Barron_Greenback
21-01-2008, 11:38 PM
Hi guys,
Thought I'd share this with you. At the weekend when i ripped apart my server to torture my P4 Presshot on my water rig, I decided to clean out the hsf. I *think* its off my B3 quad rather than the P4.
Anyways, after removing the fan off the top i noticed its just a massive block of solid copper on the bottom with a nice machined indent of approx 1". The alloy fins are just formed around the sides.
After chucking it in the freezer for an hour and a liberal amount of clubbing with a big hammer I've managed to separate the two.
The good thing is that the std push-pin retainer is bonded to the copper and not the alloy. This would allow you to fix it to the mobo using bolts and wing nuts..
All that would be needed now is to bond/fix/braise/glue some sort of alloy tube of an appropaiate lenght to the copper base. I have a lenght of alloy tube approx 2" bore that im going to try this weekend.
I've had to come to work now, so wont have chance to play until the weekend. I'll post some pics of my findings.
This may not be the nicest looking bit of kit out there or give the best temps, but at an all in cost of less than £20 may open up DICE to more people.
Cheers,
Rich.
Thought I'd share this with you. At the weekend when i ripped apart my server to torture my P4 Presshot on my water rig, I decided to clean out the hsf. I *think* its off my B3 quad rather than the P4.
Anyways, after removing the fan off the top i noticed its just a massive block of solid copper on the bottom with a nice machined indent of approx 1". The alloy fins are just formed around the sides.
After chucking it in the freezer for an hour and a liberal amount of clubbing with a big hammer I've managed to separate the two.
The good thing is that the std push-pin retainer is bonded to the copper and not the alloy. This would allow you to fix it to the mobo using bolts and wing nuts..
All that would be needed now is to bond/fix/braise/glue some sort of alloy tube of an appropaiate lenght to the copper base. I have a lenght of alloy tube approx 2" bore that im going to try this weekend.
I've had to come to work now, so wont have chance to play until the weekend. I'll post some pics of my findings.
This may not be the nicest looking bit of kit out there or give the best temps, but at an all in cost of less than £20 may open up DICE to more people.
Cheers,
Rich.