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- Jun 15, 2003
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- Bay Area, CA, USA
I'm trying to come up with ideas for making my own waterblock, and I had a few. But I really don't have amazing tools (although I can get them). People's usage of heatsinks to make waterblocks got me thinking about how I could use my current heatsink to make a waterblock.
Here's a pic of my current heatsink, which comes with the AERO 7:
The special thing about this puppy is that the fins are soldered, they are "skived". i.e. no probs with the thermal resistance of the solder.
Now, what I was thinking was that I could cut the fins down to a reasonable height, and then bend or cut them to get a good design. Maybe push all of the fins towards the center, and then have the water enter to this spot. This way the water would hit some part of each fin. Or something like that.
If you have any ideas/comments/your an idiot comments, please respond.
Thanks.
Here's a pic of my current heatsink, which comes with the AERO 7:
The special thing about this puppy is that the fins are soldered, they are "skived". i.e. no probs with the thermal resistance of the solder.
Now, what I was thinking was that I could cut the fins down to a reasonable height, and then bend or cut them to get a good design. Maybe push all of the fins towards the center, and then have the water enter to this spot. This way the water would hit some part of each fin. Or something like that.
If you have any ideas/comments/your an idiot comments, please respond.
Thanks.