water cooled tec help
 

i know much about the theroretics of tec cooling, but i have yet to *actually* set one up. i have a "mini-nuclear power plant" as you would say (enermax 651, 550w) and i was wondering a few things.

1) do i need another power supply to run a TEC (i have quite a few fans and drives), if not, what is the highest TEC you think i could run?

2) if i were to mount this with a cather's WW, how would i set everything up? Please give in detail, how i condensate proof the back of my mobo, and the socket, along with what i need to do to have perfect seal around TEC and WB, along with a list of supplies i will need

thanks a ton, i have been deeply debating what i need to do for my extreme cooling, and i have finally decided that TEC is the way to go. i cant afford phase change or water chilling (commercial, anyways) and even the best water cooling setup isnt quite enough for me.

with this WC system:

dtek WW'
Eheim 1060/1260 (~600gph)
black ice extreme 2 dual rad w/ 2x120mm delta 190cfm each
bay res
1/2" connections on everything

what kind of tec will this be able to cool, and what would you guess would be me idle/load temps? im hoping to get in the negatives if possible :drool:

On your BIX2 why would you run dual Delta screamers? The point of watercooling is to get better temps than air cooling with less noise. I mean its your choice but I would run two Evercool Aluminum Frame 80CFM 30dB fans. You can find them here I think those would suit you better. The White Water wasn't made specifically for a TEC, but I'm not sure about that. Here is a good guide on condensation proofing. It tells you what you would need.

He's trying to cool a big TEC; won't get acceptable water temps with quiet fans. Cathar didn't design that wb for TEC usage and I frankly doubt it would be all that great for it with such a thin base and channels over a relatively small part of the TEC. He has a new design that is from ground up designed for TECs floating around here somewhere; that one looks killer.

I wouldn't use the enermax PSU; most CPU pelts are pulling at least 12A at 12V and that doesnt leave much 12V power for your system. A dedicated PSU is the way to go. If you MUST use the enermax then avoid the 172W pelts (they are 18V) and the 226W ones (too much current draw).

As for condensation prevention there are good guides at www.octools.com www.gruntville.com and www.swiftnets.com

thanks :D