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Unread 06-20-2002, 04:34 PM   #2
jtroutma
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As big as you can get!

Acutally, you would probably need at least a 156W but a 172W or higher would be better. The highest wattage pelt that I have seen available from water cooling vendors was a 220W.

Also if you are going to put even a 156W pelt in your machine, you need to have it powered by its own power supply. Even a 156W pelt @ 12V will draw close to 14-15amps by itself. Most smaller computer powersupplies cant even handle that load without anything else attached to it.

Finally, those pelts will put out A LOT of heat (wonder why? ) so you will need a good water cooling system to handle the load.
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