- Joined
- Jul 29, 2011
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hi folks...
So i was walking to work and i came across a scrap metal shop...
I thought, 'hey, it wouldn't kill me if i take a look around'. And then the ghetto watercooling bug stung me and I got myself two copper blocks 120x90x20mm for $1,20 and a dual heatercore for $25...nice deal, huh?
I'm only lacking a pump, tubing, barbs, clamps, retention for the wblock -i'll build it out of plexiglas-,shroud, and a res -tupperware?-.
Is it ok if the fins on the heatercore are alu? I guess that won't suffer from galvanization/corrosion cause of the copper sink/pipe...
The other doubts i have are regarding the pump and waterblock design.
I'll be machining the block/s myself, and i thought i could cross drill it easily and have a block for my cpu first.
Would it be better if i made sort of a pin pattern carved onto one side of each block and then sandwich them together?
Or perhaps build two blocks with one carved side and add a plexiglas cover with holes for nipples. Suggestions?
Then, the pump...If i get a cheap submersible one how should i mount it in my loop? I'm not quite sure on how to hook the different parts of my setup.
Thanks in advance!
ps: i won't use axial fans btw...i'll use a car dual blower shrouded on top of the hcore pulling air out and upwards (and the rad will lie besides my case, out in the cold) Oh, and i plan on cooling just my cpu -and perhaps NB on my ancient P4 rig -maybe i'll add a peltier to chill the water next...
So i was walking to work and i came across a scrap metal shop...
I thought, 'hey, it wouldn't kill me if i take a look around'. And then the ghetto watercooling bug stung me and I got myself two copper blocks 120x90x20mm for $1,20 and a dual heatercore for $25...nice deal, huh?
I'm only lacking a pump, tubing, barbs, clamps, retention for the wblock -i'll build it out of plexiglas-,shroud, and a res -tupperware?-.
Is it ok if the fins on the heatercore are alu? I guess that won't suffer from galvanization/corrosion cause of the copper sink/pipe...
The other doubts i have are regarding the pump and waterblock design.
I'll be machining the block/s myself, and i thought i could cross drill it easily and have a block for my cpu first.
Would it be better if i made sort of a pin pattern carved onto one side of each block and then sandwich them together?
Or perhaps build two blocks with one carved side and add a plexiglas cover with holes for nipples. Suggestions?
Then, the pump...If i get a cheap submersible one how should i mount it in my loop? I'm not quite sure on how to hook the different parts of my setup.
Thanks in advance!
ps: i won't use axial fans btw...i'll use a car dual blower shrouded on top of the hcore pulling air out and upwards (and the rad will lie besides my case, out in the cold) Oh, and i plan on cooling just my cpu -and perhaps NB on my ancient P4 rig -maybe i'll add a peltier to chill the water next...