Custom liquid cooling block

[AceGoober]

Howdy all!

I'm looking for suggestions on who to go to for a quotation on a custom liquid cooling block for a non-standard application. Namely, for this:



That is the video controller for a Samsung 305t, 30" LCD. Twice in the last two months the ALTERA ASIC has overheated and caused the LCD to artifact. I don't want to use the heat gun trick again without adding a cooler immediately afterwards and installing an active air cooler is out of the question by my personal choice. I also don't have the money at this time to replace the monitor so this piece of ASIC will be getting the liquid cooled treatment.

I thought about modifying one of the processor water blocks and jury-rigging a setup but that would look too hokey for my tastes. As my foster father said, "If you are going to do something do it right the first time. Measure twice, cut once." Wise words.

I have most of the parts to do this but am missing the key part: liquid cooling block; hence, why I am asking here. If any of you all have a suggestion of who to go to to have this block made, I'm all ears. Not that my ears are big or anything like that....

Thanks!

 

[Jorona]

Does it have a passive sink already? Maybe you're jumping the gun here. Perhaps a simple aluminum sink would do the job.

 

[AceGoober]

No passive heatsink. All Samsung put into place was a thin metal shield and sub-standard thermal pads. There are multiple threads here and all over the internet regarding the issue. Here's one for your reading pleasure.

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1527751&page=9

Does it have a passive sink already? Maybe you're jumping the gun here. Perhaps a simple aluminum sink would do the job.

 

[Jorona]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708003

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100013

Would be what I would do. Pull the clips off the heatsink first. I'd expect that, even non-ventilated, to drop temps 15 degrees or so.

 

[AceGoober]

Thank you for the suggestion. The suggestion would be an easier and less expensive way to cool the ASIC, I'm dead-set on a liquid cooling solution for the monitor. That is why I am looking for suggestions on who to go to to get the block made.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708003

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100013

Would be what I would do. Pull the clips off the heatsink first. I'd expect that, even non-ventilated, to drop temps 15 degrees or so.

 

[Skripka]

Thank you for the suggestion. The suggestion would be an easier and less expensive way to cool the ASIC, I'm dead-set on a liquid cooling solution for the monitor. That is why I am looking for suggestions on who to go to to get the block made.

The person to go to is your BFF who has a CNC milling machine able to work both acetal and copper.

Srsly, the cost of a full custom block would be more than what you can buy a new 305T off Amazon used for.

 

[Jorona]

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=59_971_294&products_id=30145

plus the thermal adhesive?

 

[AceGoober]

There are no mounting holes in close proximity to the ALTERA ASIC and I really don't want to use any thermal adhesive in the event something goes haywire.

I'll wait for a couple of days and if there isn't anyone who is willing to make a block then I'll close the thread, get a couple of solid copper, aluminum or brass blocks and do it myself, somehow. Thanks.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=59_971_294&products_id=30145

plus the thermal adhesive?