peltiers

rotters · 22 Aug 2006 at 03:23

please could someone run through thses with me, from what ive read one side is very hot and one side is uber cold. cold plate goes to cpu,gpu, hot plate goes to watercooled plate. does it really make much difference? im really interestyed in this if it does. how do you stop condensation??

rotters

Justintime · 22 Aug 2006 at 03:25

They're really not viable for current day cpus imho.

rotters · 22 Aug 2006 at 03:32

please explain, left me wondering why?

rotters

Its_Me · 22 Aug 2006 at 04:08

1000 posts on here, just use the forum search 'pelt'

in depth how /why they work ( peltier is the effect, most of the time they are reffered to as a TEC)
http://www.peltier-info.com/

Not viable for CPU, GPU is getting to be borderline now too.

DaveMac · 22 Aug 2006 at 09:38

There's is a good section all about pelts in the 'Extreme Cooling' sticky.

cavemanoc · 22 Aug 2006 at 18:09

Justintime said:
They're really not viable for current day cpus imho.

Shhhhhh... don't tell my rig - it'll go on strike!

Pelts are great fun and a good way to boost your overclock if you've already got the 'right kind' of watercooling. They are trickier than Standard Cooling and Phase, but if you're willing to put the effort and research in they can be hugely rewarding.

If you're serious about setting up a system, start a thread on it and I (and others) will be happy to help.