My Custom Memory Heatsinks!! What do you think? - Overclock.net

DarkStarModz · 12-09-09

Alright i made the heatsinks tonight at work, i didn't have any copper available at the time so i machined these out of aluminum, i saved my program so when i get the copper i ordered i can make an identical set out of copper, i think my design is pretty cool looking yet i kept it somewhat simple for my first set, im probably going to have these anodized electric blue or jet black depending on how much it will cost. I hope these keep my memory cool until the copper set is finished. Also im in the process of designing cool looking heatsinks for my NB and SB and im thinking of making a cpu and ram water cooling blocks, its nice having million dollar cnc milling machines to make my own stuff with, but i get hungry using up my lunch and breaks programing and machining different stuff,lol. Anyways ill keep you guys posted, heres some pics. Let me know what you all think and if you have any suggestions please let me know, thank you.

The first 3 pics show you the early stages of me machining them and where taken by my cell phone thats why they look like crap,lol. I took the rest with my camera at home.

Gizmo · 12-09-09

Looks fantastic! No opinion on effectiveness though.

dskina · 12-09-09

Looks good. Save the prototypes, then sell them when you're famous.

tK FuRY · 12-09-09

Wow those look fantastic, you should consider giving them more surface area over the fins to further increase the cooling.

vesley · 12-09-09

looking good. interesting to see if it will cool any good

fencefeet · 12-09-09

very very nice job

the_milk_man · 12-09-09

wow, those look so professional! I can't wait to see the final product.

SLeeZeY · 12-09-09

Want :|

DarkStarModz · 12-09-09

Thanks everybody for the positive comments

I haven't had a chance to test them out im waiting for my 3M double sided thermal tape to arrive, that's some pricey tape,lol. Also anybody know how to monitor the memory temps?? Id like to compare my results with the OCZ Reaper Heatsinks im running now and before you ask the reason why im switching heatsinks is becuase the OCZ heatsinks are too thick to run side by side so i had to remove one side of the heatsink on one memory stick,lol.

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Originally Posted by tK FuRY

Wow those look fantastic, you should consider giving them more surface area over the fins to further increase the cooling.

Thanks tK FuRY for the advice and that is a good idea and i thought of spliting each row of fins to gain more surface area but i also believe in K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) LOL, So for my copper set ill probably change a few things.

Djghost454 · 12-09-09

Dead sexy man.

Something that would be very cool to do: Cut a channel in the top between the 2 pieces that you can put a piece of frosted clear acrylic, and a spot on each end to put an LED.

That way, when you hook it up, the center will light up, would look very sweet with that aluminum look.

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Gizmo Windows Wrangler Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,094 Rep: 175 Unique Rep: 145 Folding Team Rank: 1807 Hardware Reviews: 1	Looks fantastic! No opinion on effectiveness though.

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