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Do-it-yourself CPU Water Cooler

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-the-hell-not dept.

Foss writes "This article on EIMod.com shows a (very) cheap and effective way of getting that usually-expensive water cooling system that many of us have thought about. There are some pretty pictures too :)"

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  1. cheap and easy... by doooras · · Score: 5, Funny

    just cover your hardware in saran wrap and dump ice in the box. works like a charm to keep it cool.

  2. Instructions that you don't want to see by hij · · Score: 5, Funny
    use a double knot to stop the string coming undone and use only cotton string!

    These are the sorts of instructions I don't like to see in a mod! At least it doesn't mention chewing gum...

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  3. Eeek! by JimPooley · · Score: 4, Funny

    The words 'cheap', 'water' and 'computer' used in close proximity do not inspire confidence or an incentive to try this mod out.
    Then I read about the cotton...!

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  4. What cools the pump, an underclocked '286? by Tall_Rob · · Score: 4, Funny

    Okay, so his water pump is only designed to run for a max of 10 minutes before overheating. Since overclocked CPUs generate heat, an underclocked CPU must be able to absorb heat, right? RIGHT? Why not slap an old 286 onto the pump, underclock it to run at, oh, say, 2 Hz (not mHz, but plain ol' Hz) and the 286 will absorb all the excess heat off the pump! Voila! :-)

    Or should he just get a water cooler to put on the pump, which would in turn need a water cooler for ITS pump, which would need a water cooler for ITS pump, which would . . . oh, wait, this is infinite nesting, isn't it? :-P

  5. Re: Why water? by Wingchild · · Score: 4, Funny

    Water cooling requires that the water, passing nearby a heat source, absorbs the heat and carries in on to a place where it can be safely transferred into the surrounding environment. The old Second Law, Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, etc etc.

    So why would we opt for water, which would be a less than optimal coolant? Because hot water makes *coffee*. Imagine! You could have a water-cooled server *and a coffee machine* all in the same rackmount!

    The possibilities are endless.

  6. Ouch! by Verteiron · · Score: 5, Funny

    "1 - 3 grams of solder should be enough, but it's always best to buy excessive amount just to cover yourself."

    Maybe it's just me, but wouldn't covering yourself with solder hurt like hell?

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