big do people make their block if they want to just screw it down to the mobo? 4x4x.625? (I am using 1/2 tubing). Would this size be too heavy?
Thanks,
Dixie Minn, (lol)
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Look at the socket of the mobo. There is a hump on it that you have to work around and I do not know of any mobos that will hold a 4"x4" block. Which is extreamly overkill. You are trying to cool an area that is about 3/8" square (amd anyway). The reason I stick with the standard 2"x3" (thickness is variable, but the base doesn't need to be over 1/8") is because of the mobo mounting holes and distance apart the barbs need. But I design the block to try and cool the area of the core. Which is a very small area. If I could fit 3 barbs in a 2x2 area and still have enough room for thick walled hosing I would only use that much and just make the top or base span out to meet the mounting holes.