Modified and more modified to watercool my P4

racecar12 · 03-20-2002, 01:33 PM

So I modified my spiral waterblock which has found its way back to cooling a cpu. I had several different thoughts of how I was going to set up the waterblock for the socket 478 P4 but my final design turns out to be the easiest and quickest way to adapt a waterblock to the socket 478 motherboard.

I fabricated a top plate that helps centers the waterblock over the cpu and uses the original hsf mounting clip to install. There is nothing better than having an easy and presice way of installing your waterblock. The P4 is a 1.6a@2400Mhz (16x150) using 1.65 vcore. Full load temps are 32c.

There were other mods on this venture and you can see the pics here. I still have to make a shroud and finish the case but I do have a good start.

WebMasta33 · 03-20-2002, 04:57 PM

Did you spraypaint the entire rad? Wouldn't that cover the copper and inhibit heat transfer?

racecar12 · 03-20-2002, 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by WebMasta33
Did you spraypaint the entire rad? Wouldn't that cover the copper and inhibit heat transfer?

The loss of heat transfer due to paint will be nil. I have also been in debate several times of why most brass (no copper in heatercores) radiators are painted black. And came to the conclusion they are painted to stop exterior corrosion which would in time be much worse at performance than if painted.

Not to mention that heatercores are ugly in the raw. Unless you polish the tanks. But the core is still ugly.

Brad · 03-21-2002, 01:22 AM

cool spiral mod, I wonder if fix will ever do a p4 version

Haddy · 03-21-2002, 02:07 AM

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Originally posted by Brad
cool spiral mod, I wonder if fix will ever do a p4 version

need tec version first =)

racecar12 · 03-21-2002, 09:09 AM

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Originally posted by Haddy
need tec version first =)

racecar12 · 03-21-2002, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by Brad
cool spiral mod, I wonder if fix will ever do a p4 version

Thanks

Fix has seen the mod and likes what I did also. He had been trying to figure out a way to setup the spiral w/b for the P4. So it might just be a matter of time

Haddy · 03-21-2002, 11:04 AM

how isthat cold plate held on? and is that coper looks like styroform (sp) =P

racecar12 · 03-21-2002, 11:41 AM

Haddy
Sorry about that. I had to resize my pic to upload and lost the text.

It is a maze 2 cold plate I modded using 10-32 screws to secure the cold plate. Styrofoam=Frost

Cyco-Dude · 03-21-2002, 11:43 AM

lol, thats frost on the outside of the copper cold plate!!

racecar12 · 03-21-2002, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by Cyco-Dude
lol, thats frost on the outside of the copper cold plate!!

Yep

Can't see how it would happen any other place...hehehe

Haddy · 03-21-2002, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Cyco-Dude
lol, thats frost on the outside of the copper cold plate!!

they need a sarcastic smiley face.......:sarcastic:

Haddy · 03-21-2002, 06:06 PM

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Originally posted by racecar12
Haddy
Sorry about that. I had to resize my pic to upload and lost the text.

It is a maze 2 cold plate I modded using 10-32 screws to secure the cold plate. Styrofoam=Frost

mind showing me a pic of the bottom....if its not too much trouble just so i can get an idea of how u went about it

racecar12 · 03-21-2002, 09:53 PM

I couldn't find the pics, but if you get the cold plate, it wont be hard to figure out. The 3" screws mount the cold plate and then go through the motherboard and mounts on the back side of the motherboard like this.

Haddy · 03-21-2002, 11:30 PM

oh ok i c now...i thought u had the cold plate bolted to the block somehow....my mistake

Kevin · 03-21-2002, 11:50 PM

Wow it looks great! Quality craftmanship at its best for sheez

-Kev

racecar12 · 03-22-2002, 10:07 AM

Haddy
I was going to screw the cold plate to the bottom, like the maze, but the spiral is about 1.5-2mm shorther than the maze making it impossible.

Thanks Kevin and all for the nice comments. But frankly, most of this work is roughly done in my eyes. Seeing that most all of this is done with basic hand tools. Just hoping some block makers might pick up some of my ideas. The P4 setup is a charm. There is nothing like being able to safely attach your water block in 15 seconds.

I also have an idea for the peltier version w/b for the P4 which will be a much cleaner design.

03-20-2002, 01:33 PM	#1
racecar12 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20	Modified and more modified to watercool my P4 So I modified my spiral waterblock which has found its way back to cooling a cpu. I had several different thoughts of how I was going to set up the waterblock for the socket 478 P4 but my final design turns out to be the easiest and quickest way to adapt a waterblock to the socket 478 motherboard. I fabricated a top plate that helps centers the waterblock over the cpu and uses the original hsf mounting clip to install. There is nothing better than having an easy and presice way of installing your waterblock. The P4 is a 1.6a@2400Mhz (16x150) using 1.65 vcore. Full load temps are 32c. There were other mods on this venture and you can see the pics here. I still have to make a shroud and finish the case but I do have a good start.

03-20-2002, 04:57 PM	#2
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Did you spraypaint the entire rad? Wouldn't that cover the copper and inhibit heat transfer? __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

03-21-2002, 01:22 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	cool spiral mod, I wonder if fix will ever do a p4 version __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-21-2002, 11:50 PM	#16
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Wow it looks great! Quality craftmanship at its best for sheez -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-22-2002, 10:07 AM	#17
racecar12 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20	Haddy I was going to screw the cold plate to the bottom, like the maze, but the spiral is about 1.5-2mm shorther than the maze making it impossible. Thanks Kevin and all for the nice comments. But frankly, most of this work is roughly done in my eyes. Seeing that most all of this is done with basic hand tools. Just hoping some block makers might pick up some of my ideas. The P4 setup is a charm. There is nothing like being able to safely attach your water block in 15 seconds. I also have an idea for the peltier version w/b for the P4 which will be a much cleaner design. Last edited by racecar12; 03-23-2002 at 10:49 AM.

03-21-2002, 11:04 AM	#8
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	how isthat cold plate held on? and is that coper looks like styroform (sp) =P

03-21-2002, 11:41 AM	#9
racecar12 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20	Haddy Sorry about that. I had to resize my pic to upload and lost the text. It is a maze 2 cold plate I modded using 10-32 screws to secure the cold plate. Styrofoam=Frost

03-21-2002, 11:43 AM	#10
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	lol, thats frost on the outside of the copper cold plate!!

03-21-2002, 11:30 PM	#15
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	oh ok i c now...i thought u had the cold plate bolted to the block somehow....my mistake

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