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i am working on building a passively cooled computer. here is what i have come up with so far 1341931162_SilentPC.png.99ad091f64a52e09a7670e0880a82ceb.png

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That's quite a lot of copper. Do you plan on making those blocks thinner?

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2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

That's quite a lot of copper. Do you plan on making those blocks thinner?

would it affect thermal performance if i made it less copper??? 

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Just now, FinnJim3 said:

would it affect thermal performance if i made it less copper??? 

Well it's not as efficient for the heat to be going through a huge load of copper unless it's also got good surface area. Plus huge slags of copper that size would be pretty pricey.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Well it's not as efficient for the heat to be going through a huge load of copper unless it's also got good surface area. Plus huge slags of copper that size would be pretty pricey.

i could make the aluminum plate lower so there would be less copper but there would less surface area on the plate

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Just now, FinnJim3 said:

i could make the aluminum plate lower so there would be less copper but there would less surface area on the plate

That surface area loss is pretty minimal. It's just a flat box shape that you're reducing. If you wanted to use that much copper, you'd do well to add a lot of surface area to that huge copper block.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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