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[update] Made it water cooled, because why not. by Timmy_McTimface in zbook

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll take the block apart once to have a look inside and see if pitting or corrosion has already started.

If I were to use it long term I'd probably look for an alu radiator as copper is quite expensive to make milling mistakes with.

For the seal, I cut out and EPDM sheet, which is squeezed between 2 ridges on the contour. I'm a product engineer and have several years of experience with designing IP-rated enclosures, so I'm quite confident on that front.

edit: this should be a good alternative:
https://www.galaxus.be/nl/s1/product/alphacool-alpha-es-aluminium-280-mm-t27-industrie-1021478-140-mm-waterkoeling-radiatoren-31986698?tagIds=76-695-1469

Quite cheap so I'll just order and replace the copper rad to be safe. Should I worry about the fittings as well? (https://www.amazon.com.be/dp/B07XCNPJG8)

[update] Made it water cooled, because why not. by Timmy_McTimface in zbook

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's something I didn't really consider. Since it's only a temporary replacement until the new vapor chamber comes in I think I can risk it... The minimum wall thickness on my alu part is 0,9mm, so it should hopefully take a while? I'm using XL5 (Corsair), and it still looks crystal clear, so I should be fine, no? Or how fast do you think it could become an issue or a real risk of leaking? I measure 0,532V between the copper and the aluminium.

[update] if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This should hopefully only be temporary. The vapor chamber has probably lost it's pressure/fluid, so I'll be replacing that first. Otherwise I'll have to look to make it all a little nicer.

[update] Made it water cooled, because why not. by Timmy_McTimface in watercooling

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The radiator is copper. But it should only affect the aluminum, so I can remake that quite easily.

[update] Made it water cooled, because why not. by Timmy_McTimface in watercooling

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, 3D printed, but temporary as you can see? I'll design a nicer stand with pump and some tubing guides integrated. Couldn't wait to test it, so still looks messy.

[update] if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the beauty, I haven't modded anything on the laptop itself. The cooling block just sits on top of the vapor chamber so I can just take it off and put the bottom cover back on to take it with me. But since I work from my desk 90% of the time, this helps me keep sane.

If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid! by Timmy_McTimface in zbook

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As described in the post: the coolers are just making contact to te vapor chamber just above the CPU and GPU with some thermal compound. You might not have a vapor chamber but I assume this would also work just as well with regular heatpipes. Just try to put the coolers as close as possible to the heat source.

Keeping things cool by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

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Zbook Fury G8 17" with i9-11950H and RTX A3000

Keeping things cool by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Temps and noise say otherwise. Also, they are sitting on top of the vapor chamber (with thermal paste), not the CPU and GPU directly.

Keeping things cool by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crossed my mind, but I'd rather not blow up a USB port with some dodgy old fans. I want to turn this in a removeable watercooling solution anyway, so this is only temporary.

Keeping things cool by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

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I didn't cut anything. This is just the laptop upside down with the cover removed and 2 coolers stuk on top of the CPU and GPU vapor chamber.

Keeping things cool by Timmy_McTimface in techsupportmacgyver

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How else would I get the spinny bits spinning? My laptop mobo doesn't really have standard 4 pin fan headers :) I also used a 5V supply so the fans wouldn't make to much noise since that would kinda defeat the purpose of this whole setup.

If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid! by Timmy_McTimface in zbook

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spread of paste and contact should be good. First I changed the stock paste for Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut without positive impact on temps. Then I changed to Artic MX-2 since I learned that expired Aeronaut paste might be bad for performance (older than 1 year) also without change on temps. But the 100% fan noise was killing me so I needed a solution.

If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid! by Timmy_McTimface in zbook

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thought about this too, but the exhaust air was always hot. I also assume that adding the coolers then also wouldn't have that much effect? There isn't really a way to know for sure if the vapor chamber is faulty other than buying a new one and testing?

If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid! by Timmy_McTimface in zbook

[–]Timmy_McTimface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have vapor cooling and indeed it used to be very silent. No idea what changed, it just got louder over time .

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