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Unread 03-30-2004, 01:54 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by arken420
I understand that most pelts used to cool cpu's these days are 172+W, but I've got the 120W and the psu. I might not get stellar temps, but it'd be better than just using straight watercooling, granted that I have adequate cooling for the setup to begin with.
Not neccessarily, if your CPU is putting out close to 120W itself then using a 120W TEC is actually worse than no TEC at all. You didn't mention which cpu it is, but most any CPU will be putting out 60W+ at stock, let alone once you start cranking up the clocking.
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