Water cooling...

[PCTroll]

hi I'm soon going to build up my own first water cooling system.
I want it to be peltier compatible as in longer step I plan to start using also peltier.
I plan to make the water cap myself. But my question is that is this design good enough:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips730/???
Maybe is it too weak or whatever, thats why I want to ask it from larger audience.
And this water wetter, is this the thing what is used in car radiators? This what freezes
at -40c.
Thank you.

[Dissolved]

id just spend the 45 bucks or so on a dangerden maze waterblock. they can hold the plet and will you the trouble of making one, plus the chance if ur "made" one from leaking

[ButcherUK]

Originally posted by PCTroll

And this water wetter, is this the thing what is used in car radiators? This what freezes
at -40c.
Thank you.
No, that would be antifreeze. Water wetter doesn't affect operating tempertures of water, it merely lowers the surface resistance making it form smaller bubbles and genrally get better contact. Also it contains corrosion inhibitors to stop your rad / block corroding.

[Diggrr]

A great block for a processor, but I'd give it a thicker plate to use with a pelt. When you go to add a cold plate/pelt, it would withstand the bolting pressure better as well as heat distribution.

Soldering is a great way to stop leaking. It's the same method dangerden uses, except they clean up the seam so purty like.:)
It's also easily repaired/removed/opened, just by setting it on the stove.

[PCTroll]

But if I decide to go for homemade water cap then. If I'm using soldering then there are two different metals together. I understand I have to use some anti corrosion stuff? Or whatever it was, coz these two different metals start to eat each other.
And what is the cheapest/best online shop for water cap's/pots which also supports international shipping.
Thank you.
Oh and sorry I forgot, if it makes any sense then I have tbird 1.33 rev c.

[ButcherUK]

You might well want to go with a different design, something with chanels, for a pelt block. As for metals corroding each other it depends on the metals. All metals have a standard potential, Cu is +ve, Al is -ve, this means copper and Al in a dielectric solution (such as water) will corrode. The -ve metal will corrode causing an oxide build up on the +ve metal. Solder is mostly Lead which has a +ve standard potential so it should be ok.