To be clear, this is not for building a PC.
I am toying around with solar power and I have a large peltier cooling unit I'm going to be using in a parabolic mirror setup. I need a cooling device and I am pretty much looking at the personal computer market, as I figured there might be a solution out there with all the enthusiasts.
I thought this would be a good place to ask. My heatsink requirements are listed below:
The size requirements basically put me into the server heatsink category, and the trouble I run into is a lot of those massive copper units don't use heat pipes (they use blowers or are designed for the crossflow of air in a server rack).
Also need to point out that a lot of times the copper base plate is large enough, but stepped, and the stepped portion is usually too small. If I absolutely have to, I can take this thing to a mill and take down the surface so that it is flush, but I'd prefer not to.
I have no material requirement, copper is preferrable. Any combination of copper/aluminum will do.
I am not against liquid cooling solutions, I don't know if it is possible to get a large water cooling block, but I would prefer to keep the overall design as simple (reliable) as possible.
I am toying around with solar power and I have a large peltier cooling unit I'm going to be using in a parabolic mirror setup. I need a cooling device and I am pretty much looking at the personal computer market, as I figured there might be a solution out there with all the enthusiasts.
I thought this would be a good place to ask. My heatsink requirements are listed below:
■ must have a baseplate with minimum dimensions of 62 X 62 mm (size of the surface I am trying to cool)
■ must use heat pipes (do not care what diameter)
■ must use traditional style case fan (do not care what diameter)
The size requirements basically put me into the server heatsink category, and the trouble I run into is a lot of those massive copper units don't use heat pipes (they use blowers or are designed for the crossflow of air in a server rack).
Also need to point out that a lot of times the copper base plate is large enough, but stepped, and the stepped portion is usually too small. If I absolutely have to, I can take this thing to a mill and take down the surface so that it is flush, but I'd prefer not to.
I have no material requirement, copper is preferrable. Any combination of copper/aluminum will do.
I am not against liquid cooling solutions, I don't know if it is possible to get a large water cooling block, but I would prefer to keep the overall design as simple (reliable) as possible.