View Full Version : chilled water or TEC?
aarion
11-14-2002, 12:13 AM
i want to bring my water cooling to another level. I'm am considering on whether going for chilled water cooling or TEC. What would you all recommend?
A 172 watt peltier enough? Chilled water may around 0 - 10c.
Pls comment. Thank you.
wymjym
11-14-2002, 06:22 AM
My chiller (http://westech.home.mindspring.com/chiller/mychiller.htm) might give you some ideas.
wj
docah
11-14-2002, 06:52 AM
wmyjym i'm sure you've heard this alot before... but nice chiller man :)
:toast: :thumbsup:
wymjym
11-14-2002, 06:54 AM
thanks docah
wj
Originally posted by docah
wmyjym i'm sure you've heard this alot before... but nice chiller man :)
:toast: :thumbsup: ditto
aarion i'd choose chiller over 172w tec :)
aarion
11-17-2002, 03:05 AM
thank you, i think so too, or i may just go straight to direct die. But wondering what to do with the current w/b?
Keeper
11-17-2002, 07:43 AM
Here is a pic of my chiller
http://home.elp.rr.com/swcf/CoolerPC.jpg
aarion
11-17-2002, 08:52 PM
nice but what are your temps?
Keeper
11-17-2002, 09:12 PM
It maintains water at 19c, with water blocks on both CPU (2200+@2040mghz) and GPU(G4 TI4600) it loses .8c while keeping the CPU at 33c running 24/7. The temps have gone as high as 37c while playing video games.
If I want to tweak I turn off the PC overnight, by morning the water temps are -4c; with a gallon of chilled water I am good for about 3 hours.
It is a GE I bought at a pawn shop for 25 bucks, I have my eye open for something a little cooler. This was my first cooler and I didn't want to spend too much.
aarion
11-17-2002, 10:45 PM
oh ok, that's cool. why don't you rip the thing apart and put the evap in to the res for better temp. Easily -10 or more. I think.
Keeper
11-18-2002, 11:26 AM
That is something I could do, I am a green bean on this stuff. Do you really think that evap would maintain that low a temp, a little encouragement and it will be a done deal.
I need a little convincing that a small evap would produce those temps, how large of a res would be best?
I started looking at what you guys are doing a few months ago, now I am water cooled, got mediocre chiller, and am ready to step up to the next level. Somebody confirm this small evap will work better in a res and I will build one for it.
aarion
11-18-2002, 06:42 PM
i can't really confirm, coz i'm also a noob with this. Sorry. I'm also learning.