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Originally Posted by jaydee116
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Thank you for that redirect, Jaydee116.
I'd like to post a semi-official ProCooling "mission statement" for those lurkers who might get an incorrect idea of what this community stands for.
The ProCooling community is interested in efficiency, bleeding edge performance, practical application and (most of all) extremely truthful and well documented accurate research into those areas. It doesn't have to be efficient or practical if it's bleeding edge, and so on. But, if you don't have pictures, numbers and reproducible results... be VERY CAREFUL. Certain denizens of these forums will be on your tail; I guarantee that.
So, the criticisms you may face, feathers are from those principles. If you say things without documentation you will face harsh criticism. This especially applies to blanket statements that contradict well researched "truths". If, on the other hand, you can disprove a commonly held belief, you will be lauded.
To be specific... many of us have used TECs or are still using TECs. They are well understood. Can you use a TEC and end up with a warmer CPU because of it? Sure! Undersize, undercool, or undervolt your TEC and it's easy. Can water kill your mobo? Uh, if you think it can't, you don't know what a direct short can do across your DC-DC conversion MOSFETs next to the CPU (maybe newer mobos magically detect short circuits now, but I know one of mine didn't and the magic smoke left it). I could go on, but I'm now responding to snippets of what you said, not the whole text. So, I could be missing critical context. If I have misquoted or misunderstood you, please take this in the vein of constructive criticism rather than any personal attack.
Also, many of the regulars on the board are older curmudgeons, to be blunt. They are quick to jump on someone making mistakes if they think that person is arrogant or hasn't taken the time to do research. On the other hand, we are gathered together to share knowledge, continue research and have fun with computers. Grow a thick skin, have a respectful attitude, a sensitive ear, a slowness to respond and enjoy! Note that this attitude works in RealLife(tm) too.
I hope this helps you understand the community. If this doesn't reflect what you think of our community, speak up and clarify.