Info: What are Peltiers
Peltiers work by moving the heat from one side of a plate to another, creating a temperature differential - they are solid state heatpumps. The only disadvantage is the hot side gets very hot, thus it will require LOTS of cooling - a water cooling system is much preferred to air!!
Peltiers are useful to reach a much higher overclock, as sub-zero temperatures are possible, especially if your CPU is on its edge.
One downside to this is that Peltiers require very high current to run - thus a separate power supply is often needed just to power them. Condensation is also a drawback - may CPUs have been ruined by water condensation and with refrigeration systems arriving pre-setup (although costing much more), peltiers can be a daunting task.
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P4 2.4GHz |
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MSI Neo 2 PLS |
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GeIL 2x512 |
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iCute 420W |
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Info: What are Peltiers
09-03-06
