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Post by austin86 on Nov 22, 2022 11:17:35 GMT -5
I'm sure we all seen them here, the blue anodized water blocks from china that sell on eBay for next to nothing.
Has anyone used these before? Are they any good? I was going to get a few for my 440bx system later down the road.
Thanks.
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Nov 22, 2022 13:24:33 GMT -5
The work ok. I had a few copper style blocks I used with TEC cooling. They are not great, but work dandy for low wattage parts.
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Post by georgekokovinis on Nov 22, 2022 14:06:26 GMT -5
Z790 Kingpin and dirt cheap blocks ?
Kind of a controvercial approach, I think.
One of the main things tought 25 years ago is that all parts of a system must be balanced with each other.
To each his own I guess.
But you cant drive a Ferrari on Fiat punto wheels.
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Post by austin86 on Nov 22, 2022 15:57:25 GMT -5
The work ok. I had a few copper style blocks I used with TEC cooling. They are not great, but work dandy for low wattage parts. So should be good for a Piii-s and a mx440. do you foresee any leaking problems down the road with them?
Nov 22, 2022 14:06:26 GMT -5 georgekokovinis said: Z790 Kingpin and dirt cheap blocks ? Kind of a controvercial approach, I think. One of the main things tought 25 years ago is that all parts of a system must be balanced with each other. To each his own I guess. But you cant drive a Ferrari on Fiat punto wheels. Its for a 440bx system, AKA SK370, Pentium 3's
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Post by Macsbeach98 on Nov 22, 2022 17:35:13 GMT -5
The only thing is you dont get any mounts with them I used to use a cheap aluminium block with K6 and a TEC I used clamp it all down with a G Clamp  |
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Post by austin86 on Nov 23, 2022 9:09:07 GMT -5
The only thing is you dont get any mounts with them I used to use a cheap aluminium block with K6 and a TEC I used clamp it all down with a G Clamp No mounts is a good point. But I can rig something up. I have a few older blocks but they have odd fitting sizes or don't fit right in the system. Like my 370 block, it has g1/8 fittings in like 6/7mm witch is a odd size. Then I have a chipset and GPU blocks that get in the way of the ram and other add-on cards. I thought it would be less work to just buy those cheap blocks and make some mounts then it would be to make custom tops for the blocks I have
From the sounds of things they work, but are not the best?
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Nov 23, 2022 12:25:09 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure the block is basically just a pass through with minimal surface area inside the block. When I flash lighted mine, I didn't see any cooling fins for surface area or any of that fancy stuff, so yeah. They just work ok.
Generally I just use a ThermalTake water block from my first DIY BigWater kit. It does good or very good in comparison to the cheapy block by quite a bit. Running TEC #12715 isn't exactly the easiest TEC to keep cool. A nice tip for tec cooling though, run chilled water over the hot side. On average, there's only a 30c difference from either side of the TEC plates. I suggest this TEC for sub zero cooling though. It'll keep most chipsets around -25c as long as you can cool the hot side to around 0-5c.
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Post by austin86 on Nov 23, 2022 12:34:20 GMT -5
Blocks form the late 90s early 2000s were just pass through blocks. Its sounding more and more like these blocks will be the way to go.
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Nov 23, 2022 12:49:56 GMT -5
Blocks form the late 90s early 2000s were just pass through blocks. Its sounding more and more like these blocks will be the way to go. Well considering the old block is all copper and 4x as dense, it's way better. Just sharing my experience with water cooling the hottest 40mm tec you can get. Cause 60w TEC isn't strong enough to cool your own dick. Either way, I wish you luck sir! |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Nov 23, 2022 13:00:32 GMT -5
Yeah, here give this thread a read. Hw used 2700x delidded. Small and large cold plates. Look for the change. Tec 12715 only at 12v opposed to 15v Liquid loop, geothermal tap to drain. Very consistent cooling that tap to drain deal! warp9-systems.proboards.com/thread/889/2700x-lid-tec-cooling-experimentsVariables matter. Chipset all of 5-15w, 60w TEC is ideal. Processors 65w and up, will need larger wattage tecs and chilled loop. |
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Post by austin86 on Nov 23, 2022 13:08:26 GMT -5
Well I don't plain to use a tec cooler so I should be fine. I would think a 35w CPU would be cooled fine by the blocks if it can handle a 60w tec.
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Nov 23, 2022 13:34:28 GMT -5
Well I don't plain to use a tec cooler so I should be fine. I would think a 35w CPU would be cooled fine by the blocks if it can handle a 60w tec. I don't know. Never tried a tec on a system that old honestly. Not sure how thermals scale with additional frequency and voltage. Can a 35w cpu hit 50w? All this you'll experiment with. But if you just need a water block, I can send you one. Just hit my PM with your address and I'll dig one up for you. |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Nov 24, 2022 13:18:04 GMT -5
Of course free Austin. I'll even cover the shipping.  |
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Post by austin86 on Dec 9, 2022 10:28:31 GMT -5
what sizes are they? I can cover shipping or even pay for them if they are what I'm looking for.
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Dec 9, 2022 13:04:56 GMT -5
what sizes are they? I can cover shipping or even pay for them if they are what I'm looking for.
I'd have to dig them back out, I'm not sure the dimensions at this time. See if I can get back to you this weekend on that. |
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Post by austin86 on Dec 9, 2022 13:52:09 GMT -5
what sizes are they? I can cover shipping or even pay for them if they are what I'm looking for.
I'd have to dig them back out, I'm not sure the dimensions at this time. See if I can get back to you this weekend on that. No rush, take your time.
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Post by Macsbeach98 on Dec 9, 2022 15:19:49 GMT -5
They are usually 40 x 40mm
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Post by austin86 on Dec 9, 2022 16:02:12 GMT -5
They are usually 40 x 40mm That does seem to be the common size, the fittings seem to be all over the place, but more often then not 1/4 to 5/16, sometimes 3/8.
I seen 50x50 too and some odd ball sizes witch is why I asked.
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Post by mrpaco on Jan 20, 2023 18:08:40 GMT -5
Cant find my pics but I've ran 8 of them on my Octo 940 boards. Simple pass through no fins or jet plates. You wont break any world records but they definitely can get the job done. If i can find my rig pics with em I'll post it here
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Post by austin86 on Jan 23, 2023 11:03:35 GMT -5
Cant find my pics but I've ran 8 of them on my Octo 940 boards. Simple pass through no fins or jet plates. You wont break any world records but they definitely can get the job done. If i can find my rig pics with em I'll post it here Octo 940 board??? like 8 sockets??? wow now that sounds cool. |
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Post by mrpaco on Jan 25, 2023 9:22:08 GMT -5
Yup 8 sockets  . I've got like 3 or so other socket types with 8 cpu sockets  . |
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Post by mrpaco on Jan 25, 2023 9:31:47 GMT -5
Still looking for the water block pics, but here are the boards stacked n linked that I used them on, 8 socket 940   |
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Post by austin86 on Jan 25, 2023 14:24:23 GMT -5
Now that's a interesting configuration. |
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