P4 2.66ghz water block mod

batfruit

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Quick question, is the metal plate on the top of the Pentium D completely water proof?

reason being is that im going to remove the bottom of my water block and then seal it directly to the heat plate on the P4. which should hopefully improve the cooling . :D
 
The metal plate?? Do you mean the IHS.

Std is CPU DIE ][ IHS ][ BLOCK ][ WATER

Typically the weak link is the IHS (the metal plate)

I'm not sure if this is as easy to remove as on A64, but should be the first port of call for cooling improvements. Google for tips.

Removing the block base is risky and, depending on block, could be worse - recent designs are optimised to increase velocity, turbulence and surface area.

Direct die cooling has been done before (water straight onto CPU die) but is darn risky.

/edit/ I didn't include thermal pastes (TIM) in the std interface of cooling as it is assumed that these are compulsory at the dry interfaces - even though they are typically weak links too. /edit/
 
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I think he meant that he wanted to remove the copper plate on the bottom of his waterblock and then glue the waterblock to the IHS. I dont think it would be any good at all.
 
holes in the top.... hmmmm.... I remember sealing a ceramic P1 with arctic silver thermal epoxy when I had a blast at direct die....
Second CPU i tried was a P1 200 with MMX that I over clockers to 250.... lol ..... but that one had a heat spreader....

[IHS = Intel Heat Spreader]

I not firmilar with your water block, but if your inlet blasts directly down onto the IHS then u 'might' get better results.....

the simplist way of answerin your question is with a question....
Can u affort to replace your processor if it goes wrong?
if no... don't do it....
if yes, try it and find out.... have a play....
 
monkeypants said:
Hahahaha. Early P4 IHSs have holes in the top. Don't do it.
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Damn that sux, not had intel since PII400 :D

kinda ruins his chances then.

What is OP CPU like?

What is OP water block?

TBH, minimal gains but maximum risk.
 
***F1ZZY*** said:
TBH, minimal gains but maximum risk.
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TBH, NO gains and maximum risk.

Unless his IHS has more surface area than the base of his waterblock, which lets face it, it does not.
 
Been done, googled for a whole day at work on P4 presctoss, they did it with open core mind!!!

Some thermal safe epoxy resin

custom block they made

They got some silly clock for water but it did die
 
Drazic said:
Been done, googled for a whole day at work on P4 presctoss, they did it with open core mind!!!

Some thermal safe epoxy resin

custom block they made

They got some silly clock for water but it did die
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well that aswered that for thx guys, gonna have to think on something else :cool:
 
I've a DD RBX sat er doing nowt. I clocked form 3.2ghz stock to 4.2ghz 24/7 then someone got 4.3ghz for a day then it went bang.

RBX is one of the best blocks about dude...mail me if ya want it
 
Bundles said:
TBH, NO gains and maximum risk.

Unless his IHS has more surface area than the base of his waterblock, which lets face it, it does not.
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Exactly. The performance will be worse than anything but the most rudimentry WB.
 
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