Mini Water Blocks for the Watercooling Project
- Watercooled Pi
- Jul 31, 2015
- 1 min read
I have decided to continue with my most recent project idea, watercooling the Raspberry Pi. The best part is, I will be able to use my Pi in another project once it is watercooled - this is just the beginning!
Arguably the most complex part of the watercooling loop for the Raspberry Pi will be the water blocks. Many people on various Internet forums such as Overclock.net and the Raspberry Pi forums have created their own waterblocks using scrap metal or a 3D printer, however after a bit of research, I have found a solution that could offer great cooling results:
This cute little water block is made for cooling the RAM modules on graphics cards, but it turns out that it would be a perfect size for the Raspberry Pi!
The best part is, they cost less than $5 (AUD) each. I'll be getting 2 of them, one for the Pi's SoC (system on a chip) and the other for the smaller Ethernet/USB controller.
I found this, along with 1m of 6/4mm clear PVC tubing and double-sided adhesive thermal pads at Aquatuning Australia.
Waterblock - Alphacool MCX one copper edition @ $4.81 per unit
Thermal Interface - Alphacool double-sided adhesive pad 120x20x0,5mm @ $3.09 per unit
Tubing - tubing PVC 6/4mm clear
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