I know how people are generally loth to read a huge long post, so I will make it as short as possible...
So I have decided to upgrade to peltier cooling, having about 11 weeks free time to make a good job of it
First question I have regards the "cold plate", the metal plate between the CPU and the cold side of the element (I assume).
I have an old CPU heatsink that seems to be of composite construction, an aluminium heatsink on top of a copper baseplate. I intend to recover the copper plate and modify it to be part of a peltier construction. The plate is 2mm thick, is this about the right thickness? I have acess to a machine shop so I can make modiifications to things like that.
Secondly, a summary of what I intend to do:
Peltier & cold plate on top of CPU enclosed in perspex compartment, sealed with silicone to prevent condensation. (Before I seal it I would put some silica gel in there to dessicate the air)
Peltier cooled by water, which is in turn cooled by being pumped through pipe coils in a fridge
Just collecting advice at present, I will start building as a summer project some time soon...
So I have decided to upgrade to peltier cooling, having about 11 weeks free time to make a good job of it
First question I have regards the "cold plate", the metal plate between the CPU and the cold side of the element (I assume).
I have an old CPU heatsink that seems to be of composite construction, an aluminium heatsink on top of a copper baseplate. I intend to recover the copper plate and modify it to be part of a peltier construction. The plate is 2mm thick, is this about the right thickness? I have acess to a machine shop so I can make modiifications to things like that.
Secondly, a summary of what I intend to do:
Peltier & cold plate on top of CPU enclosed in perspex compartment, sealed with silicone to prevent condensation. (Before I seal it I would put some silica gel in there to dessicate the air)
Peltier cooled by water, which is in turn cooled by being pumped through pipe coils in a fridge
Just collecting advice at present, I will start building as a summer project some time soon...