6800GT waterblock (56K warning)

dima y · 06-18-2005, 10:47 PM

umm yea that about it here:

jaydee · 06-18-2005, 11:14 PM

Excellent job! What kind of equipment did you use to make it? Look like you used tiny endmills for all of it?

dima y · 06-18-2005, 11:17 PM

1/2" flat, 1/4" flat, 1/2"Ball End ,3/32" Ball End. Small CNC mill with a toolchanger. Turned out pretty good but since the card will be sitting vertically I didnt bother reducing the weight - 702g - so it a tad heavy for some peoples liking.

jaydee · 06-18-2005, 11:25 PM

Ok, the ball endmills make the tiny looking tool paths. I see the base of the pins was done with ball nose. I like it heavy or not. Good work.

dima y · 06-18-2005, 11:31 PM

thank you, much appriciated, I am in a crunch to get my case ready for this

Nugit · 06-19-2005, 02:11 AM

Beauty mate!
What size are the inlet/outlet between the delrin and the copper part? they look a tad smalish though it's hard to discern in the pics, but otherwise a ripper block.

JFettig · 06-19-2005, 07:49 AM

That looks very nice! absolutely beautiful. One thing I see is the base, it looks like there are grooves in it?

Jon

nexxo · 06-19-2005, 07:55 AM

That is a quality piece of design. I seriously would consider going commercial with that.

Weight does not have to be a problem, by the way; I designed a GPU support bracket some time ago to deal with that:

j813 · 06-19-2005, 09:11 AM

Polycarb too brittle?

FL3JM · 06-19-2005, 03:09 PM

Thats some sweet support bracket man! I love that hose holder thingy aswell, looks so elite!

And oh yeah, sweet block aswell hehe!

killernoodle · 06-19-2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j813

Polycarb too brittle?

Whats the point of polycarbonate anymore? Do you seriously look under your computer and say "Ooh, look at all that water supposedly flowing through my waterblock!"

kaotic504 · 06-19-2005, 05:47 PM

thats gotta be the most beautiful 6800 block i've ever seen (to date). man, i love how you integrated quick connects as well. if you thinned out the base, you can save a lot of weight, but i'm sure you know plenty of ways to do cut off some weight, that's really GREAT work! as Nexxo said, i would go commercial with that or patent the top or something.

dima y · 06-20-2005, 12:16 AM

I might be happy to make the solidworks models available (too busy to think about it right now), the inlet outlet are for 3/8" OD tubing but can easily be made for 1/2" tubing (in fact 2 mins with solidworks will solve that problem instantly) I couldnt source 1/2" OD John Guest Cartridges thus I went with 3/8" because thats all I had.

I like ABS/Delring/HDPE over polycarb because its alot softer to machine.

starbuck3733t · 06-20-2005, 08:26 AM

Ahhhh so that's who makes those inserts. Beautiful block.

Delrin ownz

06-18-2005, 10:47 PM	#1
dima y Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: palo alto, CA Posts: 164	6800GT waterblock (56K warning) umm yea that about it here:

06-19-2005, 07:55 AM	#8
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	That is a quality piece of design. I seriously would consider going commercial with that. Weight does not have to be a problem, by the way; I designed a GPU support bracket some time ago to deal with that: __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"

06-20-2005, 08:26 AM	#14
starbuck3733t Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: State College, PA Posts: 338	Ahhhh so that's who makes those inserts. Beautiful block. Delrin ownz __________________ Goliath: 3.4E@3.91/Abit IC7, Maze4 (temporarily) + custom splitter to crazy 4-way watercooling parallel loop: X800XT @ 520/1280 + AC Twinplex, AC Twinplex Northbridge, Silenstar Dual HDD Cooler, Eheim1250, '85 econoline van HC + 2x120, 1x120 exhaust - polished aluminum frame panaflo L1As, 2x18GB 10K RPM U160 SCSI, 4GB PC4000. I wanna be BladeRunner when I grow up! Project Goliath - nearing completion.

06-18-2005, 11:14 PM	#2
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	Excellent job! What kind of equipment did you use to make it? Look like you used tiny endmills for all of it?

06-18-2005, 11:17 PM	#3
dima y Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: palo alto, CA Posts: 164	1/2" flat, 1/4" flat, 1/2"Ball End ,3/32" Ball End. Small CNC mill with a toolchanger. Turned out pretty good but since the card will be sitting vertically I didnt bother reducing the weight - 702g - so it a tad heavy for some peoples liking.

06-18-2005, 11:25 PM	#4
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	Ok, the ball endmills make the tiny looking tool paths. I see the base of the pins was done with ball nose. I like it heavy or not. Good work.

06-18-2005, 11:31 PM	#5
dima y Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: palo alto, CA Posts: 164	thank you, much appriciated, I am in a crunch to get my case ready for this

06-19-2005, 02:11 AM	#6
Nugit Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Aalborg, Denmark Posts: 85	Beauty mate! What size are the inlet/outlet between the delrin and the copper part? they look a tad smalish though it's hard to discern in the pics, but otherwise a ripper block.

06-19-2005, 07:49 AM	#7
JFettig Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Willmar MN/Fargo ND Posts: 504	That looks very nice! absolutely beautiful. One thing I see is the base, it looks like there are grooves in it? Jon

06-19-2005, 09:11 AM	#9
j813 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: southeast asia Posts: 164	Polycarb too brittle?

06-19-2005, 03:09 PM	#10
FL3JM Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 66	Thats some sweet support bracket man! I love that hose holder thingy aswell, looks so elite! And oh yeah, sweet block aswell hehe!

06-19-2005, 05:47 PM	#12
kaotic504 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Orleans Posts: 86	thats gotta be the most beautiful 6800 block i've ever seen (to date). man, i love how you integrated quick connects as well. if you thinned out the base, you can save a lot of weight, but i'm sure you know plenty of ways to do cut off some weight, that's really GREAT work! as Nexxo said, i would go commercial with that or patent the top or something.

06-20-2005, 12:16 AM	#13
dima y Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: palo alto, CA Posts: 164	I might be happy to make the solidworks models available (too busy to think about it right now), the inlet outlet are for 3/8" OD tubing but can easily be made for 1/2" tubing (in fact 2 mins with solidworks will solve that problem instantly) I couldnt source 1/2" OD John Guest Cartridges thus I went with 3/8" because thats all I had. I like ABS/Delring/HDPE over polycarb because its alot softer to machine.

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