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MMZ_TimeLord · 03-08-2004, 01:53 PM

From left field:

To all the experienced members, a suggestion for the Peltier portion... Would it be better (to reduce power and waste heat) if you utilized a smaller Peltier with lower power requirements and a smaller plate?

My thought is that it should only be a little bigger than the die size you are cooling. You can always encase the sides of the Peltier in a 100% silicone gasket to keep condensation down to a minimum.

This way your water blocks would be cooling a surface more equal to the die size and the Peltier advantage would cool the die while creating less waste heat and creating less power consumption.

Or am I needing to increase my medication again? :shrug:

03-08-2004, 01:53 PM	#19
MMZ_TimeLord Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Mateo, CA, USA, Earth Posts: 433	From left field: To all the experienced members, a suggestion for the Peltier portion... Would it be better (to reduce power and waste heat) if you utilized a smaller Peltier with lower power requirements and a smaller plate? My thought is that it should only be a little bigger than the die size you are cooling. You can always encase the sides of the Peltier in a 100% silicone gasket to keep condensation down to a minimum. This way your water blocks would be cooling a surface more equal to the die size and the Peltier advantage would cool the die while creating less waste heat and creating less power consumption. Or am I needing to increase my medication again? :shrug: __________________ MMZ>TimeLord "Oooooooooh... that's gonna leave a mark!"