Why aren't we just making our own heatsinks?!

[zovc]

Oh yeah, I remember that! I think they also did one that was full ATX. I remember thinking it was strange that it didn't have many fins though.

This is the Lian-li case I was thinking of. It's thin Mini-ITX, not standard Mini-ITX.

 

[EdZ]

Not to go too far off the rails, but would it make sense to use a vapor chamber instead of a copper block in water cooling arrangements? I'm not sure the additional cost would justify the performance or not

It would have to be in addition to a copper block (or you'd just have water spraying around the inside of the case).
The main utility of a vapour chamber is to take a heat source that is concentrated in one spot and spread it over a larger contact area. Waterblocks do not really have this problem (you can design a high-flow block that moves all of your coolant over just the surface over the die itself) so adding one is unlikely to produce any improvement in performance.

 

[zovc]

Ha,

 

[SeñorDonut]

Ha,

I'm watching that video right now, what a coincidence!

 

[DocH]

Something like this?

I need this in my life. Man you have some great product ideas.

 

[jtd871]

Ha,

I think we have the definitive answer to the thread title.