Thermaltake Thingie

http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cooling/603e/

the above site kinda sparked my attention. anyone tried this out yet? or is there something better out there? just give me some general input, if you will.
~Bobb

Cool, a peltier setup ready to run. It looks like a good thing if it is affordable and more importantly if it works.

It is an air cooled pelt that adjusts the pelt and fan according to the cpu usage/heat. It is meant more for qiet air cooling than extreme cooling, from the reviews that I have seen.

It must be pretty mild then. I did a quick scan of the article so I didn't get all the details. One thing's for sure, the heatsink did not seem very aggressive to the eye. For a good peltier it would need to be.

That is a nice way to go. So I assume the peltier is regualted so you never should get condensation. I think I would prefer VapoChills case chiller. But it is a nice idea anyway.

Thank You,
Daniel

dont get your hopes up. From what i remember it gives quite bad temps. or at least bad temps for the price you have to pay

as said above its aimed more towards quietness than cooling

It's a horrible cooler. Too expensive, temps are beneath sub-par. Its actually only 75 watts, and today's CPUs put out more than 100w, so its really just an expensive, low efficient blanket.

Bottom Line: Don't bother.

Its a lousy setup, right from the owner of one. It does no better than a Aeroflow, let alone a proper Swift, Thermalright, or Zalman setup. It is LOUD at full blast, its an extruded aluminum sink, and has by my calculations an 86.5w peltier unit.

well then how about posting some links to some decent setups! i'm looking for something new.
~Bobb

dudomann said:

well then how about posting some links to some decent setups! i'm looking for something new.
~Bobb

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yeah, I'm seeing a lot of lazy replyers around here!
so much for "some general input".

Anyway, I shouldn't turn this into something ugly (though I often have that effect).
That Thermaltake pelt piece of corporate profit mongering would cost you $100, so you can get anything short of water-cooling for that much.
suggested:
Swiftech, Thermalright, Zalman.
-Swiftech makes beautifully engineered and machined blocks, but they're expensive and Thermalright's often perform a bit (sic) better. The fan is up to you and your tastes concerning noise -vs- performance.
-Thermalright is pretty much a sure thing no matter which block you get. The fan, again, is up to you.
-Zalman, specifically the 7000(A)Cu or 7000(A)AlCu and no other Zalman CPU heatsinks, are good for a very quiet and well performing heatsink. The 'A' is their newer version which includes more mounting hardware to fit on AMD chips.

PatrickBateman said:

That Thermaltake pelt piece of corporate profit mongering would cost you $100, so you can get anything short of water-cooling for that much.

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If you wanted, you COULD go water for that much

- Waterblock - $24.99
- Water Pump $11.69
- Heater core from Advance Auto parts or Autozone $20
- Tubing from Home depot $10 bucks
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Speed Adjustable 120mm fan $12.99