(this will most likely go bad) - thoughts, suggestions, tips, please :)

[Pidagad]

What I have:

• An old(er) pc, (green/cooper-ish mainboard), ~100W TDP
• the desire to put some custom hard-tube water cooling on it
• a friend with an cnc machine 
• some money & time

 

What I want to do:

• build a custom, mostly open case for it (just for information)
• make this thing my first custom loop
• rigid tubing
• a custom cpu block

 

What I want to have afterwards:

• a good looking pc

 

So, I know that it is completely unnecessary to put water cooling on this thing. The main focus on doing this is to have some fun, learn/gain some experience and maybe have some nice looking build afterwards. The hardware I use is dispensable.

 

Event though I want to make this happen for a long time now: The project is in a really early stage at this moment. I have some pictures in my head on how I want this thing to look like, but I haven't brought them to paper jet. 

 

What I want from you guys:

• I will put a list of the parts I picked below, please tell me if they fit together or what I should change. 
• I want to make the cpu block out of cooper with a plastic top (like some of these EK blocks) -> how do I seal this thing up?
• Alternatively to the copper/plastic block I had the idea to do both parts out of cooper and then solder them together -> would this work?
• Where can I get more information on how to make custom cooling blocks?
• some feedback, ideas, ...

 

Parts:

• AlphaCool DC-LT 3600 Ceramic (12V)
• AlphaCool DC-LT Plexi top
• AlphaCool revervoir for DC-LT pumps
• Magicool dual 80mm Rad
• Mayhems pastel "Ice White" (250ml)
• Monsoon free center hardline fittings 13/10 black chrome (pack of 6)
• Monsoon hardline glue for acrylic tubes (8ml)
• Primochill acrylic tube 13/10 (4x60cm / 4x ~23,62 inch)
• Some 1cm/.4 inch thick copper + plastic for the cpu block

 

Thanks in advance

[Bsmith]

custom cooling blocks are so far i know impossible to make(try google) altough sealing up would mostly be an rubber 0orin as seal, glue it altogether and done.

i personally wouldn't go with a full copper CPU block due to it's weight and cost, imagine that raw copper is roughly €30,- for 1 kg, a proper CPU block have to weigh roughly 100-300grams of copper, wich is €3-€9, but then you still need to melt it down and cast it, wich when done right(not a 1 time process) will put you back some more because i personally doubt any motherboard can hold the COU block without a proper backplate mounted to it.

if i was going to try watercooling on a older system i wouldn't go with copper, it's to expensive for trail and error(failure=waste)