Custom homemade Water-Cooling project

j-dogg · 24-July-03, 12:43 AM

I have several old Socket 7 heatsinks lying around, even a few 370's and what appears to be a P4 my dad got from work. I was cleaning dust out from my Volcano 6 with running water and the idea occured to me to seal off one of my heat sinks and make a water-cooling block out of it.

Any ideas on how to seal one of these things off?

ZENNZZO · 24-July-03, 01:18 AM

Liquidcooler did that and his temps seem to be awfully high and he is running a Celeron 2ghz. IMHO spend your time and money on a more efficient solution...

j-dogg · 24-July-03, 01:42 AM

my dad was talking to me about peltier junctions and how you can stack them on top of each other. Now that is extreme.

M.D.K. · 24-July-03, 02:04 AM

then you got too cold, or you cant cool it off enough and the whole thing overheats.

ZENNZZO · 24-July-03, 02:08 AM

too cold?

I wish I was too cold!

AntiM · 24-July-03, 02:21 AM

There was a guy who took a swiftech block and sealed it in Acrylic and got decent temps. Only ended up costing him like 150 bucks.

John Hill at overclockes made an outstanding block from a old heatsink. http://www.overclockers.com/articles679/

j-dogg · 24-July-03, 02:28 AM

When you're running at almost 120 degrees at idle, there is no such thing as 'too cold'

ZENNZZO · 24-July-03, 02:48 AM

120degs idle WTF d00d. What are you not cooling with?
AntiM,

hoot's pin fin isn't exactly socket 7 or 370 heat sinks.

Hell this guy would do good with a bare-assed pin fin air-cooler

dudley123 · 25-July-03, 04:22 PM

WOW you are looing for some new cooling aren;t you. Yeah well id try anything at that pint. 120 Holy Sh!t. I'd try anything. PUT a Big box fan on the computer. Just take the side panel off and blow the fan into the computer.

should work

NO im juyst kidding. don;t do that.

M.D.K. · 25-July-03, 04:42 PM

Whats wrong with that? I've done that plenty of times due to locked FSB from software OC. only way i could boot and lower the fsb from and accidental OC 200mhz too high.

Mine run at about 120 idle, 130 load. But thats because theres just no way possible to air cool dual p3's any better. Im becomeing increasingly interested in WC with each lockup tdue to overheating (running F@H and trying to get my game on, oops---)

But you shouldnt run into those problems. In anycase, i'd think you'd be able to find some sort of a block, maybe even for a vid card and epoxy it?

dudley123 · 25-July-03, 06:07 PM

MDK gof ro it dood. Water cool that HOE. It is well worth it. YOu know you've been around here longer than I have. But seriously that is why I water-cooled. I was sick of lockups and freezing. GO for it. Only 200 bucks and its well worth the buck.

24-July-03, 12:43 AM		#1 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Custom homemade Water-Cooling project I have several old Socket 7 heatsinks lying around, even a few 370's and what appears to be a P4 my dad got from work. I was cleaning dust out from my Volcano 6 with running water and the idea occured to me to seal off one of my heat sinks and make a water-cooling block out of it. Any ideas on how to seal one of these things off?

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24-July-03, 01:18 AM		#2 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	Liquidcooler did that and his temps seem to be awfully high and he is running a Celeron 2ghz. IMHO spend your time and money on a more efficient solution...

24-July-03, 01:42 AM		#3 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	my dad was talking to me about peltier junctions and how you can stack them on top of each other. Now that is extreme.

24-July-03, 02:04 AM		#4 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	then you got too cold, or you cant cool it off enough and the whole thing overheats.

24-July-03, 02:08 AM		#5 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	too cold? I wish I was too cold!

24-July-03, 02:21 AM		#6 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	There was a guy who took a swiftech block and sealed it in Acrylic and got decent temps. Only ended up costing him like 150 bucks. John Hill at overclockes made an outstanding block from a old heatsink. http://www.overclockers.com/articles679/

24-July-03, 02:28 AM		#7 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	When you're running at almost 120 degrees at idle, there is no such thing as 'too cold'

24-July-03, 02:48 AM		#8 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	120degs idle WTF d00d. What are you not cooling with? AntiM, hoot's pin fin isn't exactly socket 7 or 370 heat sinks. Hell this guy would do good with a bare-assed pin fin air-cooler

25-July-03, 04:22 PM		#9 (permalink)
dudley123 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	WOW you are looing for some new cooling aren;t you. Yeah well id try anything at that pint. 120 Holy Sh!t. I'd try anything. PUT a Big box fan on the computer. Just take the side panel off and blow the fan into the computer. should work NO im juyst kidding. don;t do that.

25-July-03, 04:42 PM		#10 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Whats wrong with that? I've done that plenty of times due to locked FSB from software OC. only way i could boot and lower the fsb from and accidental OC 200mhz too high. Mine run at about 120 idle, 130 load. But thats because theres just no way possible to air cool dual p3's any better. Im becomeing increasingly interested in WC with each lockup tdue to overheating (running F@H and trying to get my game on, oops---) But you shouldnt run into those problems. In anycase, i'd think you'd be able to find some sort of a block, maybe even for a vid card and epoxy it?

25-July-03, 06:07 PM		#11 (permalink)
dudley123 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	MDK gof ro it dood. Water cool that HOE. It is well worth it. YOu know you've been around here longer than I have. But seriously that is why I water-cooled. I was sick of lockups and freezing. GO for it. Only 200 bucks and its well worth the buck.