silly question?

You need a cold plate when the core you're cooling is smaller than the surface area of the TEC. If you don't you'll end up pumping 100W into a greatly reduced area probably overloading that particular part of the TEC.

A cold plate couples the whole surface area of the TEC to the smaller core area. On an A64 you may not actually need a cold plate as the IHS should perform the same function (assuming the TEC is roughly the same size or smaller).

Jokester
 
right ive Finally started to buy the TEC stuff, got a 350Watt tec!! :eek: at a massive discount price :)

just want this idea confirming really, as ive got good water cooling (PA 120.3) and a storm block, i relise that the storm is an impingment (sp) design so using a tec is not a good idea. However, if i use two coldplates, well one cold plate and the other "hotplate" this should work. so:

Storm water block
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hot plate
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350watt tec
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cold plate
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naked opteron

Come on you TEC techies, tell me why this wont work. Im pretty much sure it will.
 
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I can't see anything wrong with it. I take it the Storm has quite a small cooling area otherwise you should be able to cool the TEC directly or am I missing something?

Jokester
 
its he Storm G4, Ive heard that because the jet system it uses inside it only cools a small portion, EG: the core of a chip.

Just what ive heard form various forums.
I will get two just to be safe, only £2.99 each. 50mm x 50mm x 5mm copper.

Thanks
 
I have a cold plate if any of you guys are interested in 1, and Dielectric Grease, grease not even opened, the cold plate was used for about a week, and is complete with bolts will fit a DangerDen Maze4... and never used neo prene for AMD chip already cut to fit a maze4.

Sorry to advise, but i have it and its doing nothing and i dont need it.
 
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The cold plate is actually because for tecs to be effective they need a LOT of pressure which normal mounting gear cant supply. Not for surface area at all
 
The storm block isnt really suitable for a TEC... get a 6002 :)

The block does indeed only cool a die sized area, so its not even close to being effective at cooling a TEC
 
I know your right, but if you read the whole thread then you would understand that i have my Storm in a loop already... SO ive got two cold plates.

Thus the small die area is not a problem. ;)

This is what i already have.

watercooling
320watt TEC
dielectric grease
Neoprene foam - lots
2x copper cold plates

all for £39.99

dave
 
Just a not how are you attaching the cold plates? I take it your not just planning on placing them unsecurely between the block and pelt/pelt and chip.

Plus you might have a problem getting decent temps a 350w pelt is gonna be kicking out over 450w and i got a pretty big feeling the storm wont cope with that well enough to get the temps your probably expecting
 
yeah that was the plan, using the pressure from the storm mounting kit to sqeeze them together.
bgy the time the plates and TEC has the paste on and being forced down on the chip i assumed it would be secure.

If you have any ideas i would appreciate them.
 
Note my reply from above the cold plate is there to give the extra mounting pressure that a tec needs because the standard mounting wont give this pressure without resulting in curshing the core and leaving it in a mangled mess
 
Wise choice

BTW You got where did you buy the pelt? If on ebay you got a link to it? Some have been a bit suspect in the description side of things in the past
 
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