Cooling cheep wc hd cooler

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  1. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    slaw, 12 Jul 2005
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  2. Nexxo

    Nexxo * Prefab Sprout – The King of Rock 'n' Roll

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    It's also a bit crappy. The plastic top (and particular those barbs) look rather fragile, and I doubt it can be used on anything but a proprietary Coolermaster Aquagate setup.
     
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  3. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    i think you are right. i dodnt notice the fixed barbs when i first looked. silly idea by coolermaster
     
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  4. Darv

    Darv Bling!!

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    You can get ones that are a block on either side of the HDD and they connect together at the end. Should be cheaper than a full Aquadrive or similar.
     
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  5. fivecheebs

    fivecheebs Dont panic!

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    how about This

    I believe you can even cool 2 HDs at once with the one set of blocks too :thumb:
     
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  6. Fibbles

    Fibbles What's a Dremel?

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    Or the 3.5" backpack version, only problems are they're not cheap. Maybe the Koolance backpack HDD cooler with the 'koolpack' baggy thing (hrmm), those look cheap, but I would be afraid of the baggy popping :confused:
     
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  7. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    They are cheap. The bag itself is pretty sturdy, but they often leak around the fittings.
     
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  8. fivecheebs

    fivecheebs Dont panic!

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    I have a severe, and irrational dislike of 3.5" backpack HD blocks, especially if they involve a bag!
     
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  9. kbn

    kbn What's a Dremel?

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    Get some 15mm copper pipe, 2x copper elbows, and some 2mm thick copper bar (2x6" long - two sides, 1" wide * number of drives)

    Drill 6x 3mm holes in the bar, lining up with the ones on the drive.
    solder the pipe to the elbows, then also the bar.
     
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  10. fyes

    fyes What's a Dremel?

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    That's no fun! :D Go for this instead:

    http://forums.bit-tech.net/showpost.php?p=1015831&postcount=94
     
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  11. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Hmm... that one's actually a good idea, but I don't see any screwholes to mount it into the case. I may have to try that though.... I just need a massive slab of copper and about 25093 hours to cut it.
     
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  12. fyes

    fyes What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah, I haven't decided how I'm going to mount it in the case yet. As it's rather heavy, I'll probably find a way to attach it to the bottom of the case. Even so, I'd still like to make a quick release system.
     
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  13. kbn

    kbn What's a Dremel?

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    With mine, I put some bubblewrap/foam on top of my dvd drive, and sat it ontop. Doesnt look great but it works very well.
     
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