Temps. dropped 10(C) with water

JimS · 06-13-2001, 12:51 PM

After reading posts on this forum I finally built myself a water cooled system. Have had some real good luck so far as my CPU temps. on Athlon 900 @1200 have dropped from 47-50C to 37-40C(full load).

I spent $65 on the system buying all the components myself and building my own copper waterblock.

Heater core- $25(new from 87 Chevette)
Tank(Marine 6x6x4 JB)- $10
Copper from scrapyard - $5
Hoses, fittings - $15
Water pump - $10(Atwood 500gph bilge pump)

Eventually I hope to get an inline pump that does not go in the reservoir/tank.

I am a builder so I had nearly all the tools to do the job. Had to buy an end mill for my drill press, $9.

Will post some pics. when I have the time.

Thanx to all who post here as I got a wealth of valuable information from this forum.

BrianW · 06-14-2001, 12:44 AM

Do you know where i could purchase one of these marine junction boxes?

Memphis · 06-14-2001, 05:23 AM

How well does the end mill work with a drill press? I have an el cheapo drill-press and am interested in making my own milled block with it. Is it hard work with the copper? Will it kill the drill-press???

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Also, what speeds are we looking at for the drill press?

Cheers

Memphis

JimS · 06-14-2001, 10:35 AM

I got the Marine junction box at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. I live in Connecticut. They also have them at Home Depot.

My drill press is fairly cheap as well, Delta 8" model. The end mill goes through the copper pretty easily, I used 1750 rpm's. Be patient though, do not try to force it. You need to have a small vise to hold the copper in place on the drill press and use lubricant to keep things cool, I used WD-40. It took me about 45 minutes to mill my pattern on the block, which is 1/2 " copper. I then soldered on a 1/4" cap piece and sanded the excess solder off and polished it, then drilled and tapped 1/4" NPT holes for the barbs.

imagex · 06-14-2001, 06:50 PM

i used a small drill press to make my monster block " 3x2x1 inch with 5/8 fittings",i used ice on the sides of the block to keep it cold and a little cuting oil. it realy don't take much to mill copper.

Memphis · 06-15-2001, 12:02 AM

Looks like I have a project for after exams! Heh, heh, the missus isn't going to be too happy...

Cheers

Memphis

06-13-2001, 12:51 PM	#1
JimS Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 140	Temps. dropped 10(C) with water After reading posts on this forum I finally built myself a water cooled system. Have had some real good luck so far as my CPU temps. on Athlon 900 @1200 have dropped from 47-50C to 37-40C(full load). I spent $65 on the system buying all the components myself and building my own copper waterblock. Heater core- $25(new from 87 Chevette) Tank(Marine 6x6x4 JB)- $10 Copper from scrapyard - $5 Hoses, fittings - $15 Water pump - $10(Atwood 500gph bilge pump) Eventually I hope to get an inline pump that does not go in the reservoir/tank. I am a builder so I had nearly all the tools to do the job. Had to buy an end mill for my drill press, $9. Will post some pics. when I have the time. Thanx to all who post here as I got a wealth of valuable information from this forum.

06-14-2001, 12:44 AM	#2
BrianW Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Desert City in California Posts: 631	Do you know where i could purchase one of these marine junction boxes? __________________ Water Cooled Inwin Q500 (Dual Rads: Rad1 = DTEK Pro Core \| Rad2 = Blick Ice Estreme, Hydor L30, Dangerden Maze2, Bay Res Typhoon Reservoir, 1/2 " DD Tygon Thick Wall Hose). Flow: Res, Pump, CPU watervlock, Y into both rads, both rads into res independently. Athlon XP 1800+ (@ 1731 - 150mhz fsb.), on a Asus A7N266-c, and a Radeon 9000 *waiting for RMA'd Saphire 9800 ultra from Newegg)

06-14-2001, 05:23 AM	#3
Memphis Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 45	How well does the end mill work with a drill press? I have an el cheapo drill-press and am interested in making my own milled block with it. Is it hard work with the copper? Will it kill the drill-press??? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Also, what speeds are we looking at for the drill press? Cheers Memphis __________________ My first computer:http://www.overclockers.com.au/pcdb/...phis&page=pics My second computer: 1.2 GHz AXIA, MSI K7T Turbo LE, 256 MB Kingmax PC150 RAM Gigabyte 32 MB GeForce IIMX, 10/100 NIC, Quantum 40GB 7200rpm ATA100 HDD KDS 19", Creative 12x DVD, CD Writer, Dual boot Win98 SE/Linux Red Hat 7.1 Email me: atrewin@hotmail.com

06-14-2001, 06:50 PM	#5
imagex Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: south FL Posts: 220	i used a small drill press to make my monster block " 3x2x1 inch with 5/8 fittings",i used ice on the sides of the block to keep it cold and a little cuting oil. it realy don't take much to mill copper. __________________ Overkill'n Overclock'n Hybrid Mobile Solutions

06-15-2001, 12:02 AM	#6
Memphis Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 45	Looks like I have a project for after exams! Heh, heh, the missus isn't going to be too happy... Cheers Memphis __________________ My first computer:http://www.overclockers.com.au/pcdb/...phis&page=pics My second computer: 1.2 GHz AXIA, MSI K7T Turbo LE, 256 MB Kingmax PC150 RAM Gigabyte 32 MB GeForce IIMX, 10/100 NIC, Quantum 40GB 7200rpm ATA100 HDD KDS 19", Creative 12x DVD, CD Writer, Dual boot Win98 SE/Linux Red Hat 7.1 Email me: atrewin@hotmail.com

06-14-2001, 10:35 AM	#4
JimS Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 140	I got the Marine junction box at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. I live in Connecticut. They also have them at Home Depot. My drill press is fairly cheap as well, Delta 8" model. The end mill goes through the copper pretty easily, I used 1750 rpm's. Be patient though, do not try to force it. You need to have a small vise to hold the copper in place on the drill press and use lubricant to keep things cool, I used WD-40. It took me about 45 minutes to mill my pattern on the block, which is 1/2 " copper. I then soldered on a 1/4" cap piece and sanded the excess solder off and polished it, then drilled and tapped 1/4" NPT holes for the barbs.

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