So I haven't posted any updates in a while, I kinda got sidetracked with a V8 S10 project
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Here's a few pics of my progress though. I have everything I need now, so I hope to put it all together this weekend. Wish me luck! Custom water around ~$2800 worth of PC stuff makes me a bit nervous!
Here's my new manifold. I decided to make it out of brass instead of plastic, because drilling a ~10" deep hole perfectly straight is no fun.
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The gasket is laser cut silicon .005" thick. It seals well, and it's reusable!
The manifold goes on top of the I/O panel, plus it also holds the cards steady. The CPU is now going to be in series with the cards, probably should have been done that way to begin with though.
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These are VRM blocks, not so sure how well this will work yet, but it has to be better than stock!
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Finally, a complete GPU block with all the mounting hardware. Those little slits are .020" thick, and were an extreme PITA! The standoffs will mount through the PCB, then the brass nut will hold the block down tight.
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Going to try laser cutting some thermal pads for the RAM and VRM blocks, that ought to be interesting. The fans I'm using are stupid powerful, and the pump has complete analog control of fan speed based on coolant temperature. Going to try and make a voltage regulating circuit that uses the 5W pump analog fan signal as reference because all these fans draw 6W+ a piece and would overheat the pump's fan controller!
More to come, soon!