custom made TINY heatercore

therapture · Jun 26, 2002

Here are some pics of my custom made heatercore setup, forgive me, I did not have my digicam when before I had the system up and running, I just got it back last night and took some pics of the assembled system. You can get an idea of how small the heatercore is from the 92mm Panaflo that pulls air through it, as it barely is larger than the fan! It measures 4" square x 2" thick and that even includes the tanks on the ends! tiny to say the least. All copper though and very effective. Using a Danner 350 pump, BeCool copper block, my own home made block clamp, and 3/8" pvc tubing. No reservoir, just a fill tube. Temps are maxed at 46c-49c as reported by the Athlon XP internal diode, which is pretty decent given the almost silent nature of the system. In fact, the pump is the loudest part, which is just a slight unobtrusive hum.

packratbob · Jun 26, 2002

therapture said:
Here are some pics of my custom made heatercore setup, forgive me, I did not have my digicam when before I had the system up and running, I just got it back last night and took some pics of the assembled system. You can get an idea of how small the heatercore is from the 92mm Panaflo that pulls air through it, as it barely is larger than the fan! It measures 4" square x 2" thick and that even includes the tanks on the ends! tiny to say the least. All copper though and very effective. Using a Danner 350 pump, BeCool copper block, my own home made block clamp, and 3/8" pvc tubing. No reservoir, just a fill tube. Temps are maxed at 46c-49c as reported by the Athlon XP internal diode, which is pretty decent given the almost silent nature of the system. In fact, the pump is the loudest part, which is just a slight unobtrusive hum.
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Wat r ur ambient temps 49 seem really really high for water cooling wats the point if those temps can be reached pretty easily with hsf combos. ur water is getting too hot u need to have a larger radiator or pull a heck of alot of air thru it.

therapture · Jun 26, 2002

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packratbob said:
Wat r ur ambient temps 49 seem really really high for water cooling wats the point if those temps can be reached pretty easily with hsf combos. ur water is getting too hot u need to have a larger radiator or pull a heck of alot of air thru it. [/B]

49c as reported by the INTERNAL CPU DIODE is not high for a 1740mhz cpu. On a "normal" in socket sensor like most mobos use, this would equate to @36c-39c. So NO, this is not too high, it is cooler than air, and MUCH MUCH quieter which was a large reason I want water cooling to begin with. I don't care about massive mhz overclocks, but I DO like fsb overclocking, hence that's why I run at 9.5 x 183fsb. It never overheats, it never crashes, and I have a HOT room normally 30c or so due to all the computers heating it up. So take that into account as well.

You must not have read all of the posts or taken into consideration the actual conditions it is designed for and running in. Also it appears you do not have a mobo that uses the AXP internal diode or you would realize that this is actually a fairly normal temp for this speed cpu. Also, it is completely stealth and almost completely silent, even quieter than my P4 1.6ghz oem machine I use at work.

therapture · Jun 26, 2002

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I think it works rather well.. ... .. .. *sniff*

ssjwizard · Jun 26, 2002

what waterblock is that. and is that black anodised aluminm?

Starfoxer · Jun 26, 2002

i think the tubing looks awesome

Silversinksam · Jun 26, 2002

ssjwizard said:
what waterblock is that. and is that black anodised aluminm?

I'm curious as well as to what type of radiator it is, A motorcycle radiator?

ssjwizard · Jun 26, 2002

i think he said that the heater core is custom made of all copper. he lists the wb as a copper block by becool but its black and looks more like anodised aluminm to me

therapture · Jun 26, 2002

Yep, the radiator is custom made, heatercore design. The block is indeed copper, a BeCool block from about 1 year ago or more, and I PAINTED it black, except on the bottom where it contacts the cpu core. The tubing is simply reinforced pvc tubing, available at any hardware store probably....it can be heated with a heat gun and "molded" to hold a shape while still being flexible enough to move and stuff....works great, does not discolor, and does not lose water to osmosis/evaporation. And with no aluminum in the system, no corrosion since the block and rad are all copper.

Yodums · Jun 26, 2002

Well, all looks nice! I prefer clear tubing better though.. Man I had a similar hold down and I'll tell ya, invest in a 4hole mounting block. Someday it can happen anytime, wam all lugs gone :/

e_8_a_y · Jun 26, 2002

hi

check this clamp

seantx · Jun 26, 2002

Re: hi

e_8_a_y said:
check this clamp

That is SWEET. Daddy likey. Where can they be found in the U.S.?

Szech · Jun 26, 2002

That clamp is made by innovatek, and I think you'd have to buy their waterblock to get it.

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