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My idea is to basically just solder some fitting on the heat pipes in a regular cooler and run water through them. A picture is worth 1000 words, no real need for an explanation.
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Would this DIY cpu block work?
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Why would there be no circulation of water? The heat pipes are hollow and water will be flowing through them, I wouldn't just fill the with water and seal it again. I would just cut the top part off completely. The final product would be the same as the the drawing, the aluminum plate and the three pipes with water going through them.
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Because a water block has channels inside to conduct heat from the IHS into the fluid. Heat pipes don't have those.
An air cooler with heat pipes works through the phase change of a sealed fluid.
Don't do it, you'll just ruin a perfectly good heatsink.
An air cooler with heat pipes works through the phase change of a sealed fluid.
Don't do it, you'll just ruin a perfectly good heatsink.
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Mmk, I also do green sand casting with aluminum as a hobby. What kind of simple design could I cast that would make a good water block? By simple I mean no details smaller than 2mm.
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Now I'm just confused...
How does something like this work?
Nobody is saying you couldn't make one. I'm all for DIY. It's just not going to be any where's near as efficient as what you could get on the cheap. It all comes down to what you think your time and materials are worth compared to the results.
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That was pretty funny and it seems to have been somewhat effective. I will probably just buy a regular waterblock, probably a used one if I can find something in good condition.
