Found a mini-chiller

Crosstrack16 · 06-22-2003, 09:50 AM

I was wondering if this might work in a watercooling setup, maybe if you place it in a res. Link here . It says it only cools 6-8 degrees F below ambient air, but thats for 10 gallons of water. I would guess it may be more efficient because of the small amount of water used in a w/c setup. Also, maybe upgrading the fan on the unit may increase its efficiency.

SparkedFire · 06-22-2003, 10:06 AM

Intersting, this seems to be a simple peltier based chiller. This finding could be a breakthrough in my opinion to simply chill the water. I think you are right that you would be able to get better results, because the volume of coolant in the watercooling sys is substantually less. Now you could just get a heatsink, slap a pelt of whatever size you want, then something else like a block of metal on the other end and put that in the water (im forgeting the fan).

your idea would work only if your sys is set up in the following manner.

water flow > rad > res, chiller > w block >

bigben2k · 06-22-2003, 10:23 AM

We've been over this one before: it's underpowered.

Crosstrack16 · 06-22-2003, 10:33 AM

maybe you could swap the pelt. (assuming it uses one) for a more powerful one.

hara · 06-22-2003, 10:35 AM

you also need to swap the cooling then

SparkedFire · 06-22-2003, 11:17 AM

well just build your own then

Crosstrack16 · 06-22-2003, 11:19 AM

so its pretty much just pelt cooling a res then...

SparkedFire · 06-22-2003, 11:50 AM

yea. I you wanted you could look up the designs for those bay resivoirs, and mod it so that you could use an air cooled pelt. that might not work either, but just throwing around some ideas. anything is possible

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06-22-2003, 09:50 AM	#1
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	Found a mini-chiller I was wondering if this might work in a watercooling setup, maybe if you place it in a res. Link here . It says it only cools 6-8 degrees F below ambient air, but thats for 10 gallons of water. I would guess it may be more efficient because of the small amount of water used in a w/c setup. Also, maybe upgrading the fan on the unit may increase its efficiency.

06-22-2003, 10:06 AM	#2
SparkedFire Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Matrix Posts: 114	Intersting, this seems to be a simple peltier based chiller. This finding could be a breakthrough in my opinion to simply chill the water. I think you are right that you would be able to get better results, because the volume of coolant in the watercooling sys is substantually less. Now you could just get a heatsink, slap a pelt of whatever size you want, then something else like a block of metal on the other end and put that in the water (im forgeting the fan). your idea would work only if your sys is set up in the following manner. water flow > rad > res, chiller > w block > __________________ If you smell something odd coming from your puter, panic and run crazy. Shut her down and grab a towel. As to watercooling going mainstream: We are truely dedicated to it, we know everything, and we have perfected it.

06-22-2003, 10:23 AM	#3
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06-22-2003, 10:35 AM	#5
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06-22-2003, 11:17 AM	#6
SparkedFire Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Matrix Posts: 114	well just build your own then __________________ If you smell something odd coming from your puter, panic and run crazy. Shut her down and grab a towel. As to watercooling going mainstream: We are truely dedicated to it, we know everything, and we have perfected it.

06-22-2003, 10:33 AM	#4
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	maybe you could swap the pelt. (assuming it uses one) for a more powerful one.

06-22-2003, 11:19 AM	#7
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	so its pretty much just pelt cooling a res then...

06-22-2003, 11:50 AM	#8
SparkedFire Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Matrix Posts: 114	yea. I you wanted you could look up the designs for those bay resivoirs, and mod it so that you could use an air cooled pelt. that might not work either, but just throwing around some ideas. anything is possible . __________________ If you smell something odd coming from your puter, panic and run crazy. Shut her down and grab a towel. As to watercooling going mainstream: We are truely dedicated to it, we know everything, and we have perfected it.

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