Peltier question: is it hard to set one up?

[Spoooon]

I've got an Athlon 550 that doesn't run hot or anything, I just want something to do. The temp hovers around 95-100 degrees. I'd like to change that if I can. So, is it easier to set up a peltier cooling system or water cooling? I've seen peltiers that are pretty cheap. How does one go about installing one? If you have a link with a how to about it, please post it. Thanks.

 

[Outlaw]

Peltiers,

They do not work alone This seems to be a common misconception among PC enthusiasts. One side gets very cold and the other side gets very hot. The hot side needs extreme cooling to be of use.

 

[VTBigBear]

hmm..
so what exactly do you need to use a peltier??

the peltier itself..
a good HS/fan..
what else do you need??
does a peltier kit come with everything i would need??

thanks in advance

 

[mechwarrior]

I'm also thinking of taking the jump to peltier's. There's a couple of articles at:

http://www.octools.com/

I've read you should run the peltier on a dedicated line on your PS with good case ventilation. Anyone know if a 300w PS will do the job? I'm running the following hardware:

3 - 80cm intake fans
1 - 80cm exhaust fan
1 - 60cm exhaust fan
1 - CDROM
1 - CD RW
1 - 20g 7200 HD
1 - alpha pal35t

Thanks in advance.

 

[NormeyJ]

mechwarrior, I have about what you have in my case, I am running one of the 50w peltier kits on mine. p650 at 950 I have 300 watt ps and my chip runs just around 0 celcius at idle and about 17 degress celcius at full load. Just make sure you insulate, with silicone and cell foam and get a 50w tom L. kit, with 50 watt don't have to worry as much with condensation. If you have good 300 watt ps you should be fine, mine's an antec.

 

[mechwarrior]

NormeyJ,
Thanks for your input. I also have an Antec 300PS.
By the way, what voltage are you running your P3650@950?

I have a Celeron 566@935 1.85v. On an ASUS P3V4X, it's about 38C@idle. I've even gotten it to 952@1.90v and ran Sisandra, but it doesn't make it all the way through 3dMark 2000. So I'd like to see if a little more cooling will help.

 

[Lmandrake]

Peltiers require care and effort to set up right. Personally, I think water cooling is a must. Pelts pump out mucho heat, so if you use air cooling you need a whopping heatsink fan and must have the means to evacuate all the hot air from your case. That is going to be loud.

Mechwarrior: My 566 wouldn't run stable over 900 with the retail heatsink even at 1.85 volts. With my watercooled pelt, my diode temp is 0 degrees centigrade at 952 and 1.73 volts and it is stable. I haven't found the stable upper limit yet, but I can boot windows and run sandra bench at 1007. So you can probably expect another 80 mhz by going to a pelt.

 

[NOS440]

ALL i can say is go here and you can get everything you need no muss no fuss they work awesome my p-3 700 is smoking along at 1022 mhz at 45 degrees http://members.tripod.com/peltiers/