3D Rev.1 DICE GPU pot, done cheap

ThreeDhero · #1 01-31-2011

Been working on this project for the last 2 weeks or so. Yes I'd love to have a Tek-9 fat but @ $220

I can't afford it right now. So I thought I'd try seeing what I could whip up. Before this I had no clue how to solder copper only the stuff I'd done with an iron. I used a pen torch I got for $10, a few shims of copper from home depot and an old CPU waterblock I had to grind down with a rotary tool. The block is about 1/4" thick with a 1/2" stand off in the middle, the total cost was around $35 to make it

. Plan on using the pot with DICE within the week. I want to see what kind of temps the pot will hold with and without load. Not expecting to much out of it but we'll see lol

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Sorry I didn't take pics of the process I was to lazy and my hands were tied.

GeorgeStorm · #2 01-31-2011

Any pics of the internals?
Love it when people use homemade pots

look forward to some results

Witchdoctor · #3 01-31-2011

Ghetto pot FTW ....

looks great 3DH .......... nice job , I'm in for the results

ThreeDhero · #4 01-31-2011

No internals sorry man, at the time I didn't think anyone would really care to see them.

Lawl Ghetto sounds way to pricey for this project

Kal-EL · #5 01-31-2011

Home Brew FTW homie

Hondacity · #6 01-31-2011

that looks promising...1000mhz class gpu pot

MaadDaawg · #7 01-31-2011

FTW dude

almost looks pornographic though

DrNip · #8 01-31-2011

Overclockaholic at its best.

ThreeDhero · #9 01-31-2011

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Originally Posted by MaadDaawg

FTW dude

almost looks pornographic though

rofl

didn't even see that till now, guess i could rename it to the John Holmes Classified

Bones · #10 01-31-2011

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Originally Posted by ThreeDhero

rofl

didn't even see that till now, guess i could rename it to the John Holmes Classified

Be sure to mention "No batteries needed - Some assembly required".

In all seriousness, that seems to be a good build you have.

If it'll hold temps where they need to be, you can give your competition the shaft with it.
There I go again with the bad jokes...

OK.... I've been wanting to build one myself as of late but with the cost of copper pipe and the way they sell it (By the stick / 20ft sticks of 2' pipe @ $270.00+), I'll have to rely on luck to do it. Hoping to find a few scrap pieces of pipe to do it with but the big thing would be to construct a base. I have access to a 25 ton press for doing some of the work and that helps.

Have an idea what I could do but won't know how well it will work until I actually build it and test it.