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@ 2004/06/30Initially I was going to build the cooling system on a square pallet, but as I looked around for places to put the finished product, I very quickly realized that it wouldn't fit anywhere I wanted to put it. So I changed to the 19"DX45"WX23"H design. The brackets for the radiator ar 20" shelf brackets from Home Depot(modified slightly - I had to punch new holes to line up with the holes on the radiator)
The radiator I chose was an aftermarket standard cooling radiator (2 row) for a (I think 1984) Lincoln Mark VII. Its capacity is slightly more than a gallon. Its cooling surface is 24.5"Wx18.5"Hx1.25"D. Thinking back I almost wish id gone with the more industrial 3 or 4 Row radiator just for the extra cooling sake - more cooling for roughly the same size(just 0.5IN thicker for each row).
I had an empty 5 gallon laundry detergent bucket lying around so I decided to use it as my water receiver. The first receiver that I built, I tried sealing with hot glue but it leaked so I had to get a new bucket and start all over again. Only the second time I used marine GOOP and it worked like a charm. the new bucket also had a rubber seal which worked a lot better than the hot seal I tried for the first edition.
I had to drill a new set of holes on the far right of the radiator to make room for the 20" box fan. I got the box fan at Home Depot for 10 bucks. Target had some 20"x20"x0.5" filters on clearance for 97 cents each so I got 10.(Later, in favor of air flow, I decided to run the system without the filters)
The radiator I chose was an aftermarket standard cooling radiator (2 row) for a (I think 1984) Lincoln Mark VII. Its capacity is slightly more than a gallon. Its cooling surface is 24.5"Wx18.5"Hx1.25"D. Thinking back I almost wish id gone with the more industrial 3 or 4 Row radiator just for the extra cooling sake - more cooling for roughly the same size(just 0.5IN thicker for each row).
I had an empty 5 gallon laundry detergent bucket lying around so I decided to use it as my water receiver. The first receiver that I built, I tried sealing with hot glue but it leaked so I had to get a new bucket and start all over again. Only the second time I used marine GOOP and it worked like a charm. the new bucket also had a rubber seal which worked a lot better than the hot seal I tried for the first edition.
I had to drill a new set of holes on the far right of the radiator to make room for the 20" box fan. I got the box fan at Home Depot for 10 bucks. Target had some 20"x20"x0.5" filters on clearance for 97 cents each so I got 10.(Later, in favor of air flow, I decided to run the system without the filters)
Simply tee out the high pressure side to the computer room; and use the mounting from Vapor chill. You now have a reliable refrigrated CPU.