[andrewas]

Oil-cooling seem to be the most effective short of a peltier - and i woudnt touch a peltier by itself:

a)Your only shifting the heat a few centimeters, your still relying on air cooling after that

b)The cold side of the peltier can cause condensation

c)The peltier has very low thermal capacity by itself - so if it dies you dont even have the time provided by the heat sink to save you CPU

d)If the peltier dies you dont know about it unless you install an alarm

e) I had an e), but I forgot it.

Anyway, the only place I would put a peltier in a PC is on the heat exchanger of a liquid-cooler. Yes, you can get a lower core temp with a direct peltier, but id like my CPU to survive the process. And it is easier to install a peltier than a liquid cooler, but if your going to rig up an expensive cooler you should be prepared to put in the effort.

@/)eathkiller - a peltier is a neat device that actualy pumps heat.

@rudedawg - LOL