Anodizing

Jolinator · 08-08-2001, 06:21 PM

Does anodizing like the overclockers hideout and the new swiftys block stop corozion or does it just slow it down?

GuyBFF · 08-09-2001, 12:11 AM

Anodization is a form of corrosion, but will create a barrier against further corrosion. Although it seems in theory it should be enough, it's never completely perfect and you should take all precautions in a mixed metal system that you normally would.

One note though is that anodization is also a thermal barrier, and although I would prefer an anodized block if I was mixed metal, at least remove the anodization from the base of the aluminum units by lapping them flat.

Jolinator · 08-09-2001, 02:13 AM

Yeh but i was thinking of the swiftec block the new one which has a cu base and shit because it is soo nice for peltz and i was also thinking of the overclockers hideout cpu block to whac on my chipset as im making a all blue setup

Jolinator · 08-09-2001, 02:13 AM

Yeh but i was thinking of the swiftec block the new one which has a cu base and shit because it is soo nice for peltz and i was also thinking of the overclockers hideout cpu block to whac on my chipset as im making a all blue setup

Jolinator · 08-09-2001, 02:14 AM

Yeh but i was thinking of the swiftec block the new one which has a cu base and shit because it is soo nice for peltz and i was also thinking of the overclockers hideout cpu block to whac on my chipset as im making a all blue setup

i was still thinking of using something like water wetter so would anodising and coolant stop the shit corroding?

Jolinator · 08-09-2001, 02:17 AM

sorry bout the multiple posts im on a POS macintrash @ school

Spinoza · 08-09-2001, 07:24 AM

Another plus of the swiftech blocks is that a good percentage of the block is Aluminum, this makes the blocks much lighter then all copper blocks. Great for dual setups where weight is a major concern. Surefoot has a recent topic on this.

redleader · 08-11-2001, 05:47 PM

Get a Maze2.2. Swiftek blocks aren't the best and the Maze pelter clamp is awesome.

GuyBFF · 08-11-2001, 06:17 PM

I second redleader on the maze 2, get the "upgrade" version, same price, just need to specify in comments.

08-08-2001, 06:21 PM	#1
Jolinator Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 23	Anodizing Does anodizing like the overclockers hideout and the new swiftys block stop corozion or does it just slow it down?

08-09-2001, 12:11 AM	#2
GuyBFF Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA Posts: 242	Anodization is a form of corrosion, but will create a barrier against further corrosion. Although it seems in theory it should be enough, it's never completely perfect and you should take all precautions in a mixed metal system that you normally would. One note though is that anodization is also a thermal barrier, and although I would prefer an anodized block if I was mixed metal, at least remove the anodization from the base of the aluminum units by lapping them flat. __________________ A7V8X Danger Den Maze II Danner Mag Drive 350 Heater Core Style Rad Thunderbird 1400 (Soon Barton) 512mb PC2700 CL2 Promise SX4000 Raid 5 w/256mb PC133 Cache 4x40gb Western Digital 7200hdd Plus More...

08-09-2001, 07:24 AM	#7
Spinoza Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 42	Another plus of the swiftech blocks is that a good percentage of the block is Aluminum, this makes the blocks much lighter then all copper blocks. Great for dual setups where weight is a major concern. Surefoot has a recent topic on this. __________________ Thunder K7 Athlon 1800's Danger Den/Ehiem to cool jig of RAM http://www.cs.oswego.edu/~vito/complete.jpg

08-11-2001, 06:17 PM	#9
GuyBFF Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA Posts: 242	I second redleader on the maze 2, get the "upgrade" version, same price, just need to specify in comments. __________________ A7V8X Danger Den Maze II Danner Mag Drive 350 Heater Core Style Rad Thunderbird 1400 (Soon Barton) 512mb PC2700 CL2 Promise SX4000 Raid 5 w/256mb PC133 Cache 4x40gb Western Digital 7200hdd Plus More...

08-09-2001, 02:13 AM	#3
Jolinator Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 23	Yeh but i was thinking of the swiftec block the new one which has a cu base and shit because it is soo nice for peltz and i was also thinking of the overclockers hideout cpu block to whac on my chipset as im making a all blue setup

08-09-2001, 02:14 AM	#5
Jolinator Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 23	Yeh but i was thinking of the swiftec block the new one which has a cu base and shit because it is soo nice for peltz and i was also thinking of the overclockers hideout cpu block to whac on my chipset as im making a all blue setup i was still thinking of using something like water wetter so would anodising and coolant stop the shit corroding?

08-09-2001, 02:17 AM	#6
Jolinator Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 23	sorry bout the multiple posts im on a POS macintrash @ school

08-11-2001, 05:47 PM	#8
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Get a Maze2.2. Swiftek blocks aren't the best and the Maze pelter clamp is awesome.

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