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Ok, I have no I idea if this will work but here we go...

 

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This is what is going to be used to contain the Ice+ Alcohol mixture. Can't get my hands on LN2 or Dry Ice so this will have to do.

 

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The base made up of Aluminum 6060, and the side tube is made up of Aluminum 6061 covered in regular Aluminum foil. Also note the AS5 mark that was used to see if it fits the CPU.

 

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Note the silicone + hot glue seal.

 

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These are some home-made "heatpipes" they contain Alcohol (80%)+water mixture. They will be frozen (currently in my refrigerator as of 8:55PM )

 

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Aluminum foil covered with 5 layers of paper.

 

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Final Aluminum foil cover+ hot glue seal.

 

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Testing for water leaks.

 

Will keep updating.

 



Message edited by Shadow7037 93 on 05-18-2008 at 03:00:47 AM

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UPDATE:

Ok I ran the test on Sunday. Here are the results:

Set UP:

E2180 @3.2Ghz @1.6v (I know too much voltage but wanted to see if this actually would work)
P35-DS3L

All temps are via BIOS reading (@idle) :

Air cooled (OCZ Vanquisher lapped): 65C

Experimental Liquid cooling: 39C-50C*

*Liquid was Alcohol (80% by volume) with Water + Ice.

For next time:
The Base of the Experimental cooling system was not good. Only 1/2 of the base made contact with the CPU. Next time I will have a better container/base.


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How will you mount this on the CPU? Just weight or via some bracket?

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^Some weight and cut off brackets from an old Stock LGA775 cooler.


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Okey so mounting won't be that much of problem I guess.
Do you think it has enough surface area to dissipate the heat?

I'd think this will just absorb and store the heat in the alcohol mixture, but you probably don't plan to be running 12h Prime95 sessions with this anyway do you?

I just thought of a friends early waterblock experiments with TT Volcano alot of sillicone and plexiglass and a strange mounting bracket made from a sheet of bent metal (padded with cardboard to fit properly). It worked quite well for a homemade block. ;)


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I have some doubts as for the heatpipes, ice does not transfer heat very well, so I was wondering how much mixture was inside them, ¿are they full of it?.

Also, on a sidenote, your hands don't seem capable of holding the gun in your avatar :P


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Have you lost your mind? :pt1cable:

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Red neck lol. Dry ice is available at every local grocery store. Usually free if you ask.

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I like it! LOL! Soo what you planning to OC' your CPU too on this masterpiece? LOL!

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Maybe this will give you some ideas.

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SirCrono wrote :

I have some doubts as for the heatpipes, ice does not transfer heat very well, so I was wondering how much mixture was inside them, ¿are they full of it?.
Also, on a sidenote, your hands don't seem capable of holding the gun in your avatar :P

 

80% Alcohol by volume. :lol: Im only 15.

 
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Have you lost your mind? :pt1cable:


May be a little :lol:

 
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Red neck lol. Dry ice is available at every local grocery store. Usually free if you ask.


Tried finding dry ice but couldn't find it around where I live. Even better would have been LN2 :lol:


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Well at least im not the only 15 year old on here, LOL!

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shadow go for it. If you have time in between important experiments, watch this. :sol: :D

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This is what you call innovation my friends.
You go man. Keep updating.

Take a sip of the alcohol it will do you good. XD
gimme some.

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Well this is gonna be interesting. Maybe add some way to stir(spoon you say?) the mix to keep the heat moving away from the cpu.


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Since you are experimenting: add a little salt or better KCl to the ice mixture; You'll be dropping the temps below zero for a while:)

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If you have a bucket water and add ice in it. Then you add salt. Its probably going to cool things allot faster if you like throw in a couple cans of beer in it.
I saw it on mythbusters. Using salt can help but the ice will melt faster than it normally would.

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nice what btw what made is it?

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aziraphale wrote :

Since you are experimenting: add a little salt or better KCl to the ice mixture; You'll be dropping the temps below zero for a while:)


Alcohol (tech grade) was already added, but I would try salt too.


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