mind666
04-18-01, 04:34 AM
I ahave a question and want to know if Im making a logical error here.
I have a 123W Peltier which runs at 15V max.
Im using an Enermax 420W ATX with 16A at the 12V output. I plugged everything together with my watercooling rig but without the cpu, to make a testrun and see how cold it gets. Clamping pressure was as much as I could press with my hands and arctic silver was used between block, pletier and coldplate. When switching it on, the best I got was 4degrees celsius at 23degrees roomtemp. Thats only a measly 19degrees delta. The Water didnt even get warm yet, so its not that I couldnt pump the heat away quickly enough.
So my conclusion is: I need more volts, 15V and not 12V with approx. 9 Amps.
Does my conclusion make any sense or am I mistaken somewhere?
btw you can see my rig with tons of pics here (http://www.computerdoctors.at/3dxtreme/tech_proejkt.htm).
Thx for any help on this.
I have a 123W Peltier which runs at 15V max.
Im using an Enermax 420W ATX with 16A at the 12V output. I plugged everything together with my watercooling rig but without the cpu, to make a testrun and see how cold it gets. Clamping pressure was as much as I could press with my hands and arctic silver was used between block, pletier and coldplate. When switching it on, the best I got was 4degrees celsius at 23degrees roomtemp. Thats only a measly 19degrees delta. The Water didnt even get warm yet, so its not that I couldnt pump the heat away quickly enough.
So my conclusion is: I need more volts, 15V and not 12V with approx. 9 Amps.
Does my conclusion make any sense or am I mistaken somewhere?
btw you can see my rig with tons of pics here (http://www.computerdoctors.at/3dxtreme/tech_proejkt.htm).
Thx for any help on this.