Who knows what TEC is?

[krnmastersgt]

I really wish more companies would make TEC units, for those of you don't know what it is, go to wikipedia and put in Peltier effect. So anyways I don't know if I like my current TEC unit, might stick it in a budget system for a friend or something if I can find a new one, anyone know some that aren't water based?

 

[BassBomb]

They exist, but are expensive, not efficient

 

[krnmastersgt]

Well I saw an air one for like $60, however it didn't even match up with my current one :/

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: krnmastersgt
I really wish more companies would make TEC units, for those of you don't know what it is, go to wikipedia and put in Peltier effect. So anyways I don't know if I like my current TEC unit, might stick it in a budget system for a friend or something if I can find a new one, anyone know some that aren't water based?

No..

Dont even mess with TEC's unless you know exactly what they are.

Also, they have a set limit on how well they can cool. And if your talking about the Monsoon vigor, or the Hyper, No... they blow. A Ultra120 Extreme will match it.

Also the Coolit product... ABSOLUTE CRAP. Ultra120 Extreme once again will match it and RAPE it at voltage 1.375-1.4 on a quadcore Fully Loaded. But the tec will have a better idle, but use MORE power then the ultra.

On a dualcore, if you heavily overclock, you can still overshoot some TEC products. Just stick with AIR solo. Dont mesh it.


Tec's have a set raiting on how much heat you can move. If the hotside isnt cooled enough or your heat load wattage is too high, you over shoot your tec.

Also a 60W tec @ full power will move around 60W theoretically but use an addition 80% POWER to do so so you now need to cool 60+48W on the hotside. For only 60W of cooling. So there terribly unefficient.

 

[krnmastersgt]

I know what TEC is, just wanted to know who else did in any case my current TEC is fine, I might actually get a new case and follow your guide and start up on water

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: krnmastersgt
I really wish more companies would make TEC units, for those of you don't know what it is, go to wikipedia and put in Peltier effect. So anyways I don't know if I like my current TEC unit, might stick it in a budget system for a friend or something if I can find a new one, anyone know some that aren't water based?

No..

Dont even mess with TEC's unless you know exactly what they are.

Also, they have a set limit on how well they can cool. And if your talking about the Monsoon vigor, or the Hyper, No... they blow. A Ultra120 Extreme will match it.

Also the Coolit product... ABSOLUTE CRAP. Ultra120 Extreme once again will match it and RAPE it at voltage 1.375-1.4 on a quadcore Fully Loaded. But the tec will have a better idle, but use MORE power then the ultra.

On a dualcore, if you heavily overclock, you can still overshoot some TEC products. Just stick with AIR solo. Dont mesh it.


Tec's have a set raiting on how much heat you can move. If the hotside isnt cooled enough or your heat load wattage is too high, you over shoot your tec.

Also a 60W tec @ full power will move around 60W theoretically but use an addition 80% POWER to do so so you now need to cool 60+48W on the hotside. For only 60W of cooling. So there terribly unefficient.

yeah but, they work really well for regulating temperatures and have great consistancy when done properly. Used to use commercial 1000W+ TECs that flipped hot and cold side from +100C to -100C or visa versa to regulate temperatures when using certain chemicals in lasers. Could keep the main projector on a Yag laser at 10C that was LN cooled from off all the way through a burn and back down to off. I totally agree that they're hugely inneficient at cooling but, they're very good for temperature regulation when combined with other heating and cooling sources.

 

[krnmastersgt]

I wish they'd make a powerful TEC cpu cooler, even if it was an energy hog if it ran really well and was able to drop cpu temps lower than water+peltier, then depending on the price there would be a large migration to TEC

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: krnmastersgt
I wish they'd make a powerful TEC cpu cooler, even if it was an energy hog if it ran really well and was able to drop cpu temps lower than water+peltier, then depending on the price there would be a large migration to TEC

http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=172946

i decided to ditch the radiator. Im going to use 4 x 90W tec's and downvolt them for more efficiency.

i should be able to pull about 260-270W out of the water each pass. The cpu shouldnt put out more then 190-230W. So the water should cool down very very very slowly.

Hotside will probably be cooled by an MCR320. :T


But yeah... im already at the final step of where you want to be at. :T

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: krnmastersgt
I wish they'd make a powerful TEC cpu cooler, even if it was an energy hog if it ran really well and was able to drop cpu temps lower than water+peltier, then depending on the price there would be a large migration to TEC

a peltier is a tec..............

 

[krnmastersgt]

Yeah I meant to say TEC cpu air cooler, in any case I like what aigo's going to do, seems fun, make sure you post pics and temps when you finish

 

[Zap]

How about an 8800GTS with a TEC from the factory?

Anandtech reviewed one.