Hybrid Waterblock

From time to time I get into water cooling and CPU overclocking.

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The very first try several years ago...

Water block made of pieces of aluminum.

Detail of water pumping and heat dissipation systems. It was amazing turn on the PC and hear nothing! (At that time, fans didn´t use to have PWM controls to adjust speed according to CPU temperature)

Some time later, another try. This time, water block made of cooper. Two parts in U format were soldered one against other to form the box.

One last try was make a hybrid version by using the original heat sink. This allowed water and air cooling in case of water pumping fail. A temperature sensor was developed to turn on the fan just after 45 degrees Celsius.