MMM
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 32

Thread: Heatkiller HK3 nickel plated

  1. 04-22-2009, 06:56 AM #1
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211

    Heatkiller HK3 nickel plated

    Custom nickel plated in local shop.

    Plain an simple...

    pr0n...

    Before


    After












    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 04-22-2009, 06:58 AM #2
    sirheck
    sirheck is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Oklahoma
    Posts
    1,212
    SEXY
    Well not your mug shot reflection but hey
    _______________
    Q66@3.8ghz
    Rampage/Maximus SE hybrid W/C. 4 gigs OCZ reapers.
    4890,s CF Dual loop rocketfish case.
    ^^^^^All shaken, (from the earthquake) not stirred^^^^^


    Quote Originally Posted by Vapor View Post
    There's a lot less voodoo in watercooling than is assumed
    The only thing future proof in electronics, is the electricity itself.

    Any one who relies on only one source of information is a fool.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 04-22-2009, 06:59 AM #3
    Maxw
    Maxw is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    78
    Wow, looks brilliant!

    Might be best to resize pics as they are very big :P
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 04-22-2009, 07:13 AM #4
    systemviper
    systemviper is offline
    Assistant Administrator systemviper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Newtown, CT
    Posts
    2,875
    that is just fantastic, what the upcharge for something like that..,,, it is so sweet
    HWbot - Team: XtremeSystems
    XS cruncher - Team: XtremeSystems
    OCN Feedback
    HEAT


    *** Being kind is sometimes better then being right.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-22-2009, 07:15 AM #5
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211
    Quote Originally Posted by systemviper View Post
    that is just fantastic, what the upcharge for something like that..,,, it is so sweet
    Thanks Viper !!!!

    They charge me $20 for the nickel plating and they polish it for free.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 04-22-2009, 07:15 AM #6
    NaeKuh
    NaeKuh is offline
    Chasing After Diety
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Absolutely Speachless :O
    Posts
    11,930
    absoutely beautiful

    where did u get the job done and how much was it roughly?
    Nadeshiko: i7 990 12GB DDR3 eVGA Classified *In Testing... Jealous? *
    Miyuki: W3580 6GB DDR3 P6T-Dlx
    Lind: Dual Gainestown 3.07
    Sammy: Dual Yonah Sossoman cheerleader. *Sammy-> Lind.*

    [12:37] skinnee: quit helping me procrastinate block reviews, you asshat. :p
    [12:38] Naekuh: i love watching u get the firing squad on XS
    Its my fault.. and no im not sorry about it either.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 04-22-2009, 07:17 AM #7
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211
    Quote Originally Posted by Maxw View Post
    Wow, looks brilliant!

    Might be best to resize pics as they are very big :P
    Ooopppsss... sorry. i will as soon as i can

    i have 28'' i didnt notice it...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 04-22-2009, 07:27 AM #8
    moogle
    moogle is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    London, UK
    Posts
    256
    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
    absoutely beautiful

    where did u get the job done and how much was it roughly?
    There

    Nice looking block j.almonte
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 04-22-2009, 07:33 AM #9
    Brad8988
    Brad8988 is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    278
    I was thinking of getting this block but wasnt sure how it came apart to nickel. Looks really nice.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 04-22-2009, 07:36 AM #10
    Garrett
    Garrett is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    The Netherlands
    Posts
    1,631
    Send a message via ICQ to Garrett Send a message via MSN to Garrett
    Fantastic stuff, really awesome bling

    I don't know much about nickel plated stuff so here's my question: doesn't it ever wear off?
    How thick is the layer?
    lol... This forum requires that you wait 70 seconds between posts. Please try again in 8 seconds.
    *phone rings*
    Friend: Do you have a spare PSU lying around?
    Me: No why?
    Friend: My PSU just blew up, I think the second 8800GTX might have been too much for it to handle
    Me: what PSU was that again?
    Friend: Antec 480w
    Me:........
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 04-22-2009, 07:50 AM #11
    aspire.comptech
    aspire.comptech is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Los Angeles CA
    Posts
    1,362
    Send a message via AIM to aspire.comptech Send a message via MSN to aspire.comptech
    Quote Originally Posted by Garrett View Post
    Fantastic stuff, really awesome bling

    I don't know much about nickel plated stuff so here's my question: doesn't it ever wear off?
    How thick is the layer?
    It's not hugely thick, but it's not something that will come off easily. Sandpaper would do it, bu normal use shouldn't have much of an effect, if any.
    Quote Originally Posted by Chruschef in regards to Thermaltake water cooling
    you'd be better off cooling your components with a fire....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 04-22-2009, 08:24 AM #12
    BlueAqua
    BlueAqua is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts
    2,187
    Great price for a beauty. I had some blocks nickel plated locally myself but it wasn't as inexpensive. They need to come from the factory like that as an option.

    Fantastic pictures of them too. Now if only I would have bought one before I had my batch done.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 04-22-2009, 11:21 AM #13
    Jah
    Jah is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    152
    That sure looks sweet.
    Is the block polished before plating or does the plating makes it that smooth?
    "I don't have a masters degree, but even I know that mixing water and electronics is a stupid thing to do."
    My girlfriend.

    "It's easy to get sideways at first thinking there is ONE BEST product for each area of water cooling. But, that's not always the case - depends on your exact setup and needs."
    shazza
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 04-22-2009, 11:28 AM #14
    Chruschef
    Chruschef is offline
    Xtreme Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Dallas, TX
    Posts
    965
    could you possibly weigh the block?.. and compare to what the weight was before?
    the nickel plating looks pretty thick to me, the screw holes aren't true to their original sizing.
    very thin nickel plating wouldn't have an effect on cooling, but if you made the nickel to thick it could start to effect temperatures i think.
    (i'm probably just crazy )
    "fightoffyourdemons"

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 04-22-2009, 12:15 PM #15
    orangekiwii
    orangekiwii is offline
    Xtreme Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    752
    yeah curious how performance has changed, if at all

    but it does look sexy... definitely should be an option as I'd get this over the coppy anyday
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 04-22-2009, 12:54 PM #16
    003
    003 is offline
    Xtreme Mentor
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Posts
    2,788
    Why does everybody like nickel plating so much? Personally I think that bare copper looks the best, and it technically performs better as well.
    Asus Rampage II Gene | Core i7 920 | 6*2GB Mushkin 998729 | BFG GTX280 OCX | Auzentech X-Fi Forte | Corsair VX550
    —Life is too short to be bound by the moral, ethical and legal constraints imposed on us by modern day society.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 04-22-2009, 04:08 PM #17
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211
    Quote Originally Posted by 003 View Post
    Why does everybody like nickel plating so much? Personally I think that bare copper looks the best, and it technically performs better as well.
    Why?????? because everybody is different !!!! I like nickel... you like copper..

    about the performance, i have own 2 EK FC 4870x2 in both finish and the performance was exactly the same.... but in CPU could be different
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 04-22-2009, 04:11 PM #18
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211
    Quote Originally Posted by Jah View Post
    That sure looks sweet.
    Is the block polished before plating or does the plating makes it that smooth?

    Actually... they polish it after the plating process... but just the externals part of the block...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 04-22-2009, 04:29 PM #19
    nikhsub1
    nikhsub1 is offline
    Unoriginal Macho Energy
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Posts
    3,158
    Send a message via AIM to nikhsub1
    I would have left the base unplated... you just degraded performance and you will never see the base, except in photos.

    *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*
    GTZ --> MCW-NBMAX --> EK FC --> PA 120.3 --> PA 160.1 --> 2x DDC Ultras in Series --> Custom Clear Res
    "Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."
    *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*
    Quote Originally Posted by ranker View Post
    Did you just get hit in the head with a heavy object? Because obviously you're failing at reading comprehension.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. 04-22-2009, 04:34 PM #20
    ecidious
    ecidious is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    174
    I'd definately clean the base up; polishing can degrade performance (even without the polishing compound, TIM works better when it isn't on a surface lapped with 2k grit paper)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  21. 04-22-2009, 05:35 PM #21
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211
    Quote Originally Posted by nikhsub1 View Post
    I would have left the base unplated... you just degraded performance and you will never see the base, except in photos.
    Quote Originally Posted by ecidious View Post
    I'd definately clean the base up; polishing can degrade performance (even without the polishing compound, TIM works better when it isn't on a surface lapped with 2k grit paper)
    Thanks for the advice... I stand corrected !!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  22. 04-22-2009, 06:40 PM #22
    Waterlogged
    Waterlogged is offline
    I am Xtreme
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Imperial Palace, UDE of Pitatopia
    Posts
    8,396
    Quote Originally Posted by Garrett View Post
    Fantastic stuff, really awesome bling

    I don't know much about nickel plated stuff so here's my question: doesn't it ever wear off?
    How thick is the layer?
    Nickel plating is not as impervious as everyone would have you believe. Below is an image (not mine) of an Innovatek G-Flow CPU block that I grabbed from a corrosion topic. These blocks are copper and come with decent nickel plating as I do have one (no longer in use because it sucks) but even the nickel plating on this one succumbed to whatever was going on in the loop it was in.

    Last edited by Waterlogged; 04-22-2009 at 09:15 PM. Reason: apparently can't spell "in"
    Circles SucQ!

    If your annoyed by sigs telling you to put things in your sig, then put this in your sig

    Bribery won't work on me...just say NO to AT!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 04-22-2009, 07:10 PM #23
    j.almonte
    j.almonte is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Cary, NC
    Posts
    211
    Looks like something was eating the metal.... damn !!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  24. 04-22-2009, 08:59 PM #24
    aspire.comptech
    aspire.comptech is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Los Angeles CA
    Posts
    1,362
    Send a message via AIM to aspire.comptech Send a message via MSN to aspire.comptech
    Quote Originally Posted by Waterlogged View Post
    Nickel plating is not as impervious as everyone would have you believe. Below is an image (not mine) of an Innovatek G-Flow CPU block that I grabbed from a corrosion topic. These blocks are copper and come with decent nickel plating as I do have one (no longer is use because it sucks) but even the nickel plating on this one succumbed to whatever was going on in the loop it was in.
    That's because the threads cut through the plating and exposed the aluminum leading to galvanic corrosion. Because the HK is copper that won't be an issue.
    Quote Originally Posted by Chruschef in regards to Thermaltake water cooling
    you'd be better off cooling your components with a fire....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  25. 04-22-2009, 09:09 PM #25
    Waterlogged
    Waterlogged is offline
    I am Xtreme
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Imperial Palace, UDE of Pitatopia
    Posts
    8,396
    Quote Originally Posted by aspire.comptech View Post
    That's because the threads cut through the plating and exposed the aluminum leading to galvanic corrosion. Because the HK is copper that won't be an issue.
    I have a G-Flow and the top and bottom are copper.
    Last edited by Waterlogged; 04-22-2009 at 09:15 PM.
    Circles SucQ!

    If your annoyed by sigs telling you to put things in your sig, then put this in your sig

    Bribery won't work on me...just say NO to AT!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules