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killernoodle · 01-24-2004, 05:15 PM

Ok, I have decided that all the manufacturers of waterblocks are demanding too high a price for me to buy both a NB and GPU block, so the only other alternative to relying on air cooling is to make my own blocks... so heres the plan....

I bought a $19 1U dynatron skivved heatsink that was intended for a socket 603 application, and plan on cutting it in half and using it as the waterblocks' bases.

Now, I am on mcmaster and trying to decide on what kind of plastic to use for the tops. For my plan, it will need to be .75" thick (going to use the thickness to mount the barbs sideways), black preferably, and very cheap. Would nylon work as a waterblock top? I was looking at mcmaster part # 2882K32 as the top material because it is already 1.5" wide and .75" thick and can come in lengths less than 5'

I want black topped blocks to match the dtek whitewater I have in there now, plus I dont have to clean them as much to make them look nice again

Has anyone had experience working with nylon? Is it super soft? Can it be tapped easily? Is it machineable?

Also, what exactly is the pipe size and tube size for the standard 1/2" fitting? I'm talking the one everyone uses like on the RBX, maze 3, WW, basically everything. I know it is NPT, but I dont know what to order from Mcmaster. Has anyone ordered these fittings from mcmaster?

Thanks for the help!

Links:
Material
FrostyTech review of the heatsink I will use

01-24-2004, 05:15 PM	#1
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	GPU and NB cooling... now going for DIY Ok, I have decided that all the manufacturers of waterblocks are demanding too high a price for me to buy both a NB and GPU block, so the only other alternative to relying on air cooling is to make my own blocks... so heres the plan.... I bought a $19 1U dynatron skivved heatsink that was intended for a socket 603 application, and plan on cutting it in half and using it as the waterblocks' bases. Now, I am on mcmaster and trying to decide on what kind of plastic to use for the tops. For my plan, it will need to be .75" thick (going to use the thickness to mount the barbs sideways), black preferably, and very cheap. Would nylon work as a waterblock top? I was looking at mcmaster part # 2882K32 as the top material because it is already 1.5" wide and .75" thick and can come in lengths less than 5' I want black topped blocks to match the dtek whitewater I have in there now, plus I dont have to clean them as much to make them look nice again Has anyone had experience working with nylon? Is it super soft? Can it be tapped easily? Is it machineable? Also, what exactly is the pipe size and tube size for the standard 1/2" fitting? I'm talking the one everyone uses like on the RBX, maze 3, WW, basically everything. I know it is NPT, but I dont know what to order from Mcmaster. Has anyone ordered these fittings from mcmaster? Thanks for the help! Links: Material FrostyTech review of the heatsink I will use __________________ I have a nice computer. Last edited by killernoodle; 01-24-2004 at 10:31 PM. Reason: Title did the stupid auto-fill-in thingy...