What ever happened to the OCZ Cryo-Z?

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
IMHO, the best way to use a TEC would be to cool the block. I think they should've used the TEC to cool the block and have the water carry away the heat from the hot side of the TEC. Then let an aircooled radiator cool the water back down...

Hrm... Now you got me thinking! 😉

Um... It would take a little work, but...

Start with your basic COOLIT freezone unit.

Then, get a ViperJohn Low Profile TEC mod, made for, say, a 7900 and convert it to a CPU block. Then, to finish things up, get a Thermochill 160.1, or whatever, and stick it in the loop?

You'd basically end-up with a perfect COOLIT freezone setup, right?

LoL! Please don't come up with any more GREAT ideas... I have enough on my mind right now! :laugh:

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: Praxis1452

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

Originally posted by: Praxis1452

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

Originally posted by: Praxis1452
so an air cooled tec? wtf don't people learn from the COOLIT freezone... and the specs say 50W on 100% load or something... that's the most it can dissipate? doesn't even say the wattage of the tec...

I think people have learned from the CoolIt Freezone. The block for the Freezone can only dissipate so much heat. Heatpipes removing the heat from the block would've made it work better.

And it does say 12V @ 5A. That's probably maximum.

how well does it actually cool? I think the COOLIT freezone used a radiator for the got side? idk... heatpipes might work better but the effectiveness is questionable especially after you factor in price... a review site was like 80 euros... yea lol

The disply that comes with it says it's only 31C. Highest I've ever seen it was 42C.

Yes... the CoolIt Freezone uses a radiator, but the TEC is on the radiator, not the heatblock. So the heatblock is still going to heat up, heat up the water and then the water gets cooled by the TEC.

IMHO, the best way to use a TEC would be to cool the block. I think they should've used the TEC to cool the block and have the water carry away the heat from the hot side of the TEC. Then let an aircooled radiator cool the water back down.

so basically do a regular tec using water cooled setup. Put the TEC on the cpu and cool the hot side.. :laugh:

Well this might work but it seems to me that it will only work with very low heat producing processors thereby you might just get better temps with some good air cooling... like the scythe ninja for a 50W cpu.. Maybe I'm wrong?

Well.. that's why it wouldn't be as simple as moving the TEC from the radiator to the block. The block needs serious improvement.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
The [OEM] block needs serious improvement...

Agreed! Maybe someone needs to send (Viper) John Hillig a link to this thread... 😉

 

[Praxis1452]

idk it seems quite possible to create a self contained water cooling setup. The pump wouldn't be the strongest but that'd be fine. Something a little smaller than the DDC+. Or maybe the DDC would work as well though... The block could be of a 6002 design or whiterwater but I'm not sure if that would fit the TEC. Then simply a 120 radiator. I mean you'd just need to hard connect everything. Sounds simply enough except for insulation. The DDC could be mounted flat on top. Then the rad like a regular cpu tower. A TEC, and the block clamped ontop of that. Everything would be directly connected without tubes and no resevoir is really needed. A plug that's it since you'd just need to take off the cpu cooler to empty and sice their's no light there'd be no algae. I mean it'd be like a 120x120 box mounted ontop the cpu. Only problem is weight and insulation.

As I reread my comment I wasn't really clear. When I said this might work I was reffering to the air cooler you posted.

don't think viperjohn would get much out of it. CPU coolers have alot of room gpu's don't heh.