I finally made my own CPU block

[MadDogMe]

What size is that inlet barb?, is it 1/2inch?, if so that's the best barb I've ever seen!, Good innersize diametre compared to most restrictive designed barbs!. Where did you purchase it in the UK?...

[WinFlex]

That's a normal inlet barb, it's just reamed out... all it takes is a decent drill press, a HSS drill, a little oil (for cooling purposes) and about 5 minutes. I ream out all the barbs I get before putting them into my system. Plastic barbs can be a pain to ream, but brass is just about as easy a material as you could hope for

[Blackeagle]

Where can you buy those pin fin sinks of copper like those??? I'd like to get some for some other uses. Anyone know of a site selling them??

[BladeRunner]

Blackeagle

I did reply to the PM you sent me, (use e-mail in future ) but it couldn't be posted as your inbox was full


The one I used was this:-

http://www.akasa.com.tw/akasa/coolers/ak350/ak350.htm


still haven't had the time to do anymore to the block

[leejsmith]

hi bladerunner love your work.

where do you get your copper and the clear plastic you make the water distribution blocks from in the uk.

i am having a hard time getting some 20mm or thicker acrylic i evan tried to get some from a shoe shop that used them for displays. they did check to see if they had any chipped but i was out of luck

thanks

Lee

[BladeRunner]

I get all my copper & acrylic stock from smiths metals near where I live.

www.http://www.smithsmetal.co.uk/

The biggest problem if you just want a small amount is they have a minimum order amount of about £30.

I'm going to hopefully start to sell small quantities of copper etc through my site in the future, but until my job calms down I have very little time for anything but sleep at the moment.

I'd also suggest asking in a new topic what is better to use than acrylic, as it tends to crack easily. Seem to remember someone saying lexan is much less prone to cracking. I only got acrylic as it was all they had in stock at the time.

[leejsmith]

thanks for the info bladrunner.

i use the acrylic because it's easy to work with I found a picture frame at ikea thats 2 pieces of acrylic one about 2mm and one about 10mm for only £8. This means i can buy enough to do what i want without spending a small fortune.

i have made a wb from it that works very well in testing.

my block thread

Is there a easy / cheap way to water cool gf4 memory ? i was thinking of using some square copper pipe cut to an L shape but think the 90 degree angle will stop water flow.

again thanks for the info.

Lee

[Gungrefjaert]

Bladerunner -


Did you check these fittings ??

http://plastics.newageindustries.com/nwlocbrs.asp

[Sn0rKy]

that is so ferking nice

[Blackeagle]

Bladerunner,

Thanks for your help. Also sorry about the in box.

BE

[gurdas]

Holy crap thats a sweet block!

Bladerunner, being in the uK, can i ask where you got those pushfit fittings from? Also if anyone knows of other places where i can get pushfit fittings in the uk would be great.

[BladeRunner]

I get Festo fittings from a supplier locally to me, and the Norgren ones directly from their website, but it's best to request a catalogue from them to see what they do:-

http://www.festo.com

and:-

http://www.norgren.com/uk/

Note: You must use the correct type of tube with push fits, vinyl will not do without inserts. I use transparent reforming polyurethane made by festo.

[chewyboy]

the outlet barbs, what are they and where did you get them?

[FunkyAneurysm]

oooooh! The suspense is killing me! How does it perform?

Thanks!

[Phuzun]

When is somebody going to come up with some RamSinks that are water cooled? I've seen so many good blocks, but only some lame attempts on the ram.

[Volenti]

Originally posted by Phuzun
When is somebody going to come up with some RamSinks that are water cooled? I've seen so many good blocks, but only some lame attempts on the ram.

because it's hard, that's why

[jaydee]

Originally posted by Volenti
because it's hard, that's why

Theres a lot of truth to that. They have such a small area in between sticks it is a bitch and then how do you effectivly mount the blocks that will support the side load from the hose and water without ripping the ram slots off the board? I have thought long and hard about it and gave up. I seen some places selling such blocks but don't see them as being anything benificial as they have small channels and kill over all performance in the system.

[BladeRunner]

Not finished the CPU block yet been too busy with other stuff and real life. :shrug:

Ram blocks, ("sinks" is a term that's more generally used for air cooled items), are somthing I probably would have made by now, but the ram I'm using, (Corsair XMS 3500), barely gets warm even at 200FSB so it hasn't been a top priority. Like jaydee116 says, anything to fit neatly would require small channels and fittings which would be more than enough to cool the ram, but would require some type of splitter or manifold set-up to avoid restrictions to the overall system flow.

[logosmani]

ok, this is a bit extreme in how to cool memory etc. BUT how much of an effect would it really have if the sticks were relocated physically? using wires/pcb slot board/socket or something

[BladeRunner]

I doubt it would be wise as anything that increases the trace length or resistance wont be a help. Memory is pretty sensitive and some mobos I've had in the past were slot sensitive in that the nearer slot to the CPU generally gave better ram stability at higher fsb

[8-Ball]

just made 10,000 viewings.

Well done bladerunner. 135 viewings a day. That's pretty impressive.

8-ball

[Yo-DUH_87]

Looks very nice, I'm eager to see how well it preforms as well

I thought that I had seen something about some "crazy nut" ( )dropping a tank full of water underground for watercooling, but never could find the link again! How did that work out anyways?

It may be part of a much larger Bit-Tech project

Ohh, don't tease, great one

[8-Ball]

Would your watercooled geforce FX have anything to do with this "larger Bit-Tech project"

8-ball

[ozzy7750]

jst a couple of questions - you must get pretty sick of them!!

firstly though, that is the sexiest waterblock i have ever seen, but then again, there is nothing in your computer that has been done half-hearted.

Is is ok for the water to just flow in and out, providing that the block has some sort of fins/pins?

Are pins better than fins? I will be having two exits, one going to my gpu, and one to my northbridge ( although i am kinda worried because my motherboard sits flat, so my gpu loop woll be a lot higher than my northbridge loop, but i guess i could just add more tube to the northbridge loop)

How about if i was to just get a block of copper, and drill lots of holes in it, effectively making a star shaped things all over the show. trying to remember back to my thermofluids papers, to create turbulence, a release edge of around 17 degrees is requied, although i think that would have for air. having it this shape should make the water nice and trubulent. maybe? i dont really know, so please correct me!! would have the int he middle, and two exits at each end.

the reason i am being so difficult is because i am from New Zealand, we done as many heatsinks as you guys do, so I cant fins one which has pins

Thanks

(excuse my MS Paint skills!!!!)

[8-Ball]

although i am kinda worried because my motherboard sits flat, so my gpu loop woll be a lot higher than my northbridge loop, but i guess i could just add more tube to the northbridge loop

2-3 inches.

I wouldn't call that "a lot" higher.

Pretty insignificant to be honest.

8-ball