Copper Tubing Case Mod

ViperZ · 07-September-02, 01:37 AM

Full Story Here

I was thinking he should have incorproated water cooling into the copper frame as well.

scapegoat · 07-September-02, 01:47 AM

Completly true Viper, i mean he probably has some 30 or 40 feet of tubing their with that kind of surface area you wouldnt need a radiator or a fan. course by the looks of the case the tubing is not interconnected so their goes that idea, all in all that is a pretty cool looking rig

ViperZ · 07-September-02, 01:49 AM

Ahh Scape, he might have incorporated some kind of Radiation coils or fins on to the tubing

It does look pretty and is original.

lcpiper · 07-September-02, 10:05 AM

It's a neat case with some nice work and it doesn't say LL or Antec anywhere on it. Adding water cooling would have been a natural direction to take it and too bad he didn't. But hey, it's his rig. Would have been fun seeing what he would have done with that part of it though.

HarshReality · 08-September-02, 11:21 PM

That is kewl as hell, but I cant help but wonder future improvment (I cant be too critical since it is plainly obvious I am a noob) looking at the article I saw some screws in the tubing (appear to be brass) perhaps another method of holding it together and then taking a liquid setup for the CPU etc and actually using the tubing in the case for added heat disipation by working it into the path. I cant help but wonder what the results would be, but then who knows one day I may grow a set of gonads large enough to try that. However since my finances are short in supply what most would consider a 2 week project here would most likely take me well over a year.

BigAkita · 08-September-02, 11:26 PM

HarshReality, Great comments! Instead of the brass screws, what would you do? How would you build this system?

I have given thought to doing one myself, but I have one more "conventional" mod to finish first. Your insight with the screws gives me an indication you may know what you are doing. Again, how would you build it?

HarshReality · 10-September-02, 08:16 AM

well you could solder (might look kinda sh*tty) or braze using a coat hanger or some other low melting point material. Brazing I have done before using a hanger has always left a bronze colored effect that would look pretty good running the length of your tubing. Though it isnt as solid as solder it would work to hold your framework together, though youd most likely still have to solder the joints to get it watertight.

A quick link on the subject is as follows:

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...Temp/basic.htm

Wixx · 10-September-02, 11:33 AM

Heck with an Athlon XP processor you could just connect the copper tubing to your radiant baseboard system and heat your whole house.

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ViperZ KAT-HOE	Copper Tubing Case Mod Full Story Here I was thinking he should have incorproated water cooling into the copper frame as well.

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07-September-02, 01:47 AM		#2 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Completly true Viper, i mean he probably has some 30 or 40 feet of tubing their with that kind of surface area you wouldnt need a radiator or a fan. course by the looks of the case the tubing is not interconnected so their goes that idea, all in all that is a pretty cool looking rig

07-September-02, 01:49 AM		#3 (permalink)
ViperZ KAT-HOE	Ahh Scape, he might have incorporated some kind of Radiation coils or fins on to the tubing It does look pretty and is original.

07-September-02, 10:05 AM		#4 (permalink)
lcpiper H2-Hoe	It's a neat case with some nice work and it doesn't say LL or Antec anywhere on it. Adding water cooling would have been a natural direction to take it and too bad he didn't. But hey, it's his rig. Would have been fun seeing what he would have done with that part of it though.

08-September-02, 11:21 PM		#5 (permalink)
HarshReality Apex Techie II	That is kewl as hell, but I cant help but wonder future improvment (I cant be too critical since it is plainly obvious I am a noob) looking at the article I saw some screws in the tubing (appear to be brass) perhaps another method of holding it together and then taking a liquid setup for the CPU etc and actually using the tubing in the case for added heat disipation by working it into the path. I cant help but wonder what the results would be, but then who knows one day I may grow a set of gonads large enough to try that. However since my finances are short in supply what most would consider a 2 week project here would most likely take me well over a year.

08-September-02, 11:26 PM		#6 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	HarshReality, Great comments! Instead of the brass screws, what would you do? How would you build this system? I have given thought to doing one myself, but I have one more "conventional" mod to finish first. Your insight with the screws gives me an indication you may know what you are doing. Again, how would you build it?

10-September-02, 08:16 AM		#7 (permalink)
HarshReality Apex Techie II	well you could solder (might look kinda sh*tty) or braze using a coat hanger or some other low melting point material. Brazing I have done before using a hanger has always left a bronze colored effect that would look pretty good running the length of your tubing. Though it isnt as solid as solder it would work to hold your framework together, though youd most likely still have to solder the joints to get it watertight. A quick link on the subject is as follows: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...Temp/basic.htm

10-September-02, 11:33 AM		#8 (permalink)
Wixx Modd-God	Heck with an Athlon XP processor you could just connect the copper tubing to your radiant baseboard system and heat your whole house.