[gone_fishin]

Here is my new block exposed

The interior is designed to distribute waterflow velocity equally throughout. The center goes down to 1mm thickness at 4mm diameter. Each pie wedge is permiated throughout with waterflow tunnels and the top surface of each pie wedge recieves waterflow, controlled by top gasket. The diagonal channels are blocked by the 2nd layer encasement and are drilled out to a larger diameter hole. Water is forced down the center inlet then through the six verticle slots and over the top surface. The water which goes through the diagonal channels with the larger tunnel is forced into the tunnels drilled through each pie wedge and exits on all four sides up through the 2nd and third layers and out the four exit tubes. The rest you may be able to tell from this preview
Surface area is immense in the small confined cube of 1.3" X 1.3", the flow rate I can run through it is high, the temperatures that result are low. And yes it does involve the use of a bandsaw

Opinions appreciated.

[masitti]

Awesome job man.. I always love your blocks.

[SemiCycle]

ahhhh, so this is the one you were hinting at on procooling. Nicely done as usual.

[SemiCycle]

Hey gone_fishn, I just checked you site again. What is the price on "The MonsterBlock"?

[gone_fishin]

This is not an add for sales but for comments on the design. I would not use this forum for that purpose. I would like to thank everyone for their interest and participation in all of my project discussions.
Please continue with any comments or critiques

g_f

[SemiCycle]

Sorry about that. I've just been a fan of your designs.

[JFettig]

dude that looks REALLY NICE!!! how bout another pic of the insides? we can hardly see that one, they are looking more professional every time you make a new one!

[JFettig]

and what about performance? i have recently gotten new springs and that got me some awesome temps! instead of 42c load stock, i get 42-44c load at 1932mhz! and could do 2ghz if my psu was better

[gone_fishin]

Performance is awesome but that is relative. I seriously would challenge any block out there now against it, and feel sorry for them, really sorry.




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[Cathar]

Originally posted by gone_fishin
Performance is awesome but that is relative. I seriously would challenge any block out there now against it, and feel sorry for them, really sorry.
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This is a common problem with building custom water-blocks. It's so hard to get a feel for how good/bad it does vs another design unless you actually own a block of that other design. This is why I picked up a Maze 3 and lapped it flat (it wasn't to start with) as this gives me a common ground with which to compare other blocks against, otherwise it's all just conjecture.

[gone_fishin]

Spiral for example,

[Cathar]

Originally posted by gone_fishin
Spiral for example,

A comparison of performance?

Lap the base of the Spiral first so it's all fair.

Measure water temps too.

[gone_fishin]

The Spiral at even defaults gives a 2.5C rise at default speed at load and my block takes a while to register a rise of 1C at load and that's it. I am reading 19C rise at load 1.95v 2.5Ghz with the Spiral and 16C rise with my block. This on a P4 1.6A. I realise that this is not scientifidally accurate numbers but are what registers on the same system. I am giving it a good bit of juice also. I wish I had an Athlon system to spit out some numbers also but I don't.

Edit: Rise at full load for both blocks max voltage overclock is above water temps measured. I've been taking so many temps that it is is easy to forget that a full description is necessary to make them meaningfull Please lambaste me as necessary

[gone_fishin]

A few more pics

[FIZZ3]

Looks very nice.

What's the ID of the inlet and the outlets? A lot of tubes going to and fro that block hehe. Aren't those channels in the block a little small for a high flow setup?

[gone_fishin]

Originally posted by FIZZ3
Looks very nice.

What's the ID of the inlet and the outlets? A lot of tubes going to and fro that block hehe. Aren't those channels in the block a little small for a high flow setup?

The inlet is 1/2" ID, outlets are 1/4"ID. 6gpm
Passage ways for flow in all is 24 narrow tunnels, Eight narrow slits and over the tops of the eight wedges. The resulting flow pathways are short and because equal exits are at all four sides, velocity is maintained evenly for any given section when compared to another, and yes high flow is very achievable.

[FIZZ3]

Originally posted by gone_fishin



The inlet is 1/2" ID, outlets are 1/4"ID. 6gpm
Passage ways for flow in all is 24 narrow tunnels, Eight narrow slits and over the tops of the eight wedges. The resulting flow pathways are short and because equal exits are at all four sides, velocity is maintained evenly for any given section when compared to another, and yes high flow is very achievable.

Hmmm nice! =)

[grim]

your blocks rule!

[Lusankya]

How about some pics w/o the text and PS filters clouding everything

[JFettig]

i too want to say its mine! just kiddin, yeah i would like to see what the channels and all actually look like, its quite hard to see this...