making water cooling

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling & Modding' started by generalRage1982hrv, Apr 13, 2008.

  1. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    It's not even 0.1C better lol. It's better than plastic because it's far stronger. The main purpose of water cooling is to use water to transmit heat, not air. Water is by far a much better heat conductor than air, that's why aluminium plate will not help the heat dissipation.

    Plastic is not OK actually, that's why manufacturers don't use cheap plastic. I've lost touched with water cooling, they use other types of plastic that doesn't crack easily.
     
  2. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    More like 0.00001C? :mrgreen:
     
  3. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    I think you mean perspex? That's a type of plastic... but very tough.
     
  4. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Acrylic top.
     
  5. generalRage1982hrv

    generalRage1982hrv ARP Reviewer

    wow guys thanks for info
    anyway i am making it from aluminum lol
    well i dont have much time this days so it will take a while
     
  6. Lacus

    Lacus Newbie

    Wow, it's really cool that you can make your own WC stuff. I wonder is it possible that it performs much better than the ones sold current :D
     
  7. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    Nope, it's just not possible anymore. Read this editorial: ProCooling.com

    It's the same for air cooling. I used to modify processor heatsinks to make them fit on graphics card back then. Now with heatsinks like HR-03 available, there is simply no point doing so anymore.
     
  8. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    And Thermalright copied your idea! :haha:
     
  9. generalRage1982hrv

    generalRage1982hrv ARP Reviewer

    max you are not only one who used cpu cooler on gpu cards
    few years ago i used larg copper cooler on my old 6600GT also from thermaltakes cooler for Socket A
    and you can reach better thermal resoults with some home made coolers
    i know i cant get same performance like with buyd W.C. but i can cool my liquid with freezer and that will be better than buyd system
    but anyway i will see what will hapend if i use my home made W.C. i hope it will show better performance than others
    and for compare i would need quad core cpu and some other WC systems
     
  10. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Yeah, me too. I even attached the coolers to my graphics cards using nothing more than thermal paste! :D

    Man.. Those were the days! :thumb:
     
  11. generalRage1982hrv

    generalRage1982hrv ARP Reviewer

    yeah bro those were the days :D :D
    i still have some old gpus like voodoo, rivaTNT, gforce2 and more LOL
    i just cant trow them to garbage lol
    anyway they all works hahhahahahhaha
     
  12. Mac Daddy

    Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle

    I remember when they didn't have any .... anyone still got a full sized CGA card ... I do lol :wave:
     

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