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Originally posted by bigben2k
One idea that came up in the Cascade thread over at OCAU, is the possibility of drilling the baseplate straight through, for something like a direct die cooling approach.
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I have been thinking about this very thing for quite sometime but have failed to come up with a way to properly seal it. It would not be easy to get a decent silicone seal that wouldn't leak around the edges of the die. You really need it sealed ontop of the die itself but you will loose needed contact between the base on the die.
The closest thing I have come to an acceptable solution (IMO) is to actually mill out a spot on the base of the block to where the die fits into it and then you could use some silicone to seal it off from the sides. Would still be tough to get the seal right. All for what? a possible 2.5C gain? Thats where I am having difficulties justifiying trying it. I am not really to interested in a couple C that will not provide any measurable gains in anything.