The SKETCHIEST CPU Cooler

Can you make your own heatsink? Hell yeah! Should you? Let's find out...

Intro Screen Music Credit:
Title: Laszlo - Supernova

[stephenwalker]

This is like a PC builder's episode of Top Gear.

[solarminima]

I just blow on my cpu when I render videos, sometimes I spit on it to keep it cool

[Peter-iwob]

I bet Cooler Master, Corsair, Noctua and SilverStone are laughing their asses off right now.

[shawnpepin]

using heat based glue on a device thats intended to get hot... now thats engineering

[luisanguiano]

"I think we need a constant flow of WD40 in this" Linus discovers machining

[chaks]

linus + Power tools, now THAT's a scary thought...

[LetsNeverPlayAgain]

"For three dollars worth of aluminum!"

Yeah and twenty dollars worth of titanium sawblades, dingus

[Mineav]

"Just raw dog it." Truly words to live by.

[stGruhn]

quick tip about the zip ties: they are usually made of Nylon. Nylon can literally dry out, when dry it becomes quite brittle. Soak the ties in a bag of warm water for a few days (I usually let them sit for a solid week) and they are good as new.

Where I work we usually go through 3-4k per year so letting a bag or two sit for a week is not that big of a deal for me.

[quantummaster]

WE SHOULD TAKE ALL THE CPU HEAT



AND PUSH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE

[fablungo]

CPU Cooler Manufacture's hate him!

[VoVilliaCorp]

Linus: That's the stuff that smells
Everyone without smell-o-vision: Thanks for the heads up

[robert-bgpf]

Hey Linus... Take it from a computer builder who is also an auto mechanic...
When cutting Aluminum, use blades with less teeth per inch. The Aluminum plugs up the fine tooth blades.

[caddyguy]

I don't think CoolerMaster uses this manufacturing method...:-P

[Natuh]

Now all u need is a block of copper of the same size and compare both :p

[MichaelMacGyver]

Why not use a new cube of aluminium and attach 5 AIO water coolers (Corsair Hydro, NZXT Kraken etc.) to the 5 exposed sides of the cube?

[MeowMeowMarble]

WD-40 is not a lubricant, it's a solvent. "WD" stands for water displacement. That's why fluid film worked far better.

[Woyta]

Better way to make a heatsink at home is sheetmetal. Just stuck bunch of plates together, drill 2 holes trough them, secure together with screws and make base surface flat. Result is similar to Zalman CNPS3100. It is easy, fast and preformance was good.

[c]

get a plastic cup, fill the cup with liquid nitrogen, place the cup on the CPU, run some bench tests, happiness for days.

[tylerburton]

No, you didn't make your own cooler, you made AMD's old stock cooler.