My custom waterblock...

[bobn4burton]

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:


Here is the milling machine going to town on my block (I designed it in autocad):


Here is the block after being freshly milled out!


Here is the clear acrylic top that I made for it:


The bottom block and top cover:


Here is the block assembled:


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!

[Ashraf]

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

[Bubbaxm2]

Nice work!

[iandh]

Nice, I like!

[Shlomo]

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.

[disruptfam]

huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge

[xTKxhom3r]

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

[ZOMGVTEK]

Thats a real block!

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

[Martinm210]

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

[bobn4burton]

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.

[septim]

nice block, one of a kind design.

[migueld]

Magical

[evil-98]

awesome, freshly cut copper never look soo beautiful

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

[Giannis86]

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

[kevinbo03]

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

[DRT-Maverick]

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

[Rickpatbrown]

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.

[LinusTech]

That's beautiful.

[Blackstare]

Excellent work!

[BIKeINSTEIN]

It looks beautiful.

[YMAA]

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