MACS Kooler TEC Heatsink

Sidney · 23rd June 2005, 15:52

TEC cooling has a few drawbacks compared to a regular HSF setup, the main
one being that it's cooling is usually so efficient that temperatures will
drop to below ambient, which means that you will need to insulate against
condensation. This kind of setup also usually requires a separate power
supply and more often than not, watercooling to cool the hot side of the
TEC. But take the middle ground of a low power TEC coupled with a HSF
combo, and while the temperatures won't drop below ambient, they should
get down lower than a HSF combo alone.

http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cooling/misc/ma7121/

23rd June 2005, 16:41

Stupid, no HS (and especialy no alu) can handle the load of a 122w tec + another 100w of the cpu.

23rd June 2005, 15:52	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	MACS Kooler TEC Heatsink TEC cooling has a few drawbacks compared to a regular HSF setup, the main one being that it's cooling is usually so efficient that temperatures will drop to below ambient, which means that you will need to insulate against condensation. This kind of setup also usually requires a separate power supply and more often than not, watercooling to cool the hot side of the TEC. But take the middle ground of a low power TEC coupled with a HSF combo, and while the temperatures won't drop below ambient, they should get down lower than a HSF combo alone. http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cooling/misc/ma7121/ __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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23rd June 2005, 16:41	#2
wutske Posts: n/a	Stupid, no HS (and especialy no alu) can handle the load of a 122w tec + another 100w of the cpu.