Anybody ever messed with thermoelectric cooling?

MILAMBER · 05-24-2002, 01:53 PM

I'm thinking about getting a peltier. Anybody got any suggestions? How are you dealing with condensation? Are you running a seperate power supply?

05-24-2002, 01:56 PM

Not in PC's but when I was in the Navy we had severl pieces of gear that were TE-cooled. I assume you are talking about Peltiere devices?

[ 05-24-2002, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

/)eathKiller · 05-24-2002, 02:05 PM

i have absolutley no idea what a peltier is...

MILAMBER · 05-24-2002, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MagiK:
Not in PC's but when I was in the Navy we had severl pieces of gear that were TE-cooled. I assume you are talking about Peltiere devices?

Yes. It is becoming more common to use a peltier between your cpu and hsf. It is kind of risky, because you need to get an adequately powerful peltier, or you'll burn your chip. Many times you need to use some form of sealant between the cpu and peltier because condensation may form, damaging your motherboard and ultimately frying everything. If these considerations are addressed though, it is a very effective way of cooling your processor far below room temperatures.

05-24-2002, 02:18 PM

Well all I can say is that they work...but they are power hungry and they are expensive...or were. You really need an alarm or something if you use the internal power supply for this cause your CPU will overheat in a second if the power dies to the device.

05-24-2002, 02:20 PM

Might I suggest water or liquid cooling? I think it is more reliable and safer than the Peltier's only because they don't have quite as much potential to flash fry your CPU if the power dies.

RudeDawg · 05-24-2002, 02:21 PM

Here's a practical use for it!
Cool your Coke

MILAMBER · 05-24-2002, 02:23 PM

I've had water cooling in the past and it's good, but the peltier would get much cooler. We're talking 5C versus 30C. Who knows. I'll probably just stick with my annoyingly loud delta fan on my current hsf.

05-24-2002, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MILAMBER:
I've had water cooling in the past and it's good, but the peltier would get much cooler. We're talking 5C versus 30C. Who knows. I'll probably just stick with my annoyingly loud delta fan on my current hsf.

Well if you REALLY want cool..you could get one of those small deep freezers that get down to like -40f and put your Case in there and drill a hole for the cords [img]smile.gif[/img]

MILAMBER · 05-24-2002, 02:30 PM

That was great rudedawg! Some people just have too much time on their hands.

05-24-2002, 01:53 PM	#1
MILAMBER Lord Soth Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,948	I'm thinking about getting a peltier. Anybody got any suggestions? How are you dealing with condensation? Are you running a seperate power supply? __________________ \"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"<br />-General George Patton (1885-1945)<br /> <br />Member of CLAN HADB<br />Founder of The Anti Clan Coalition

05-24-2002, 02:05 PM	#3
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	i have absolutley no idea what a peltier is... __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

05-24-2002, 02:21 PM	#7
RudeDawg 20th Level Warrior Join Date: April 9, 2001 Location: Dallas, Tx, USA Age: 55 Posts: 2,830	Here's a practical use for it! Cool your Coke __________________ [img]\"http://home.earthlink.net/~rudedawg/images/perin14.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />The RudeDawg, known in these Forgotten Realms as Perin LightEyes<br /><br />Think Different. Keeper of the Bunnies of Total Self Confidence <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" />

05-24-2002, 02:23 PM	#8
MILAMBER Lord Soth Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,948	I've had water cooling in the past and it's good, but the peltier would get much cooler. We're talking 5C versus 30C. Who knows. I'll probably just stick with my annoyingly loud delta fan on my current hsf. __________________ \"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"<br />-General George Patton (1885-1945)<br /> <br />Member of CLAN HADB<br />Founder of The Anti Clan Coalition

05-24-2002, 02:30 PM	#10
MILAMBER Lord Soth Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,948	That was great rudedawg! Some people just have too much time on their hands. __________________ \"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"<br />-General George Patton (1885-1945)<br /> <br />Member of CLAN HADB<br />Founder of The Anti Clan Coalition

05-24-2002, 01:56 PM	#2
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Not in PC's but when I was in the Navy we had severl pieces of gear that were TE-cooled. I assume you are talking about Peltiere devices? [ 05-24-2002, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

05-24-2002, 02:18 PM	#5
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Well all I can say is that they work...but they are power hungry and they are expensive...or were. You really need an alarm or something if you use the internal power supply for this cause your CPU will overheat in a second if the power dies to the device.

05-24-2002, 02:20 PM	#6
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Might I suggest water or liquid cooling? I think it is more reliable and safer than the Peltier's only because they don't have quite as much potential to flash fry your CPU if the power dies.

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