I’m actually quite surprised that it is doing so well on the first design and prints. It is printed in polycarbonate.
Here is the inner ring with a cover for if the cooler is removed.
I still need to make some parts, like a better cap cover for the water block, the enclosure for the power supply, radiator, and fan. And I need a guide that keeps the hoses near the table top, but the hardest parts are done now.
This is one of the largest GPUs ever to come in a laptop. I use it for AI stuff, but it often throttles from temperature. A laptop is ideal for my ergonomic needs with physical disability. That’s the why.
Lmao nice, what are you using for heat transfer? Should grab a pad or something. Slapping heat sinks on heat pipes where they have no business being is my favorite type of hack 👍
I have a silicone pad for it. The surface variation is around 1mm. I am aligned so that the waterblock covers the triangle that is visible where the heat pipes Y apart. That is part of the solid copper directly in contact with the die… but yeah, guilty as charged of super naive heuristics
I love projects like these, but can’t help but wonder if an external GPU dock would have served you better.