Nanoblock, or GhettoBlock?

UnaClocker · 11-20-2001, 12:56 AM

Hehe.. Ok, your going to ignore what I type and gawk at the pictures anyways.. So let's just show 'em.

For those who don't recognize that block, it's the Overclock-Watercool mini V-Tuned block. Designed to be completely unrestrictive. Theory goes that the waterblock should be unrestrictive, so that it's not holding the water back at all, so the water doesn't have time to heat up, because it transfers heat best when there's a large temperature difference.
Anyways.. 2 problems, it's not very stable on the core, and I got it without a clip, so I didn't have a way to mount it..
Out comes the plumbers goop...

And into the oven it goes for a fast dry. hehe.. I put normal Arctic Silver on the core, and then plumbers goop all around the block, I added more plumbers goop after the first layer had dried.
When I went to put the CPU in the socket I encountered I minor problem.. Damn arm on the socket was running into the block that was hanging over the edge.. I quickly pondered my options, and decided the best option was to re-engineer the socket, so I ripped it apart, and flipped the arm over. Now the arm is on the other side of the socket.

Pretty cool huh? So how does it perform? Well, I went from a DangerDen Maze1C to this.. Dropped 4f with this contraption.
It's a Duron 800 @ 1050 (150x7) at 2.1v on an ECS K7S5A motherboard. (Uber budget setup right now, $52 MB, $30 CPU, $12 waterblock).. hehe.. It's at 109f at full load with a 68f room temp.
Comments?

Kevin · 11-20-2001, 01:35 AM

I always wondered if that little nothing of a block functioned well. I guess so!
-Kevin

UnaClocker · 11-20-2001, 01:50 AM

Yeah, I thought it wouldn't. But Chip insisted, so I went ahead and tried.. Glad I did.. Now I have a great little $12 waterblock to recommend to people on a budget.

deeznuts · 11-20-2001, 03:54 AM

hey una, i saw your post over at hardforums, but when i went to look at ocwc site, i cannot find it. is it new? i will go look again though.

deez

iceheart · 11-20-2001, 04:42 AM

Your processor is dirty!

UnaClocker · 11-20-2001, 05:18 AM

The top two pictures are my very dead Duron.
Deez: Go here for the block

BaconGrease · 11-20-2001, 08:50 AM

Did you turn the oven on? What temp?
That is very sweet looking, I guess if you were confident that you were gonna leave it on you could use thermal adhesive.

TNT2bluz · 11-20-2001, 10:10 AM

BOOYAH!

That's the OCWC technique alright!

resago · 11-20-2001, 10:39 AM

the block desperately needs a good clip, maybe even use the 4 holes. some kind of rigid frame that snaps on or something.

[ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: resago ]

decodeddiesel · 11-20-2001, 10:48 AM

that thing beat out a MAZE 1C???

pretty hairy install method there, dunno if I trust it myself. Maybe if Chip came up with a clip or plexi mount I would be a little more interested. For the average water abuser (ie just about anyone but Una) I don't see this as too feasible. Still you can't argue the results, nice job.

pHaestus · 11-20-2001, 10:56 AM

I wouldn't trust that mounting method considering tubing gets moved around in my case. I would think the odds are pretty good that that will come unseated and leave you with a burned up CPU. Couldn't you accomplish the same thing with a normal copper block (just put a single channel in it so it has inlet right over the die and then an outlet on the side)? Then you could mount it reliably (although this would come at the expense of cost).

resago · 11-20-2001, 10:58 AM

something like this...

the red bar would snap on and at least stabilize the block in one axis.

put springs on each side of the red bar to equalize any torquing??

It at least needs to grab all three lugs for stability.

[ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: resago ]

UnaClocker · 11-20-2001, 05:42 PM

Yes, it beat the Maze1C at full load. At idle, it's the same. This block does come with a clip to hold it on, I got the block from Joe, not Chip, who didn't send the clip. Chip is sending the clip, but I wasn't patient enough to wait for it.

(Damn, sounds like an IBM commercial with all the rhyming) And yes, the oven was on, in the "warm setting", which is somewhere between 125 and 160f.

deeznuts · 11-20-2001, 06:05 PM

yeah fellas, he answered my post over at hardforums, there is a clip, just too impatient to wait for it.

plus, if he used the clip, it wouldn't have been as interesting.

i still can't believe it beat out a maze1 though. that is crazy.

deez

UnaClocker · 11-20-2001, 09:11 PM

Ok, I've been re-informed. There isn't a clip. Part of the deal with the low price.. Maybe he can offer a clip for an extra couple bucks or something.. Either way, I'm getting a clip soon, I'll toss it on there just for piece of mind.

Brad · 11-20-2001, 11:47 PM

in reply to your original question, it is the nanoblock.

it needs to have duct tape to be ghetto

LiquidCool · 11-21-2001, 03:17 AM

Just curious, the top fitting looks like 1/4"NPT?

Butcher · 11-21-2001, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad:
in reply to your original question, it is the nanoblock.

it needs to have duct tape to be ghetto

I told him to use duct tape but he didn't listen

UnaClocker · 11-21-2001, 09:47 PM

Yes, I do believe that is 1/4NPT.. Whatever works..

LiquidCool · 11-21-2001, 11:52 PM

HEHEHE theres more fitting than there is block!

11-20-2001, 12:56 AM	#1
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Nanoblock, or GhettoBlock? Hehe.. Ok, your going to ignore what I type and gawk at the pictures anyways.. So let's just show 'em. For those who don't recognize that block, it's the Overclock-Watercool mini V-Tuned block. Designed to be completely unrestrictive. Theory goes that the waterblock should be unrestrictive, so that it's not holding the water back at all, so the water doesn't have time to heat up, because it transfers heat best when there's a large temperature difference. Anyways.. 2 problems, it's not very stable on the core, and I got it without a clip, so I didn't have a way to mount it.. Out comes the plumbers goop... And into the oven it goes for a fast dry. hehe.. I put normal Arctic Silver on the core, and then plumbers goop all around the block, I added more plumbers goop after the first layer had dried. When I went to put the CPU in the socket I encountered I minor problem.. Damn arm on the socket was running into the block that was hanging over the edge.. I quickly pondered my options, and decided the best option was to re-engineer the socket, so I ripped it apart, and flipped the arm over. Now the arm is on the other side of the socket. Pretty cool huh? So how does it perform? Well, I went from a DangerDen Maze1C to this.. Dropped 4f with this contraption. It's a Duron 800 @ 1050 (150x7) at 2.1v on an ECS K7S5A motherboard. (Uber budget setup right now, $52 MB, $30 CPU, $12 waterblock).. hehe.. It's at 109f at full load with a 68f room temp. Comments? __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

11-20-2001, 01:35 AM	#2
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	I always wondered if that little nothing of a block functioned well. I guess so! -Kevin __________________ 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.

11-20-2001, 01:50 AM	#3
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Yeah, I thought it wouldn't. But Chip insisted, so I went ahead and tried.. Glad I did.. Now I have a great little $12 waterblock to recommend to people on a budget. __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

11-20-2001, 05:18 AM	#6
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	The top two pictures are my very dead Duron. Deez: Go here for the block __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

11-20-2001, 08:50 AM	#7
BaconGrease Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Richmond Posts: 85	Did you turn the oven on? What temp? That is very sweet looking, I guess if you were confident that you were gonna leave it on you could use thermal adhesive. __________________ Damn that is hot

11-20-2001, 03:54 AM	#4
deeznuts Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: san diego Posts: 142	hey una, i saw your post over at hardforums, but when i went to look at ocwc site, i cannot find it. is it new? i will go look again though. deez

11-20-2001, 04:42 AM	#5
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	Your processor is dirty!

11-20-2001, 10:10 AM	#8
TNT2bluz Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Secret Staging Grounds Ganymede Posts: 104	BOOYAH! That's the OCWC technique alright!

11-20-2001, 10:39 AM	#9
resago Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: state of denial Posts: 488	the block desperately needs a good clip, maybe even use the 4 holes. some kind of rigid frame that snaps on or something. [ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: resago ]

11-20-2001, 10:48 AM	#10
decodeddiesel Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: classified Posts: 534	that thing beat out a MAZE 1C??? pretty hairy install method there, dunno if I trust it myself. Maybe if Chip came up with a clip or plexi mount I would be a little more interested. For the average water abuser (ie just about anyone but Una) I don't see this as too feasible. Still you can't argue the results, nice job. __________________ ...i hurt... do me a favor, disconect me... they can re-work me but i'll never be top of the line again ...i'd rather be nothing...

11-20-2001, 10:56 AM	#11
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I wouldn't trust that mounting method considering tubing gets moved around in my case. I would think the odds are pretty good that that will come unseated and leave you with a burned up CPU. Couldn't you accomplish the same thing with a normal copper block (just put a single channel in it so it has inlet right over the die and then an outlet on the side)? Then you could mount it reliably (although this would come at the expense of cost). __________________ Getting paid like a biker with the best crank... -MF DOOM

11-20-2001, 10:58 AM	#12
resago Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: state of denial Posts: 488	something like this... the red bar would snap on and at least stabilize the block in one axis. put springs on each side of the red bar to equalize any torquing?? It at least needs to grab all three lugs for stability. [ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: resago ] __________________ 2.4Ghz Compaq Workstation 2.8Ghz Custom 2700+ Custom still running 2000!!!! Help with Coding www.resago.com

11-20-2001, 05:42 PM	#13
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Yes, it beat the Maze1C at full load. At idle, it's the same. This block does come with a clip to hold it on, I got the block from Joe, not Chip, who didn't send the clip. Chip is sending the clip, but I wasn't patient enough to wait for it. (Damn, sounds like an IBM commercial with all the rhyming) And yes, the oven was on, in the "warm setting", which is somewhere between 125 and 160f. __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

11-20-2001, 06:05 PM	#14
deeznuts Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: san diego Posts: 142	yeah fellas, he answered my post over at hardforums, there is a clip, just too impatient to wait for it. plus, if he used the clip, it wouldn't have been as interesting. i still can't believe it beat out a maze1 though. that is crazy. deez

11-20-2001, 09:11 PM	#15
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Ok, I've been re-informed. There isn't a clip. Part of the deal with the low price.. Maybe he can offer a clip for an extra couple bucks or something.. Either way, I'm getting a clip soon, I'll toss it on there just for piece of mind. __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

11-20-2001, 11:47 PM	#16
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	in reply to your original question, it is the nanoblock. it needs to have duct tape to be ghetto __________________ 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

11-21-2001, 03:17 AM	#17
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	Just curious, the top fitting looks like 1/4"NPT?

11-21-2001, 09:47 PM	#19
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Yes, I do believe that is 1/4NPT.. Whatever works.. __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

11-21-2001, 11:52 PM	#20
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	HEHEHE theres more fitting than there is block!

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