Here's How Someone Managed To Create a "Functional" CPU Waterblock Using The IHS & a Plastic Bucket For The Reservoir; DIY At It's Finest

Here's How Someone Managed To Create a "Functional" CPU Waterblock Using The IHS & a Plastic Bucket For The Reservoir; DIY At It's Finest

Well, if, for some reason, you want to create a CPU waterblock without buying anything, you can go the DIY route, and apparently, a modder has shown the whole process. Modder Creates a Custom CPU Waterblock By Carving Out the IHS; Thermal Performance Not Too Impressive PC builders, often the hardcore ones, have intrusive thoughts about certain elements, such as sticking your finger into the GPU fans while they are running, but it seems like a mo…

Modder turns Intel i9-14900KS IHS into a direct-die water block

A Chinese modder has turned the heatspreader (IHS) of an Intel i9-14900KS CPU into a direct-die water block, achieving impressive results.

Core i9 14900KS heatspreader transformed into CPU water block - clever machining yields a functioning water block - WorldNL Magazine

(Image credit: octppus) Where most would buy a dedicated water block for their processor, crafty Chinese YouTuber octppus machined a cold plate directly from their CPU's IHS, via UNIKO's Hardware at X. Testing this approach to yield tangible data required some rather unwieldy strategies, like drawing water from a bucket to ensure a controlled environment. While the idea of carving a water block from your IHS seems ingenious, it carries the obvi…