Adding TEC to a watercooling setup.

[sHape oF gReY]

I was thinking about moving onto watercooling because the noise generated by my fans is driving me insane. After looking around the forums i've descovered TEC cooling :D and being torn between the two i began to wonder if one could combine WC and TEC.

I mean is it possible? Take a water block CPU/GPU and slap a TEC on the (bottom) face of the block? Because I wanted to have my GPU and CPU to be TEC cooled. Or would i need a WB specificaly made for TEC cooling?

Basically what im asking is what would it require to add a TEC to watercooling setup if at all possible.?

~ any help would be great :D

[Valdor]

While it is possible to mod your own TEC into a block, it is much easier to buy a block with a TEC built in. Several companies (Dangerden, Switftech, and others) offer excellent TEC blocks.

[sHape oF gReY]

Yeah, I looked into DD Maze 4 GPU block and it looked like it would do the trick.

Another thing I was wondering is what kind of performace (temp degree wise) would i get out of the TECs if I had a 226 watt on CPU and 80 on GPU and they both were int he same series?

[Valdor]

I would only put both of those in series if you have a serious watercooling system, one with a powerful pump (300GPH+) and a big radiator with at least 2 120mm fans, or 4. (like a BIX 2)

[sHape oF gReY]

Well, I have a mini fridge that I was planning on cutting holes in and shoving the radiator in. :D WOuld that do the trick?

Got any suggestions for a radiator for $100-130?

[lclark2074]

The mini fridge will not keep up with the TEC + CPU!
CPU yes but not the TEC.

[sHape oF gReY]

How about just a waterblock (maze 4)on the CPU but a 80watt pelt on the MAZE4 GPU without the fridge just a straight up heater core/rad and 2 120mm fans?

Or would the TEC put much heat into the water thus when the water circles aroud to the CPU, it would be too hot to do any good?

[lclark2074]

Was you going to use mini fridge just for computer or auther stuff to.
There are menney pepple using the guts from minny to make a water chiller.

[sHape oF gReY]

I was gonna buy a lil mini just for the comp.

[rogerdugans]

The little tiny fridges are usually cooled by pelts themselves, and can no way keep up with a modern cpu's heat output. Make sure any fridge you use has a real compressor!

As far as pelting stuff:
I still haven't gone that route myself yet, but I have looked into it once or twice...;)
I have seen or heard of NO water blocks that perform as well a Swiftech's when used with peltiers.

I would check their stuff out at least, before buying anything.

[lclark2074]

The larger mini fridges use compressors iam not talking about the cooler ones. The standup ones use compressors. But first check it out.

[sHape oF gReY]

Anyone know where i would be able to find a guide/tips on building a watercooler/chiller using a minifridge/standard fridge compressor?

[jimstandard]

this will mostlikely have what you need http://www.phase-change.com

[kayl]

tec's are cool, just have to make sure the water cooling can keep up though

i personally i would tec the cpu first, just a normal water block on the gpu will do.
at the moment i am getting the same performance out of my 226w tec as i did when using a 130w tec. i am in the middle of making a second radiator and are going to run in parrallel.
once i get the water cooler i will be able to run higher vcores. at the moment i am better off with normal maze4 for max oc
once i have the cooling side of the water i hope to get to 2.7GHZ
at the moment im at 2.5ghz

[lclark2074]

am better off with normal maze4 for max oc
for a tec yes for the chiller no better WW

[lclark2074]

With a TEC you are trying to cool an area about 50mm * 50mm !
With a CPU you are trying to cool an area about 10mm * 10mm !
As you can see a TEC needs larger more even heat removel .
with cpu the need is the core that is why you direct shot onto it like WW.