Shockerr
03-14-2004, 07:03 PM
Hey all, im still a bit of a newbie here, but, and find this forum a logical progression for my geekhood.
Just when you think you know alot, you find a place with dozens or hundreds of people who know more than you:p:
But anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to buy premade heatpipes of suitable sizes for computer use.
My thinking is somewhat along the lines of that new Zalman case, the one that is a giant (and expensive) heatsink, with all the components heatpiped to the case.
Ive read that really really good heatpipes have heat transfers per area 1.5 times that of the surface of the sun....so, they work really well:toast:
I am watercooled presently (about to update my sig), but, I dont (right now) have watercooling on anythign other then my CPU.
I was thinking I use a piece of copper over my northbridge, with a heatpipe or 4 coming off of it (Sodered or arctic alumina'd to the plate) to a big heatsink elsewhere is my case, perhaps with better airflow aswell.
I was also thinking of heatpiping the back of my video card, since they get very very hot to (My bros computer has a Voodoo3 3000 I gave him, i put a heatsink on the back (aluminum, pretty small) with arctic alumina, and it gets burning hot aswell (I also put another heatsink on top of the stock one underneath, it gets hot to).
Of course, if its not possible to buy some premade heatpipes, its all just an idea.
also, even if its not possible, how does this idea sound?
I was also think I could do this for friends/family who I build comps for; I could use this method to run all heatsinked devices to one giant heatsink, with maybe a large low speed/noise fan.
Just when you think you know alot, you find a place with dozens or hundreds of people who know more than you:p:
But anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to buy premade heatpipes of suitable sizes for computer use.
My thinking is somewhat along the lines of that new Zalman case, the one that is a giant (and expensive) heatsink, with all the components heatpiped to the case.
Ive read that really really good heatpipes have heat transfers per area 1.5 times that of the surface of the sun....so, they work really well:toast:
I am watercooled presently (about to update my sig), but, I dont (right now) have watercooling on anythign other then my CPU.
I was thinking I use a piece of copper over my northbridge, with a heatpipe or 4 coming off of it (Sodered or arctic alumina'd to the plate) to a big heatsink elsewhere is my case, perhaps with better airflow aswell.
I was also thinking of heatpiping the back of my video card, since they get very very hot to (My bros computer has a Voodoo3 3000 I gave him, i put a heatsink on the back (aluminum, pretty small) with arctic alumina, and it gets burning hot aswell (I also put another heatsink on top of the stock one underneath, it gets hot to).
Of course, if its not possible to buy some premade heatpipes, its all just an idea.
also, even if its not possible, how does this idea sound?
I was also think I could do this for friends/family who I build comps for; I could use this method to run all heatsinked devices to one giant heatsink, with maybe a large low speed/noise fan.