Question (I'm full of em ): Is there any way to actually cool the liquid in the resevoir, I have an idea o design but want to know if its possible to actually cool the liquid (as the liquid in turn would actually cool the CPU/GPU whilst transferring the heat away (which hopefully would cool to another couple degrees.) What I have so far is a cylindrical resevoir with a kind of double helix copper tubing running vertical through it, looks cool, but also has the possiblity of passing some form of gas/liquid through it (along the lines of a fridge). Good Idea???
Yes, what you want is a water chiller. This uses a compressor and refrigerant system to cool the liquid usually to tens of degrees below zero. obviously, at this point you cannot use water anymore, but instead must use a type of antifreeze liquid. A good site to try to find more information is here, the even have a part of the forum specifically for water chillers here.
although I know what you mean, I was hoping for something a bit more cost effective lol. Oh well you live and learn. Cheers anyway
Well, anything could be used, like a peltier(not sure how to spell it) junction. they are less efficient and don't cool as well but are cheaper.
Perhaps you could cut a hole in the bottom of the res, put a passive heatsink in it, and put a peltier device on the heatsink, and then a heatsink and fan on the outside...
i currently cant cut anything from the resevoir as tech there already not much to cut lol. At mo I have a cylindrical resevoir with the centre having another cylinder inside (this is where I will place a UV cathode). This is also why I have the copper tubing in a double helix pattern so it curls around it. I'll prob take out the copper and get some UV Reactive perspex nd mold that to the double helix, that way the UC Cathode inside will also react with the perspex (I'm trying to find an blue UV reactive perspex). Good idea??? Will look 'Proper Bo' Hopefully.
