TURTLE AIO cooler for Tesla V100 SXM2 + PCIe Carrier
New project tutorial and files for:
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For the PCIe carrier board type that I'm using for this conversion, please refer to https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7319536 images.
I also used a dell poweredge tesla v100 lowprofile heatsink, from which I removed some fins just using pliers at the center of chewing, and wobbling the surrounding fins until they came off the baseplate. Other thermal transfer methods are subject to fitment into the currently-designed enclosure files.
Just noticed that one piece of the cover has an angle flap that will definitely get in the way of two connectors on the board...I will upload the corrected version of that file asap
This is a very quiet and effective cooling hack for those hot plates called Nvidia Tesla V100 using minimal cost hardware. In this example, I used a $35 120mm AIO from thermalright, with an additional fan on the second side of the radiator (needs to match rpm). I coupled the AIO with an air cooled heatsink I got for $25 on eBay and modified by removing some fins (they snapped off quite easily after a few wobbles but the metal base surface needed to be filed down smooth for best thermal transfer.) I also drilled some additional mounting holes on the heatsink and modified the AIO bracket to fit between the heatsink mounting screws. Use high performance thermal paste when mating the AIO heatsink surfaces. I’ve also kept some of the original cooling fins and added a thin 100mm fan to blow additional air on the entire assembly. Make sure you drill holes or use adhesive tape to attach the fan in such a way that you can put the end cap on.
At ~70% of max GPU usage, the hotspot temp is holding at 62 C (GPU-Z readout) over a 10 minute run (LM Studio Qwen3.5) and it is quietly putting down 62 to 71 Tokens per second with maximum context (roughly 22GB model). Will be back with more tests.
I will also upload test data once I can find the preferable LLM that fits snugly into 32gb, however even now, this hacked configuration works waaaay better (and waaaaaaaay quieter) than any compact air-cooling solution, without limiting wattage.
More info TBD!