Peltier Cooling

[churcheo]

Should I get a 226 Watt Peltier rather then a 176 Watt Peltier? I'll be water cooling so, I'm pretty postive it will take the heat. Will there be much peformance? There's only 2 dollar difference. Thanks in advance.

 

[MrThompson]

The 226 watt pelt is 50mm square verses 40mm for the 172. So along with the higher heat pumping ability, it has the advantage of more surface area. I would strongly suggest running watercooling for a while first, before you try pelts.

Some good links on pelts.

Tellurex

Applying Pelts

Pelts in Practice

Picking a Pelt

Kryotherm Pelt Software