peltier question...

[-=HN=- Wild9]

im thinking of doing a peltier water cooling rig, and i was wondering how a peltier would work with a socket cpu,
i thought it only worked with slot so you could put the cold side on one side then the hot side on the other,
help.

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You can use a peltier on a socket cpu. The order goes:

Waterblock
Pelt
Coldplate
Cpu
Socket

[OddOne]

Originally posted by -=HN=- Wild9
im thinking of doing a peltier water cooling rig, and i was wondering how a peltier would work with a socket cpu,
i thought it only worked with slot so you could put the cold side on one side then the hot side on the other,
help.

A Peltier module doesn't care what the item being cooled is, so long as it's got enough contact area. I'd STRONGLY recommend using a coldplate (copper, preferably) between the Peltier's cold side and the processor die itself, as a coldplate helps even out the thermal loads across the Peltier's face as well as acting as a thermal reservoir to dampen the radical processor temp changes that are part of normal operation. If you're cooling the Peltier's hot side with air only, make sure you have mad airflow, but as you menioned water you'll only need to ensure good thermal contact between the Peltier and waterblock. I've found it takes more Artic Silver than one would like to use on a processor-to-heatsink junction, and a LOT more clamping pressure (to the tune of a hundred pounds or more), to get a good thermal bond between waterblock and Peltier.

WARNING: If you're cooling ANY part of the system below ambient, take all prudent steps to prevent/deal with condensation, as condensation from a colder-than-ambient Peltier/coldplate/processor is what kills more Peltier-cooled systems than anything else.

oO, who runs mad water/Peltier cooling, and has for almost a year now.