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Originally Posted by chrisbmx68
im aware of how to insulate the socket etc im running a swiftec 4000-t atm. (modded to fit my amd board) Im stealign the tec out of that setup and using the maze 4 and cooldplate and i did mean the gap between the coldplate and the water block around the tec unit
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Whew! OK, since you are definitely knowledgeable, how about using styrofoam instead of neoprene? It has a better R factor, and you can carve it close enough and then compress the last bit.
As for melting I would think not. If you are cooling the hotside well enough, it shouldn't get much warmer enough. Even if the water is about 40C (i.e. really hot) for a 250W pelt (I'm rounding for ease of computation), and the C/W of the waterblock and TIM joint is 0.2, that only gets up to 90C on the hotside. Boiling water is safe in styrofoam, and that's 100C.
Anyone know the melting point of styrofoam?