Water blocks

litghost · 07-07-02, 09:59 PM

is it a good idea to take a Alpha Pal 8050 or some other # close the top and convert it in a water block. If the welds were good would this make an effective block or would it be a waste of a good heatsink.

litghost · 07-07-02, 10:06 PM

SemiCycle · 07-07-02, 10:51 PM

This is the best conversion job I've seen of a normal heatseink to WB. Make sure you check the link for more pics and steps he went through to get to teh finished product

http://www.thewarfields.com/BorgCubeWaterBlock.htm

SemiCycle · 07-07-02, 10:52 PM

one more pic

webmedic · 07-07-02, 10:55 PM

I've done it with an alpha pal. Pics here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/30556976fWLpIMxkEt

Well it did not perform as expected it's interesting idea but just does not perform as well as one would like.

Silversinksam · 07-07-02, 11:01 PM

This is just a guess, but in a heatsink with pins that are dense and the Brass barbs on the top like that(with no protrusion
into the dense fins), you would think the water doesn't circulate properly.

The cool water would circulate out one barb and circulate on the top of the fins where the path of resistance is the least and out the other barb.

Right?

rlemieux · 07-07-02, 11:15 PM

May not perform well, but looks excelent, especially with the blue LEDs. As to sames comment, I think it would depend on how powerful the pumps suction is. Water is faily heavy and I believe it would go to the bottom. Its not like its trying to perculate through tiny holes or anything. I believe there is enough space between the pins to allow the water to flow through out them.

litghost · 07-08-02, 12:59 AM

could you solve the flow problem by have the intake near the bottom and the out at the top as shown
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would this design work???? (gotta love ascii art)

07-07-02, 09:59 PM	Thread Starter #1
litghost Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CA	Water blocks is it a good idea to take a Alpha Pal 8050 or some other # close the top and convert it in a water block. If the welds were good would this make an effective block or would it be a waste of a good heatsink.
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litghost Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CA	Last edited by litghost; 07-07-02 at 10:15 PM.
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07-07-02, 10:51 PM	#3
SemiCycle Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hampton Roads. VA	This is the best conversion job I've seen of a normal heatseink to WB. Make sure you check the link for more pics and steps he went through to get to teh finished product http://www.thewarfields.com/BorgCubeWaterBlock.htm __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right, but 3 left turns do When you don't know what you are doing, do it neatly. HEATWARE http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=14214
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07-07-02, 10:52 PM	#4
SemiCycle Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hampton Roads. VA	one more pic __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right, but 3 left turns do When you don't know what you are doing, do it neatly. HEATWARE http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=14214
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07-07-02, 10:55 PM	#5
webmedic Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Cheney, WA but you can sure put alot of info in here like what if I lived in timbucktoo or someplace with a longer name than that.	I've done it with an alpha pal. Pics here: http://community.webshots.com/album/30556976fWLpIMxkEt Well it did not perform as expected it's interesting idea but just does not perform as well as one would like.
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07-07-02, 11:01 PM	#6
Silversinksam Moderator/ Silver Paste Taster© Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sunshine State, USA	This is just a guess, but in a heatsink with pins that are dense and the Brass barbs on the top like that(with no protrusion into the dense fins), you would think the water doesn't circulate properly. The cool water would circulate out one barb and circulate on the top of the fins where the path of resistance is the least and out the other barb. Right? __________________ -15 May 2012: On Hiatus helping bees and the planet at the moment -You have over 101 posts and Can't see the classifieds??? Click this link. My Heatware
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rlemieux Cyber Deal King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Big Easy	May not perform well, but looks excelent, especially with the blue LEDs. As to sames comment, I think it would depend on how powerful the pumps suction is. Water is faily heavy and I believe it would go to the bottom. Its not like its trying to perculate through tiny holes or anything. I believe there is enough space between the pins to allow the water to flow through out them. __________________ Asus Sabertooth x58, Intel Core i7-950, Thermalright IFX-14, Ultra X3 1000watt PSU, 6GB G.Skill DDR3 1600, 2 x Zotac GTX 465's, 2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300GB HD's, 2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 1.5TB HD's, 2 Samsung SH-S203B's, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic, Lian Li PC-75-USB Aluminum Case, Viewsonic 27-inch N2750W LCD TV Heatware
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07-08-02, 12:59 AM	Thread Starter #8
litghost Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CA	could you solve the flow problem by have the intake near the bottom and the out at the top as shown ----------------------------------out ..............______________\| \|_____________ ..............\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \| ..............\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \| ..............\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \| ..............\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \| in----> == \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| =======<-----in ___________________________________ would this design work???? (gotta love ascii art)
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