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Unread 01-22-2004, 11:54 AM   #35
Brians256
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Welcome to our forums! I must, however, warn you a bit first.

Please take this in the light of constructive criticism. If you want to fit in with this crowd, you might want to be a bit less demanding, and spend some time asking questions about theory so that you can understand, rather than asking for a finished design to be handed to you.

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Originally Posted by spartansith
well i would put my design that is detailed up but im afraid that someone will take it
I wouldn't worry about that. Really. Do you really think your design is so much better than the designs of the people here? The odds of that are low, I have to say. Possible, but low. How long have you studied water cooling? Any classes in thermodynamics yet? Have you done any FEM studies on your design yet? Do you know what a Reynold's number is? Have you optimized for boundary layer thickness? This is not to say that you haven't. But a lot of the people designing waterblocks in these forums HAVE some or all of these. Plus, practice makes perfect. They have made many different waterblocks.

Now, on the other hand... if you share your design, you might actually benefit from the kind people who are willing to critique your design to help you improve it. We are not engineers to be commanded to perform, but there are many generous people who share their time and experience.

The best waterblock that I know of (the Cascade by Cathar) was made in an openly critiqued fashion. He shared all the details, knowing that the final product would be better and that people would benefit from what he learned while designing it.

Your choice.

P.S. I have seen very little newbie flaming in this thread, and I'm proud of y'all. Hopefully, this will be seen as constructive criticism by spartansith rather than an emotional rant, so that he can fit in well with our community.
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