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tim-may · 12-30-2002, 01:25 AM

Im getting pretty close to assembling my first water/pelt cooled rig and i had bought a 220w pelt a while back. The site I got it from seems to have changed and they dont sell peltiers with this high of watts anymore. I am definitely getting a dedicated power supply for it (duh) and I was cruising over a few power supply manuals and some of the higher end Antec PSUs can get to 20 to 24 amps on the +12v line. And with the 550w Enermax PSUs maximum current rating at 36amps. I keep reading that its better to under-volt pelts, not sure why though. So....can I get a recommendation for powering my pelt? And is running it at 12v too low if it requires 15v or so?

Thanks in advance!

12-30-2002, 01:25 AM	#1
tim-may Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California Posts: 161	220w peltier help needed Im getting pretty close to assembling my first water/pelt cooled rig and i had bought a 220w pelt a while back. The site I got it from seems to have changed and they dont sell peltiers with this high of watts anymore. I am definitely getting a dedicated power supply for it (duh) and I was cruising over a few power supply manuals and some of the higher end Antec PSUs can get to 20 to 24 amps on the +12v line. And with the 550w Enermax PSUs maximum current rating at 36amps. I keep reading that its better to under-volt pelts, not sure why though. So....can I get a recommendation for powering my pelt? And is running it at 12v too low if it requires 15v or so? Thanks in advance! __________________ AMD Althon XP 1700+ JUIHB 0302 @ 2Ghz (air cooled) 10.5 Multiplier X 191 FSB = 2005 Epox 8RDA OCZ PC3500 512mb EL (SYNC CAS2-2-2-4-2) eVGA Ti4200 64mb @ 285/570 (stock air cooling) Antec True550 Antec True430 for 220w pelt Last edited by tim-may; 12-30-2002 at 01:34 AM.