Would this improve a waterblock?

[juliendogg]

G33K, it looks like you have the cold water entering from the side, slamming into the opposite wall and forced out through the top. This doesn't seem to add much extra surface area nor a great deal of turbulance because the water exit is flowing parallel with the three pins you say are going up the exit path. But pins inside the block are a good idea. That is what air cooled heatsinks use to increase surface area and air turbulance if airflow is designed right, so it would make sense to substitute water for the air. But I think that whole concept should be devoted to an entirely new thread.

actually, from the way the water inlet comes in all the way to one side of the radius, he probably acheives a pretty good swirl in there. and if that worked out fairly consistently (ie really good strong pump) the water would be circulating fastest right at the point of the outlet or the center of the water chamber. since thats where his pins are and straight up they would be perpindicular to the (theoretical) waterflow creating the most turbulance. now if those pins were silver and drilled into the base and bonded really well!!!


G33K.... you got any performance #'s on that block?

me like!!

 

[gone_fishin]

juliendogg, a very good point. I missed the fact that the inlet was off to the side of the chamber. This in itself would create a natural swirl effect. Good call, I was too hasty in my judgement.

 

[G33k]

Right, as suggested, I've made a new thread.

 

[gone_fishin]

Back to my test block, is having the top as inlet better than having the two sides as inlets? In other words would it be better to reverse the flow?