snipper_cr
11-09-2005, 08:13 PM
As much fun as i have had over the past few months, i have closed my peltier cooling project for good, finally stripping all the components off my main rig.
The main reasons i quit were A) Cost - The amount of power a 437 watt peltier draws, coupled with my computers power draw for a heavy overclocked system and my monitors used an insane amount of electricity. B) Risk. While i have never been one to let risk get in my way, for my application it was too much. A Water cooling failure would cause a serious risk to my computer hardware an possibly even cause a fire (given our neighbors house burnt down less than a year ago).
I really was amazed at what i got to see. I started with a 12Volt 320 watt peltier powered by my own home made PSU. By itself it was able to cool my processor to a chilly -20 degs C (2.8C). When i put in my sweatbox 3.4E it was barely able to cool around 10 degs C.
I upgraded then to a 437 watt peltier with a dominator water block and a 600 watt 24volt power supply. That thing was freaking insane! A thick layer of frost would form in a matter of SECONDS. However i was never able to fully implement it into my main rig. My DFI LAnparty Board kept malfunctioning and in order to test it i used regular water cooling and kept running into more problems when ever i tried to implement the peltier.
In the end i decided the risk and overconsumption was too much for me right now and i am sticking with regular water cooling for the time being.
My future with peltier cooling is undecided though. I planned on selling my two peltiers (the 12v and 24 v ones), the two PSUs (home made and 24v switching) and the two water blocks (DD Maze 4 CPU and Dominator Pro) although i may have plans for them in the future... Not sure.
Thanks everyone around here who helped me out with this.
Ill still pop around to lend some advice if people ask.
The main reasons i quit were A) Cost - The amount of power a 437 watt peltier draws, coupled with my computers power draw for a heavy overclocked system and my monitors used an insane amount of electricity. B) Risk. While i have never been one to let risk get in my way, for my application it was too much. A Water cooling failure would cause a serious risk to my computer hardware an possibly even cause a fire (given our neighbors house burnt down less than a year ago).
I really was amazed at what i got to see. I started with a 12Volt 320 watt peltier powered by my own home made PSU. By itself it was able to cool my processor to a chilly -20 degs C (2.8C). When i put in my sweatbox 3.4E it was barely able to cool around 10 degs C.
I upgraded then to a 437 watt peltier with a dominator water block and a 600 watt 24volt power supply. That thing was freaking insane! A thick layer of frost would form in a matter of SECONDS. However i was never able to fully implement it into my main rig. My DFI LAnparty Board kept malfunctioning and in order to test it i used regular water cooling and kept running into more problems when ever i tried to implement the peltier.
In the end i decided the risk and overconsumption was too much for me right now and i am sticking with regular water cooling for the time being.
My future with peltier cooling is undecided though. I planned on selling my two peltiers (the 12v and 24 v ones), the two PSUs (home made and 24v switching) and the two water blocks (DD Maze 4 CPU and Dominator Pro) although i may have plans for them in the future... Not sure.
Thanks everyone around here who helped me out with this.
Ill still pop around to lend some advice if people ask.