Custom CPU Liquid Cooler

[DiegoWithLag]

Hey everyone. So I wanted to design a Small Form Factor m-itx CPU Liquid Cooler. I saw theH5 from Corsair but I think they could have done better. BTW this isnt intended for maximum performance.  tHIS IS THE h5

I was thinking of going for a CPU Block + Pump / Reservoir Combo from swifttech. If I can find the correct socket.  This one is LGA 775.

For the Radiator I was thinking in a 25mm or slimer, 120mm rad or less. I think 90mm would be ideal. But I havent found ant 90mm ones, so a 25mm Rad from EK would be fine.

For the fan I would go for something like the Slip Stream 2000 RPM 120mm Slim Fan that is 120mm for the 120mm Rad.

To make this hole thing have sense. I was thinking in mounitng the fan to the rad and House it all in a small cube with the CPU block and have the tubing hidden away with just an opening for the fan.

 

 

THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT BIGGER THAN IN THIS DRAWING BUT THI IS JUT A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF HOW ITS GOING TO BE HOUSED

 

SO what do you think? any changes I should make?
 

[bking]

I'm by no means an expert at liquid cooling, but I would assume that the manufacturers have put a lot of work into matching up the various pressures and fits so that parts don't seize up or leak.  I'd be scared to death to try customizing that, but again I'm so scared of leaks I haven't even installed an AIO yet.

[DiegoWithLag]

Just make sure you have about 130-150mm of space for the radiator. It is more than 120.

yes, it would need to be above the ram and heatsinks

[Enderman]

why not just buy an AIO...

they fit perfectly fine in mitx and will be cheaper than what youre trying to build

[DiegoWithLag]

I'm by no means an expert at liquid cooling, but I would assume that the manufacturers have put a lot of work into matching up the various pressures and fits so that parts don't seize up or leak.  I'd be scared to death to try customizing that, but again I'm so scared of leaks I haven't even installed an AIO yet.

i have an h100i gtx and overclocked my i5 one full gigahertz and no leaks have happened to me.

[The_Stig]

Why dont you just use a aircooler the same size? Judging from where you have the radiator/fan defeats the entire purpose of a AIO in a small case.

[W-L]

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So a custom 120mm loop? As said by Enderman why not an AIO it wouldn't perform that much differently, unless your planning on doing some ghetto modding to the Corsair H5 unit

[DiegoWithLag]

why not just buy an AIO...

they fit perfectly fine in mitx and will be cheaper than what youre trying to build

because you need to mount the rad. Thats why im planning on custom buiding one with the rad inside a box with no mounting in the case like the H5 from corsair.

 

That would be useful with your lightcannon.     

[DiegoWithLag]

So a custom 120mm loop? As said by Enderman why not an AIO it wouldn't perform that much differently, unless your planning on doing some ghetto modding to the Corsair H5 unit

im planning on custom building a cpu liquid cooler like the H5

[DiegoWithLag]

Why dont you just use a aircooler the same size? Judging from where you have the radiator/fan defeats the entire purpose of a AIO in a small case.

for the sake of science. I know i may be a little crazy bur i like creating stuff. And i imagined this and i thought it would be interesting

[W-L]

im planning on custom building a cpu liquid cooler like the H5

 

Ok but the custom 120mm loop is for???

[DiegoWithLag]

Ok but the custom 120mm loop is for???

for the cpu. if thats waht you are askeing. My purpose of making this? science!!!

[Enderman]

because you need to mount the rad. Thats why im planning on custom buiding one with the rad inside a box with no mounting in the case like the H5 from corsair.

 

That would be useful with your lightcannon.     

wait what?

so the rad is outside the PC?

[W-L]

for the cpu. if thats waht you are askeing. My purpose of making this? science!!!

 

What I meant was why are you needing another cooler, the custom loop, if your using the H5 in a SFF case, the H5 is a blower style rad completely different from a regular 120mm AIO system or even a custom loop. So yeah I'm not too sure where your trying to go with this.

[DiegoWithLag]

What I meant was why are you needing another cooler, the custom loop, if your using the H5 in a SFF case, the H5 is a blower style rad completely different from a regular 120mm AIO system or even a custom loop. So yeah I'm not too sure where your trying to go with this.

its an experiment

[The_Stig]

for the sake of science. I know i may be a little crazy bur i like creating stuff. And i imagined this and i thought it would be interesting

Doing things just for the sake of science can be good, but think through your idea before you try to make it. I have had countless ideas that sounded good in my head, but turned out terrible in reality. If you want to make a custom AIO, start with buying/dismantling a pre-built AIO. This will allow you to have an idea of the components needed/used and what needs to change. I have learned how to fix/make things by taking them apart (mostly nerf guns) and messing around with the parts.

[DiegoWithLag]

wait what?

so the rad is outside the PC?

oh no, its not outside the case.

The rad, fan and cpu block are inside a little cube or metal box that you just pop into your cpu like an intel stock cooler and done. No extra mounting required, that saves you sapce en SFF cases, or handheld spotlights.

[DiegoWithLag]

Doing things just for the sake of science can be good, but think through your idea before you try to make it. I have had countless ideas that sounded good in my head, but turned out terrible in reality. If you want to make a custom AIO, start with buying/dismantling a pre-built AIO. This will allow you to have an idea of the components needed/used and what needs to change. I have learned how to fix/make things by taking them apart (mostly nerf guns) and messing around with the parts.

im not going to build a rad if thats what you are saying. buy a rad, cpu block, fan, put some tubing and pour the coolant.

[W-L]

its an experiment

 

Oh ok, cause from the looks of things though as nice as the H5 is it will be out performed by a 120mm custom loop or even AIO's, since physically it is just smaller and doesn't have as much cooling potential or surface area. As long as the case has a 120mm mounting spot above or near the CPU I would go with that instead.

[DiegoWithLag]

Oh ok, cause from the looks of things though as nice as the H5 is it will be out performed by a 120mm custom loop or even AIO's, since physically it is just smaller and doesn't have as much cooling potential or surface area. As long as the case has a 120mm mounting spot above or near the CPU I would go with that instead.

it will be like having a custom loop inside a box with the size of the H5. i just put the picture of th H5 for perspective of how it was gonna be but a lot of people got confused that i was going to mod the H5.

[W-L]

it will be like having a custom loop inside a box with the size of the H5. i just put the picture of th H5 for perspective of how it was gonna be but a lot of people got confused that i was going to mod the H5.

 

Yeah I get that now I was thinking you wanted to ghetto mod it at first with that CPU block, just make sure your case has that exhaust just above the IO plate for the H5, not that many cases currently can use it.

[Enderman]

oh no, its not outside the case.

The rad, fan and cpu block are inside a little cube or metal box that you just pop into your cpu like an intel stock cooler and done. No extra mounting required, that saves you sapce en SFF cases, or handheld spotlights.

so basically just like a heatsink?

what's the point then?

[dchurchw]

That since you dont need to mount the rad and route tubing in m-itx cases. You can install it (yes just like a heatsink) and perform way better due to having the 120mm custom loop insidethe cube box

[DiegoWithLag]

That since you dont need to mount the rad and route tubing in m-itx cases. You can install it (yes just like a heatsink) and perform way better due to having the 120mm custom loop insidethe cube box

EXACTLY