Peltier

[chuckerants]

I see that there are quite a few peltier units on EBay. How well do these work in conjucntion with conventional HSF?

Chuck

 

[KingB]

Depends on the wattage of the peltier. Your HSF probably won't cool a peltier over about 80watts well enough (need to resort to water or some other more extreme method of cooling). However the heat of most CPUs will overcome an 80 watt peltier pretty easy. It could be ok for a GPU though.

I think Swiftech has an peltier/HSF combo on the market. Don't know how well it works though.

Good advice would be to not go with a peltier without watercooling. My 2 cents.

Hope this helps

 

[chuckerants]

However the heat of most CPUs will overcome an 80 watt peltier pretty easy.

I don't understand.

I did see one or 2 80 watt peltiers. But, I hadn't planned on using water cooled yet, so I guess it's just a regular HSF for me.

 

[KingB]

There is a lot of good articles about peltiers on the front page of Overclockers.com in the tips and reviews sections. I suggest reading through there about them.

The reason that most CPU's will overcome an 80 watt peltier is this. The pletier uses electricity to move heat from one surface to the other. This creates a cold side and a hot side. When a CPU, like the modern ones which create about 120watts (i think this is an approximate figure, correct me if I'm wrong) of heat energy, is mated to an 80 watt peltier, well, more heat is being generated against the cold side of the peltier than can be transfered to the hot side of the peltier through the elctrical process. The CPU cannot be properly cooled.

Happy reading

 

[chuckerants]

Thanks KingB.

 

[-=UR=- Ranger]

Have you allready read the Front page article about an air/pelt cooled XP+ Processor?