Copper Reservoir...
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Solder some fins on that puppy for some serious cooling
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Originally Posted by xms As far as i can see this would be a great idea... Have a 5 1/2" copper reservoir with a 120mm fan slapped on top of it cooling the copper down.... |
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Exactly. I was thinking that the resevoir could take up 1x 5 1/2" bay, and then there could be fins on top with a 120mm fan strapped to them, which occupies another 5 1/2" bay.
I think that really might help with temps.
Originally Posted by spookedjunglist Solder some fins on that puppy for some serious cooling
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I think that really might help with temps.
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Why don't you make a resovour the size of a hard drive and get one of those hard drive coolers that already have fins and fans on them.
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Solder isn't the most thermaly conductive thing in the world you know, and if you're a perfectionist like me, haveing some junky looking copper box covered in solder inside your case would really annoy you
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I've never heard of such a thing
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I still like my idea
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And will probably implement it when I get water cooling.
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they do make silver solder
and last time i checked silver is more conductive than copper
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and last time i checked silver is more conductive than copper
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Sounds expensive
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Yeah, i'm a perfectionist too, so i like your idea...
Now where on earth could i get a copper reservoir....i certainly cant make it...no tools.
Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy I still like my idea
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Now where on earth could i get a copper reservoir....i certainly cant make it...no tools.
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$10 usd for 50+% silver that gets you 1 oz i think 19 ft of solder
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Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy Sounds expensive
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it isn't that hard to make... bend some thin copper, make a circle of it, like this:
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Originally Posted by xms Yeah, i'm a perfectionist too, so i like your idea... Now where on earth could i get a copper reservoir....i certainly cant make it...no tools. |
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im pretty sure theres solder out here with silver in it (60/40 or somethin like that, but expensive) u could also braze the fins on. brazing rods are made out of brass n copper i beleive might help with thermal conductivity. i think this is a great idea btw! basically like having 2 radiators!
I am having a hard time understanding why you would want to do this, other than the look-cool factor. I don't think it would really help temps very much, as the water doesnt stay in the res long enough to do anything. It might help a little, but personally I don't think it would be worth the time and effort. The reason a heatercore works so well is that is splits the water up into about 3-6 channels per side of the heatercore. This really increases the surface area, and all those fins do a great job of dissipating the heat. Anyway, if done right it would look uber-sweet, but I just don't think it would actually help temps any.
Instead of using a copper resivoir, which woulden't have much surface area..
why not use liek 4 foot of 1/2" copper?
I have 6 foot of it in my setup, and it barley restricts flow..
I blow through it, and its barley restricted.. I blow thruogh 2 foot of 1/4" tubing, and its WAY more restrictive...
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Im thinkin of rebuilding this one, so its smaller, and will fit in front of my 4 fton case fans inside my case...
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why not use liek 4 foot of 1/2" copper?
I have 6 foot of it in my setup, and it barley restricts flow..
I blow through it, and its barley restricted.. I blow thruogh 2 foot of 1/4" tubing, and its WAY more restrictive...
Im thinkin of rebuilding this one, so its smaller, and will fit in front of my 4 fton case fans inside my case...
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