Hi there, i'm new to the whole watercooling thing and i was hoping some of you could answer a few questions for me. First of all, i have been reading through the custom cpu block threads and found them very interesting, i have been thinking of trying myself in the coming months as a little project. I'm quite handy with wood based tools but have never done any metal work, i can learn quickly though, and was considering picking up a budget priced drill press to have a little play with. My only real questions are regarding the soldering of copper.
Could someone point me in the direction of a site or some other documentation explaining 'sweating' copper sheets/blocks together? I seriously think this would be the most challenging part of trying a DIY waterblock for me, as i have only limited experience soldering electrical components.
Also, is it common/difficult to engineer your own radiator setup? If so what methods do people typically use? Any examples?
I understand that the cost of tools and supplies here may outweigh the cost of a stock cpu block but aside from being fun, dangerous and messy,
i would (if successful) eventually like to watercool at least three systems, and a saving would thus be made by doing it myself.
One last thing: Are the majority of people here also overclocking their systems? I'm not particularly interested in overclocking at this point, just in silently cooling my system to the lowest temps possible. (newer machines are like hair driers... i remember you could boot up a p200 without a heatsink and not suffer any problems!). So, anyone here simply watercooling alone, no overclocking?
Thanks for reading through my rather inarticulate post. I'm pretty knackered tonight, heh.
Cheers,
John
Could someone point me in the direction of a site or some other documentation explaining 'sweating' copper sheets/blocks together? I seriously think this would be the most challenging part of trying a DIY waterblock for me, as i have only limited experience soldering electrical components.
Also, is it common/difficult to engineer your own radiator setup? If so what methods do people typically use? Any examples?
I understand that the cost of tools and supplies here may outweigh the cost of a stock cpu block but aside from being fun, dangerous and messy,

One last thing: Are the majority of people here also overclocking their systems? I'm not particularly interested in overclocking at this point, just in silently cooling my system to the lowest temps possible. (newer machines are like hair driers... i remember you could boot up a p200 without a heatsink and not suffer any problems!). So, anyone here simply watercooling alone, no overclocking?
Thanks for reading through my rather inarticulate post. I'm pretty knackered tonight, heh.
Cheers,
John