My custom waterblock...

So I posted this over on [H] and thought I'd share over here too. The block actually works amazingly well...a few degrees cooler than some of the DangerDen blocks that I used to own. I made this a couple years ago when I was in college and had access to a CNC machine...

Here is the raw copper I started out with:
http://blaserpc.com/pics/pute/wb/wb1.jpg

Here is the milling machine going to town on my block (I designed it in autocad):
http://blaserpc.com/pics/pute/wb/wb2.jpg

Here is the block after being freshly milled out!
http://blaserpc.com/pics/pute/wb/wb3.jpg

Here is the clear acrylic top that I made for it:
http://blaserpc.com/pics/pute/wb/wb4.jpg

The bottom block and top cover:
http://blaserpc.com/pics/pute/wb/wb5.jpg

Here is the block assembled:
http://blaserpc.com/pics/pute/wb/wb6.jpg

Like I said...it performs very well IMO, for my first go at a waterblock. You can see the fins in the channel to help dissipate the heat. You can also see the dimples I made in the bottom of the channel to increase surface area and to also create some water turbulance. I originally designed the bock to fit my 478 p4. I have since modified it to fit my q6700 quad. Keeps my quad nice and cool even under full load!

Just thought you guys might enjoy these pics!

Wooo, I've never seen one like this before. Beautiful block! :up:

Nice work!

Nice, I like!

Ah, the return of the maze! With so many impingment and pin blocks anymore, its refreshing to see a well designed maze block again.

Great job, real sexy too.

huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge

wow thats amazing what are your temps? and at what clock? and make me one :P

Thats a real block!

Properly lap it, and your processor, and you should see some nice temps!

Beautiful, I like the solid mass of copper, and very unique too!

Thanks for all the props guys! It was a real fun project...

I'm not sure on the temps yet. I'm trying to figure out my mobo problem. Trying to decide between replacing a defective DFI P35 LT or keeping an abit IP35 Pro that seems a touch buggy with BIOS settings or getting the new Asus P5Q Deluxe P45 board...

As soon as I get my mobo figured out then I can get some good overclocking done and report back on temps.

nice block, one of a kind design.

Magical

:clap:

awesome, freshly cut copper never look soo beautiful

dont we all wish we had access to a cnc.. lol

i lke the design of the copper part. looks quite unique

That's nice, I like how you you fit the small holes amongst the fins. I bet it flows really clean too!

Beautiful. I can't wait to see the test results of this baby! What are your temps like?

I was expecting another soldered mess of metal drilled and dremeled within an inch of its life. Glad I was wrong. That looks hot. College is nice: nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, CNC milling machines, scanning electron microscopes . . . girls.

That's beautiful.

Excellent work!

It looks beautiful. :up:

I like the wide base and channels, looks good for a quad!