Could using copper tubes work?

Phant0m51 · 07-28-2003, 11:37 AM

I was wondering if this would work. What I want to do is cool my Radeon without removing the stock heatsinks (processor or ram). What I want to do is take copper tubing, and run it tightly against the fins of the heatsinks, so the copper tubing pics up the heat. Then I want to run water through the Tubing to make it cool.

I tried to insert a picture, doesn't look like it worked. If you guys don't get what I'm saying, I'll post some pics when I get home.

Basically I want cooling without that blasted fan, and without taking out the stock heatsinks.

yuanlong · 07-28-2003, 11:49 AM

I think it won't really helps out coz the connection between the heatsink and the copper tube is not secure...
if you weld them together, then maybe it will helps

Phant0m51 · 07-28-2003, 12:39 PM

Well I was thinking about either using Arctic Silver III thermal paste, or using Arctic Silver Bonding Paste. The Bonding paste would probably work better, to keep all of the tubes in place and thermally connect them to the tubing. I have a couple of tubes of both though.

ItsSoLARGE · 07-28-2003, 12:49 PM

maybe if the copper tubing was square so the bottom would be flat and could maximize the amount of heat transfered in the tubing.

sevisehda · 07-28-2003, 01:23 PM

People have tried it before. It will work, it won't be as efficent as a true WB but it'll still work.

Phant0m51 · 07-28-2003, 04:05 PM

Cool! All I wanted to know is if it'd work. I want to quiet my case, and right now the fan on the 9700 Pro is one of the loudest things...I'm probably going to get a D-Tek WW, run the copper tubing on the 9700 Pro, an Eheim 1250, and a small heater-core. It'll be a closed loop circuit, so I don't have to screw water spilling when I take it to LAN parties.

Thanks for your help!

yuanlong · 07-28-2003, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sevisehda
People have tried it before. It will work, it won't be as efficent as a true WB but it'll still work.

How much different is it with the copper tubes and without the copper tubes??

sevisehda · 07-29-2003, 02:35 AM

Not really sure. It would depend on many factors such as flow, contact area between heatsink and tubing, wall thickness. You may look into making covers for the stock heatsinks. Do a search and you may find a thread about someone doing this. A guy converted a bunch of heatsinks into WB by epoxying on covers. That would give you the best results other than a true WB.

pippin88 · 07-29-2003, 03:59 AM

Its a waste of time if you arnt going to remove the stock cooling. Even if you were to adapt the stock cooling you would have to remove it from the card.

07-28-2003, 11:37 AM	#1
Phant0m51 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 160	Could using copper tubes work? I was wondering if this would work. What I want to do is cool my Radeon without removing the stock heatsinks (processor or ram). What I want to do is take copper tubing, and run it tightly against the fins of the heatsinks, so the copper tubing pics up the heat. Then I want to run water through the Tubing to make it cool. I tried to insert a picture, doesn't look like it worked. If you guys don't get what I'm saying, I'll post some pics when I get home. Basically I want cooling without that blasted fan, and without taking out the stock heatsinks.

07-28-2003, 12:49 PM	#4
ItsSoLARGE Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: So Cal Posts: 125	maybe if the copper tubing was square so the bottom would be flat and could maximize the amount of heat transfered in the tubing. __________________ Plumber's Goop: The Watercooler's Duct Tape

07-28-2003, 11:49 AM	#2
yuanlong Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: Malaysia, KL Posts: 39	I think it won't really helps out coz the connection between the heatsink and the copper tube is not secure... if you weld them together, then maybe it will helps

07-28-2003, 12:39 PM	#3
Phant0m51 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 160	Well I was thinking about either using Arctic Silver III thermal paste, or using Arctic Silver Bonding Paste. The Bonding paste would probably work better, to keep all of the tubes in place and thermally connect them to the tubing. I have a couple of tubes of both though.

07-28-2003, 01:23 PM	#5
sevisehda Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 234	People have tried it before. It will work, it won't be as efficent as a true WB but it'll still work.

07-28-2003, 04:05 PM	#6
Phant0m51 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 160	Cool! All I wanted to know is if it'd work. I want to quiet my case, and right now the fan on the 9700 Pro is one of the loudest things...I'm probably going to get a D-Tek WW, run the copper tubing on the 9700 Pro, an Eheim 1250, and a small heater-core. It'll be a closed loop circuit, so I don't have to screw water spilling when I take it to LAN parties. Thanks for your help!

07-29-2003, 02:35 AM	#8
sevisehda Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 234	Not really sure. It would depend on many factors such as flow, contact area between heatsink and tubing, wall thickness. You may look into making covers for the stock heatsinks. Do a search and you may find a thread about someone doing this. A guy converted a bunch of heatsinks into WB by epoxying on covers. That would give you the best results other than a true WB.

07-29-2003, 03:59 AM	#9
pippin88 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 285	Its a waste of time if you arnt going to remove the stock cooling. Even if you were to adapt the stock cooling you would have to remove it from the card.

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