Modding Custom Water Block with pics :)

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  1. jcb121

    jcb121 What's a Dremel?

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    The Plan: During my time off from school, i will venture into school to build water blocks for my pc :)

    Firstly the GPU:

    I Picked up a 100x100x10mm chunk of Copper from FromStock and after many drawings on Google SketchUp i decided to get cracking. This is hopefully going to silence my noisy 8800 ultra and probably not make it cooler. So far, using my schools 1950s Mill i have created this:

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    or you can see my entire almbum

    Last Night i snapped the acrylic and cut the aluminium too short. luckily i have a almost unlimited supply of those thing in my school :) i am planning on getting a thin sheet of copper to replace the Alu and was thinking about a copper top as well but have kinda decided against it at the moment.

    all that needs doing to it now is for the copper to be milled out a bit more as the barbs push the acrylic away from the copper, make a new Alu and Acrylic bit and find a G1/4 Tap as the barbs leak like no tomorrow when they are just jammed in a acrylic hole! :dremel:
     
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    jcb121, 11 Jun 2010
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  2. Ternix

    Ternix What's a Dremel?

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    Nice work, have you got results for heat tests? Be interesting to see how well this block performs.
     
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  3. Shadow703793

    Shadow703793 What's a Dremel?

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    Not trying to be a d1ck but you need more surface area for water contact on that block imo. Also, don't use Acrylic. Use 1/4" Polycarbonate or better for the top cover. Also, how are you preventing water from coming out? Just plain pressure with the screws or are you using some O Rings or Epoxy, silicone,etc?
     
    Shadow703793, 15 Jun 2010
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  4. jcb121

    jcb121 What's a Dremel?

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    i did just try putting water in the block and putting the top on and it didn't leak at all :)
    i am going to use clear instant gasket or something like that, (instant gasket because i have it at hand and it does the job well)

    i am thinking about tracking down some copper heat sinks and soldering them down to increase the surface area a bit. i have made the channels bigger as well and it isn't G shape any more. :(


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    that is it at the current state. i haven't update this thread in a while because everyone was just gunna let it die alone! :p

    all of my pics are ion my album btw!
     
    jcb121, 16 Jun 2010
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  5. talladega

    talladega I'm Squidward

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    Please don't use any aluminum! It will cause corrosion.

    Otherwise good work!

    :thumb:
     
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  6. asura

    asura jack of all trades

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    Be sure to use a hard solder (silver solder, or brazing rod) not a soft solder (Tin solder, Lead solder, etc.)
     
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  7. jcb121

    jcb121 What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks all,

    i just lapped the copper to about 1500 grit and it is looking good :)

    also, the alu was a prototype :)
     
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