Watercooling a peltier?

19th January 2006, 03:32

hi, I just bought a Thermaltake Bigwater SE water-cooling kit and wondered if this has enough capacity to cool a 172W
TEC. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Sharpside · 19th January 2006, 15:08

Dunno if its "powerfull" enough, but you got too keep in mind it has to cool the 172W from your pelt PLUS the heat of your cpu.
So your kooling kit has to be able to be alble to cool 250'ich watt.
For the question if your set is able to do this i would wait for other reply's becouse i have no experience with a kit like yours.
EDIT: I'm afraid a single radiatior is not gonna be able to dispatch the heat.

Greets,
Sharp.

wutske · 19th January 2006, 15:45

I doubt it'll be able to cool the whole thing (+plus you'll probably need another (bigger) waterblock so that it cover the whole TEC (usualy 50x50 if I'm not mistaking).

260w is mostly used to cool cpu's, so I don't know whether the 172w is going to be good enough for your cpu (if overclocked high).

P.s.
Athlon 64 3200+ venice @ 2.75
small typo is guess

jmke · 19th January 2006, 15:47

2.75 is in Ghz ...

geoffrey · 22nd January 2006, 22:31

Quote:

Originally posted by HardFreak
I doubt it'll be able to cool the whole thing (+plus you'll probably need another (bigger) waterblock so that it cover the whole TEC (usualy 50x50 if I'm not mistaking).

260w is mostly used to cool cpu's, so I don't know whether the 172w is going to be good enough for your cpu (if overclocked high).

P.s.
Athlon 64 3200+ venice @ 2.75
small typo is guess

The 172W will get him under ambient temps, but I don't think it's going to get him below zero degrees Celcius. Not even when idle. Load temps will suck

Keep in mind that 172W off cooling power is the maximum it can do and then it will have 0°c difference between cold side and hot side. Bear in mind that the TEC adds a lot of heat and u will get much higher die-temps then cooling your Atlon with stock heatsink

The less it has to cool, the more power it has for getting temps low. For a good margin he will be better of with a 240W TEC with today's CPU's.

But, if u allready have the watercooling, and u allready have the TEC, why not just try out

Don't forget the 'rulez' of TEC cooling, we don't want u to burn down your house!

jmke · 22nd January 2006, 22:48

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=hwf...rtme=link_desc

23rd January 2006, 04:46

I've just hooked up the Thermaltake kit using a "resevoir" that is cooled by my mini-fridge. No condensation so far after 5 hours. Temps are:
idle : 63F/17.22C
load : 95F/35C
Cpu is clocked at 2.85ghz
How about a 240w tec now?

jmke · 23rd January 2006, 08:49

Good temps, what voltage are you pushing through the CPU?

geoffrey · 23rd January 2006, 13:38

chilling the TEC with that fridge? Make sure your reservoir is big enough so your water is not going to heat up so quickly. I've done the same, look for me thread somewhere here on madschrimps.

EDIT: found it, here you go -> Top 35 smart people under 35

26th January 2006, 07:07

How about buying a better pump, and adding videocard and chipset waterblocks.
The water is still very cold even after coming off the cpu. If jmke is still watching this thread I am putting ~1.68v depending on how acurate onboard the onboard sensors are. Idle : 58f\16c load : 97f/36c
after getting all of the air out of the lines.
cpu is stable in all applications, including cpu burn-in 1.01, except for prime95.

19th January 2006, 03:32	#1
blakerateliff Posts: n/a	Watercooling a peltier? hi, I just bought a Thermaltake Bigwater SE water-cooling kit and wondered if this has enough capacity to cool a 172W TEC. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

19th January 2006, 15:08	#2
Sharpside Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 272	Dunno if its "powerfull" enough, but you got too keep in mind it has to cool the 172W from your pelt PLUS the heat of your cpu. So your kooling kit has to be able to be alble to cool 250'ich watt. For the question if your set is able to do this i would wait for other reply's becouse i have no experience with a kit like yours. EDIT: I'm afraid a single radiatior is not gonna be able to dispatch the heat. Greets, Sharp. __________________ [FONT=Arial] _PC_________________________________H2O_________Links____ - AMD Athlon XP 2600 TB @2.515Ghz..........- Whitewater.....\| 2.515Ghz - 512MB DDR PC2700 @457Mhz 2.2.2.5 ..............................\| Site - DFI Lanparty ultra rev.B .................................................. .....\| SuperPi - Leadtek FX5900xt ........................................- DD Maze4-1 - HD: 1x40 + 1x80 + 2x200 = 520Gig .................................................. .................................................. ..............[/FONT]

19th January 2006, 15:45	#3
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	I doubt it'll be able to cool the whole thing (+plus you'll probably need another (bigger) waterblock so that it cover the whole TEC (usualy 50x50 if I'm not mistaking). 260w is mostly used to cool cpu's, so I don't know whether the 172w is going to be good enough for your cpu (if overclocked high). P.s. Athlon 64 3200+ venice @ 2.75 small typo is guess __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

19th January 2006, 15:47	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	2.75 is in Ghz ... __________________

22nd January 2006, 22:48	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=hwf...rtme=link_desc __________________

23rd January 2006, 04:46	#7
blakerateliff Posts: n/a	I've just hooked up the Thermaltake kit using a "resevoir" that is cooled by my mini-fridge. No condensation so far after 5 hours. Temps are: idle : 63F/17.22C load : 95F/35C Cpu is clocked at 2.85ghz How about a 240w tec now?

23rd January 2006, 08:49	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	Good temps, what voltage are you pushing through the CPU? __________________

23rd January 2006, 13:38	#9
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,117	chilling the TEC with that fridge? Make sure your reservoir is big enough so your water is not going to heat up so quickly. I've done the same, look for me thread somewhere here on madschrimps. EDIT: found it, here you go -> Top 35 smart people under 35 __________________

26th January 2006, 07:07	#10
blakerateliff Posts: n/a	How about buying a better pump, and adding videocard and chipset waterblocks. The water is still very cold even after coming off the cpu. If jmke is still watching this thread I am putting ~1.68v depending on how acurate onboard the onboard sensors are. Idle : 58f\16c load : 97f/36c after getting all of the air out of the lines. cpu is stable in all applications, including cpu burn-in 1.01, except for prime95.

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