Will low power CPUs bring back TECs?

[Vinas]

So wait Jimbo say im running an 8600 which I am cooled with a apogee gtz your saying and 80w pelt would be sufficient to cool it near 0 or just below ambient under idle, I have a pelt I could use on this system I just didnt know if I could hook the pelt directly into my hx1000w without causing problems I love my psu too much to hurt it

Sorry to jump in but I've got an e8400 @ 4.4GHz on a 245w 12vdc TEC. So it's still possible and TEC isn't dead as most people think. It just takes a lot of preparation and research to put together a good TEC rig. No, a 80w pelt won't come close to working with your rig but maybe TWO would! Powering off the system PSU isn't recommended or for the faint of heart. But hey I do it. Then again I wired it up all special and stuff cause I didn't want to melt a $500 PSU

#1 reason to use TEC for me: I love the fact that my chip idles at -10c and loads about 30c.