Corsair DHX+ Mod Competition! - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 25th Nov 2008, 09:40

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2008/11...-competition/1

Come up with a cool heatsink fin design for Corsair’s new DHX+ memory cooler and you could pocket 6GB of Dominator DDR3 memory in this worldwide competition!

bubsterboo · 25th Nov 2008, 09:54

Ohhh thanks for this competition! I happen to be a CAD guy. Worldwide too! Will see a submission from me.

Edit: Where can we get dimensions of the existing memory and fins?

Bindibadgi · 25th Nov 2008, 10:22

We're getting them.

So far the DHX+ heatsinks are 8mm wide, hole centre point is 4mm from the edge. The end holes are 8mm in, and the centre one is 62.5mm from the end. The screw thread width is 2mm.

Mankz · 25th Nov 2008, 11:24

How long is the actual DHX unit though? I think I might whip something up for this compo,

bubsterboo · 25th Nov 2008, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mankz.

How long is the actual DHX unit though? I think I might whip something up for this compo,

Center hole being 62.5mm from the edge. The whole unit would be 125mm long.

Thanks for those dimensions Bindi.

Nexxo · 25th Nov 2008, 14:56

Meanwhile, use the SketchUp model of the Corsair Dominator or the Corsair XMS ProSeries in Jazzle's most excellent SketchUp Component Collection website.

Hiren · 25th Nov 2008, 15:42

Great resource Nexxo.

Cheapskate · 25th Nov 2008, 16:20

Multiple entries are disqualified? What if I send one entry with a buttload of designs? I'm a shotgun technique designer.

Bluephoenix · 25th Nov 2008, 16:50

something fun to do over the break from uni.

I will definitely send in an entry!

also, thanks for the worldwide competition guys, especially with such a focus on innovation rather than something more simple. this is precisely what bit was founded for (innovation in the modding community).

KayinBlack · 25th Nov 2008, 17:30

Going to do up a something as well. This should be fun...

slugbug · 25th Nov 2008, 17:32

I'm not that good with graphics apps but I'll see what I can do

C-Sniper · 25th Nov 2008, 17:52

Quote:

and their families are no eligible for entry.

shouldn't that be not instead of no?

[ontopic] hmmm... this is going to be a lot of fun to design.

kingred · 25th Nov 2008, 19:22

You'll be getting a headscrewing entry from myself. I hope you like surrealist layouts.

Nexxo · 25th Nov 2008, 20:41

More useful viweing angles here.

Xtrafresh · 25th Nov 2008, 23:52

Yay Corsair for doing this worldwide!
Plus i like the setup of this compo, this way you actually get some degree of control wether you win or not

bubsterboo · 26th Nov 2008, 00:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

Multiple entries are disqualified? What if I send one entry with a buttload of designs? I'm a shotgun technique designer.

Wondering about that too... What if i want to design a cooler that bolts onto multiple sticks in a motherboard at the same time. And a single stick cooler.

Langer · 26th Nov 2008, 00:20

Is this a general contest. Or is it exclusive to BT?

Hiren · 27th Nov 2008, 09:54

Not sure what you mean, but the competition is open to all bit-tech readers.

Bindibadgi · 27th Nov 2008, 15:07

Updated the page with a schematic of the fin-array.

Xtrafresh · 27th Nov 2008, 15:24

by the way, i assume that ownership of the designs ends up with Corsair, and we can derive no rights from Corsair actually implementing any of it?

I mean, i don't mind, but i'm really missing this kind of statement from the terms and conditions...
Also, will all designs be published afterwards? i'm really curious

Published by you or Corsair?

25th Nov 2008, 09:40	#1
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25th Nov 2008, 10:22	#3
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25th Nov 2008, 19:22	#13
kingred Surfacing sucks! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,129	You'll be getting a headscrewing entry from myself. I hope you like surrealist layouts.

25th Nov 2008, 20:41	#14
Nexxo ...like a geek! Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 15,111	More useful viweing angles here. __________________ "You actually hope to achieve your ideals, I just use mine as an excuse to hate everything" --specofdust "There is no Real Life, only Away From Keyboard" --gpw111 "...my wife says I can't have any trolls, cause they argue with the dog and eat the fish" --KayinBlack

25th Nov 2008, 23:52	#15
Xtrafresh Blame it on the Boogie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nijmegen, Holland Posts: 1,915	Yay Corsair for doing this worldwide! Plus i like the setup of this compo, this way you actually get some degree of control wether you win or not __________________ AXGS Blog: A fresh look at P55. Fresh Fusion: Unfinished \| FFF: Name change and text update 19-11

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27th Nov 2008, 15:07	#19
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,275	Updated the page with a schematic of the fin-array. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

27th Nov 2008, 15:24	#20
Xtrafresh Blame it on the Boogie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nijmegen, Holland Posts: 1,915	by the way, i assume that ownership of the designs ends up with Corsair, and we can derive no rights from Corsair actually implementing any of it? I mean, i don't mind, but i'm really missing this kind of statement from the terms and conditions... Also, will all designs be published afterwards? i'm really curious Published by you or Corsair? __________________ AXGS Blog: A fresh look at P55. Fresh Fusion: Unfinished \| FFF: Name change and text update 19-11