Coolit Boreas - trying to carry on where CornerJack left off

[SteveRo]

Thanks for all the work SteveRo, this has answered a ton of questions I had on both big water and the Boreas. I haven't used TEC's in a while, and the Boreas unit caught my eye. Based on your #'s, and the final results once you turned the surrounding fans off, it seems like the Boreas would be easier to incorporate into a system within a closed case compared to big water. Starting from scratch, the Boreas should be cheaper as well. After seeing the i7's heat, I was going to get another CM590, cut it down, and install a 2 rad system w/pump, etc., then fit it under my system much like a prommie or Asetech, but after seeing your results, and the deal CoolIT offer on the Boreas/Silverstone, it seems a lot less work. I just wish they made the Boreas a little larger to incorporate 120's instead of 92's to keep the noise down ! I'll have to open the patio door tonight to see what this particular chip can do with some chilly Canadian air to see of I can justify the expense Again, thanks for sharing your results !!

A couple thoughts for you
1. I think ventilation of the case will still be important. The tecs do generate heat and you want to get that heat out of the case, just be careful that you are not passing ambient air over the subambient components.
2. Once you get your set up - up and running - if you still need more cooling performance - I found that replacing the block and the pump made a nice improvement.

In retrospect I wish I had replaced the block and then tested and then the pump and then tested instead of both at once - I did try to go back and put the coolit pump back in the loop but I couldn't even get enough head pressure to bleed the lines - I might have damaged the pump some how.