ThermalTake BigWater SE waterblock re-do
Aug 5, 2024 16:54:47 GMT -5
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Aug 5, 2024 16:54:47 GMT -5
Doing a revamp on the old waterblock. BigWater second edition and the only piece left from the nearing 20 years old kit.
The major draw back to the acrylic is the cracking that happens and it didn't take much pressure feom mounting or the plate screws themselves. Since then, there's been people like myself and Vinster, who's thread I'll link here so you can check out his modification and results.
My original approach was to use a steel plate and braze the original barbs to it. And I ran it this way for many years, cleaning it often. Last time I used it, I failed to check. I just neglected it. Probably since 2017 it hasn't been cleaned. But only used a couple few times since because I've gotten other wateblocks.
This time, I'm using a copper plate that was part of a server cooler, I'm not sure what socket. But probably capable of 250w or better because of the amount of copper. I removed the fins years ago and mainy used this large plate for TEC chilling on naked dies, last time run on 2700X.
Ok, so here's some pics. Hope you guys like the rough handy work. I'm old school, so I made sure to file the mating surface of the lower block portion.
Vins thread.
warp9-systems.proboards.com/thread/45/cracked-acrylic-cpu-block-suggestions
The final product is about 370 grams or 0.8 pounds for you Americanos.
The major draw back to the acrylic is the cracking that happens and it didn't take much pressure feom mounting or the plate screws themselves. Since then, there's been people like myself and Vinster, who's thread I'll link here so you can check out his modification and results.
My original approach was to use a steel plate and braze the original barbs to it. And I ran it this way for many years, cleaning it often. Last time I used it, I failed to check. I just neglected it. Probably since 2017 it hasn't been cleaned. But only used a couple few times since because I've gotten other wateblocks.
This time, I'm using a copper plate that was part of a server cooler, I'm not sure what socket. But probably capable of 250w or better because of the amount of copper. I removed the fins years ago and mainy used this large plate for TEC chilling on naked dies, last time run on 2700X.
Ok, so here's some pics. Hope you guys like the rough handy work. I'm old school, so I made sure to file the mating surface of the lower block portion.
Vins thread.
warp9-systems.proboards.com/thread/45/cracked-acrylic-cpu-block-suggestions
The final product is about 370 grams or 0.8 pounds for you Americanos.
