Phase/TEC 24/7

[SuperMiguel]

Is there a good kit or anything that would allow me to run phase or tec 24/7??

Also the other day i saw a manufacture selling computers with phase on them.. i dont think it was origin, still trying to find it

edit: found it: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/cryo-tec.asp


So is there any TEC kit out there to run 24/7?

 

[Bobnova]

There are a few setups out there built for 24/7 operation.
It's not worth it IMO, but it's doable.

What are your goals?

 

[bmwbaxter]

Is there a good kit or anything that would allow me to run phase 24/7??

Also the other day i saw a manufacture selling computers with phase on them.. i dont think it was origin, still trying to find it

What do you mean by kit?

It isn't usually isn't done, because the return in performance doesn't usually justify the cost of running a phase 24/7. There is also the added risk, no load causing frost, then a load melts said frost and you run into issues; or poorly made phase can't handle 24/7 use it dies and your system overheats and damages components.

 

[SuperMiguel]

how about TEC how good/bad is it? never even heard of it

 

[Bobnova]

Bad
Draws a lot of power for the cooling, still has condensation issues.
They can be useful in select situations, but 24/7 generally isn't it.

 

[SuperMiguel]

so how are this guys getting by? http://www.digitalstormonline.com/cryo-tec.asp

well they probably havent sold a single system ($8000 price tag for their TEC system)

 

[EarthDog]

The same way any system running sub zero would work actually.. In the caption of the first picture it says:

Don't worry, the CPU socket is fully insolated from condensation. (SIC)

Its normally not a 24/7 thing for the reasons mentioned above.

 

[Bobnova]

lol -14c at idle. Give that "4.6ghz SB-E" P95 to play with and it'll be positive in no time flat.
That much frost can easily be had with a $12 ebay TEC too.

Maybe they'll send me one for review.