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[Robotboy1]

i want to water cool the wii. Do you think i could use this?
http://store.pcpowerzone.com/koxb360ducok.html  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[kirky1991]

Uhm, Not much help here, but  geuss it would work, you have two heatsinks with it, i'm sure you'll need to get a resivoir and pump which you do and you'll have to make sure you can mount them correctly and securly

 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)  Does the Wii even need water cooling with its tiny proccessor ? lol

[Robotboy1]

I'm surprised koolance hasn't made a kit for the wii yet

[twistedsymphony]

If you want to water cool the Wii I would HIGHLY recomment NOT buying a kit and trying to shoehorn it on to the Wii.

Do your damn research...

Open the console, figure out which chips need water cooling, measure the surface area that needs to be covered, your mounting options and how much room you have/what angles you can fit cooling lines in there.

THEN search for a water block that fits your requirements ... in all honesty the biggest problem will likely be the mounting hardware because it will need to have quite a bit of pressure holding it down. You may have to have a custom bracket made for you.

Then you need to determine where you can fit your radiator and reservoir

I would highly suggest picking up a Pelican side mounted controller caddy to hold all of the cooling equipment, similar to the one I used for my LCD install: http://solid-orange.com/hacks/wii-lcd

Again look at the space requirements for the reservoir and radiator and find equipment that fits your space needs... You'll likely have to build a custom reservoir as well.

buying a waterblock and then trying to see if it will fit in your console would be like buying a huge couch and then trying to fit it in your living room by tearing down walls and moving doors.

measure first and buy the right part.

[Robotboy1]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 5 2007, 02:42 PM)

If you want to water cool the Wii I would HIGHLY recomment NOT buying a kit and trying to shoehorn it on to the Wii.

Do your damn research...

Open the console, figure out which chips need water cooling, measure the surface area that needs to be covered, your mounting options and how much room you have/what angles you can fit cooling lines in there.

THEN search for a water block that fits your requirements ... in all honesty the biggest problem will likely be the mounting hardware because it will need to have quite a bit of pressure holding it down. You may have to have a custom bracket made for you.

Then you need to determine where you can fit your radiator and reservoir

I would highly suggest picking up a Pelican side mounted controller caddy to hold all of the cooling equipment, similar to the one I used for my LCD install: http://solid-orange.com/hacks/wii-lcd

Again look at the space requirements for the reservoir and radiator and find equipment that fits your space needs... You'll likely have to build a custom reservoir as well.

buying a waterblock and then trying to see if it will fit in your console would be like buying a huge couch and then trying to fit it in your living room by tearing down walls and moving doors.

measure first and buy the right part.

Thanks for the suggestions. And I will buy the Pelican thing and get a reservoir fit for it. I could try to get koolance to make a custom waterblock for the wii. And maybe get a little profit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) . Twist you gave me some good ideas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

[twistedsymphony]

I doubt you'll need a custom waterblock... they make waterblocks in so many shapes and sizes I'm sure there's one out there that would fit...

really the only requirements are that it covers the surface area of the chip and doesn't bump into the surrounding electronics...

the mounting hardware (what holds the waterblock on the processor) on the other hand needs to make use of the existing heat sync mounting points and hold the waterblock in place with good pressure and little room for error (see: Xbox 360 mounting hardware sucks and is one of the primary causes for the ROD errors)

Since the Wii doesn't use standard PC mounting hardware it will have to be custom made and a slight inaccuracy can cause uneven pressure and totally screw your console.

Thankfully the Wii doesn't generate much heat so you wont need much pressure and that gives you a bit more breathing room but it's still the most critical part of a custom watercooling setup.

[Robotboy1]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 5 2007, 02:42 PM)

If you want to water cool the Wii I would HIGHLY recomment NOT buying a kit and trying to shoehorn it on to the Wii.

Do your damn research...

Open the console, figure out which chips need water cooling, measure the surface area that needs to be covered, your mounting options and how much room you have/what angles you can fit cooling lines in there.

THEN search for a water block that fits your requirements ... in all honesty the biggest problem will likely be the mounting hardware because it will need to have quite a bit of pressure holding it down. You may have to have a custom bracket made for you.

Then you need to determine where you can fit your radiator and reservoir

I would highly suggest picking up a Pelican side mounted controller caddy to hold all of the cooling equipment, similar to the one I used for my LCD install: http://solid-orange.com/hacks/wii-lcd

Again look at the space requirements for the reservoir and radiator and find equipment that fits your space needs... You'll likely have to build a custom reservoir as well.

buying a waterblock and then trying to see if it will fit in your console would be like buying a huge couch and then trying to fit it in your living room by tearing down walls and moving doors.

measure first and buy the right part.

Thanks for the suggestions. And I will buy the Pelican thing and get a reservoir fit for it. I could try to get koolance to make a custom waterblock for the wii. And maybe get a little profit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) . Twist you gave me some good ideas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

[Robotboy1]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 6 2007, 08:20 AM)

I doubt you'll need a custom waterblock... they make waterblocks in so many shapes and sizes I'm sure there's one out there that would fit...

really the only requirements are that it covers the surface area of the chip and doesn't bump into the surrounding electronics...

the mounting hardware (what holds the waterblock on the processor) on the other hand needs to make use of the existing heat sync mounting points and hold the waterblock in place with good pressure and little room for error (see: Xbox 360 mounting hardware sucks and is one of the primary causes for the ROD errors)

Since the Wii doesn't use standard PC mounting hardware it will have to be custom made and a slight inaccuracy can cause uneven pressure and totally screw your console.

Thankfully the Wii doesn't generate much heat so you wont need much pressure and that gives you a bit more breathing room but it's still the most critical part of a custom watercooling setup.

K (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)