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Unread 06-26-2003, 08:25 AM   #10
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Again... It's been done here.

The problem is that you can only effectively air cool a pelt that's no more than 80 Watts, and that's insufficient for today's CPU (the rating isn't comparable to the CPU power). You could get away with 2 * 80W pelts, both aircooled...

The clamping pressure on the Pelt is critical: OnDaEdg's article.

Fins/heatsinks are going to be important, on both sides. Keeping it all sealed might be a challenge, in the long run.

Energy consumption will become a factor.


Otherwise, it's a pretty cool thing to build
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