Posted December 8, 20168 yr Even tho it is not necessary to have this for Extreme OC doing a Neoprene mattress that would fit perfectly between the mobo and the base of the Benchtable could be fun and useful. What should be in it and what should not be missed ? Some ideas : - pre-cutted holes for the spacers - Pre cutted Square space below the CPU socket (to allow for different heights of CPU mounting system / backplate to be used.) @Roman : what is the dimension of the backplate on the Fusion / The new one ? -Space to have Shop towel between the motherboard and the insulation - Foam split in 2 part to adjust depending on the height of the backplate. Size suggestion : - 255 * 315mm : this give overall a 5mm extra on each sides and should not limit any systeme to be plugged. - 25mm height : that is the size of the Spacer Materials : - Armaflex - Shop Towel System to produce : Waterjet cutting Update : Looking for motherboard blueprints Update 2 : I am doing an analysis of the socket position on about 88+ motherboards. Update 3 : Easy way to contribute and submit measurement Already got theses in : z87 Mpower MAX AC Crosshair VI Hero (PCB) Crosshair VI Hero (PCB-second hole) MAXIMUS IX APEX (PCB) Z170-WS (PCB) X58-SLI Classified GA-Z97X-SOC Force P45 Diamond (PCB) GA-X58-UDP7 (PCB) GA-Z270X-Gaming SOC Edited July 23, 20177 yr by Trouffman
December 8, 20168 yr Crew don't forget some blue paper too I use 4 x 6 mm armaflew, with a small cutout for the mounting backplate, the motherboard plastic screws are though not fully screwed in, too avoid warping [M] Open Benchtable Project by OC TV, HWBOT LLC and Streacom
December 12, 20168 yr Even though I still used hand-cut neoprene, it's not that difficult to make an XOC system look relatively clean on the OBT
December 12, 20168 yr Even though I still used hand-cut neoprene, it's not that difficult to make an XOC system look relatively clean on the OBT I agree, juste using a small piece of armaflex under the socket and have no ice or water under the board.
July 13, 20177 yr was there any movement on the idea to waterjet cut a correct-height insulation sheet?
July 20, 20177 yr Author was there any movement on the idea to waterjet cut a correct-height insulation sheet? YES ! We were discussing with different people that could do it, hope to get this soon ready for people to get there's. Edited July 20, 20177 yr by Trouffman
July 20, 20177 yr Author Question : What motherboard standard that would need to support ( to get a better idea of the cutout for the LN2 pot mount) I did : X99 ASUS (maxiumus) Z170 MSI Z97 GBT Any other MB with a non-conventional socket placement ? What about TR/Threadripper / Ryzen mobos ?
July 22, 20177 yr Author Easy to submit measurement Already got theses in : z87 Mpower MAX AC Crosshair VI Hero (PCB) Crosshair VI Hero (PCB-second hole) MAXIMUS IX APEX (PCB) Z170-WS (PCB) X58-SLI Classified GA-Z97X-SOC Force P45 Diamond (PCB) GA-X58-UDP7 (PCB) GA-Z270X-Gaming SOC Edited July 23, 20177 yr by Trouffman
July 24, 20177 yr So long as it's an inch thick and you can fit an inferno backplate in there too.... I'd definitely be interested
July 29, 20177 yr Author Cut-out for the cable of the KPC inferno is a must imo. I think it depends on the final design there might be a better way than a raw cut, but will definitely think about it.
August 1, 20177 yr I think it depends on the final design there might be a better way than a raw cut, but will definitely think about it. Yeah i understand, but when we are paying ''alot'' for insulation, instead of some random sheet of armaflex. id like it to be as close to, set and forget. If we would need to cut it ourself it nulifies the whole purpose of a waterjet cut insulation sheet no?
August 1, 20177 yr Yeh but I think you need to understand the design challenge. One cutout for an insulation mattress is not going to fit all boards. The CPU position can change relative to ATX board holes.
August 2, 20177 yr Yeh but I think you need to understand the design challenge. One cutout for an insulation mattress is not going to fit all boards. The CPU position can change relative to ATX board holes. I see where you are coming from, but that would also count for the CPU backplate cutout itself, so that should accommodate all, achieved by making the whole as wide as it needs to be, so all would fit, same for the cutout of the cable, make it wide so it fits whether your backplate is far up down or sideways. If you know what I mean. (Is there a proper OC board that has its socket placement centimeters from where others hve it? Afaik there isn't, but I like to be educated when I'm wrong. The usecase doesn't matter for lots of boards, you'd only need to accomplish compatibility with widely used XOC boards, Apex' (M)OCF, REXes SOCs etc, most of us don't care if it fits on some bonkers RGB z270 120 euro board made for gamers I would assume) In the case of making a cutout for the wire of a socket heater, one would need to use a socket heater, the gap would be too large without it and it would be the same as running without insulation at all. So that's something to think about aswel. Remember, this ain't criticizing, thinking out loud, and trying to help. Because the idea itself is awesome. I'd love to dump my crooked homecut sheet of insulation. Here in the Netherlands we hve this saying, a proper start is half the work
August 7, 20177 yr Author As Matt hinted, lot of boards have different positions for the socket. Of course the key is to support actual highly use motherboard but the upcoming as well. There is the survey in the first post to help map this, so if you have the boards, can you take a minute to share the measurement? We have a solution for the easy and clean cutout that would not be too big. Just need to time it with the correct dimensions.
