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Skeptic · 07-29-2003, 07:05 PM

I was basically thingking about some more efficient cooling but am still very new at this thing but looking around my garage I saw some things I could use and ideas popped into my head. here it goes.

How effective wuld it be to use a TEC on the CPU, and using water to transfer the heat away to the rad. The rad would be cooled with an air conditioning unit blowing cold air through the fins, which would have cooler water going to the TEC.

Would this improve performance at all, or would I be wasting my time?

If that doesn't work, I was thinking of having my rad outside of the case built on a platform. This platform would be sealed on 3 sides with a large opening built for 3 80mm fans to blow ambient air into the platform. Then on top of the rad will be 2 120mm fans with shrouds sucking the air out of the platform. Does this make sense?

Currently, my rad is inside at the top of the case, but I think I am sucking hot air resident in the system through the rad making this very inefficient.

Any ideas/comments?

07-29-2003, 07:05 PM	#1
Skeptic Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 48	Idea I will be trying out...need suggestions.. I was basically thingking about some more efficient cooling but am still very new at this thing but looking around my garage I saw some things I could use and ideas popped into my head. here it goes. How effective wuld it be to use a TEC on the CPU, and using water to transfer the heat away to the rad. The rad would be cooled with an air conditioning unit blowing cold air through the fins, which would have cooler water going to the TEC. Would this improve performance at all, or would I be wasting my time? If that doesn't work, I was thinking of having my rad outside of the case built on a platform. This platform would be sealed on 3 sides with a large opening built for 3 80mm fans to blow ambient air into the platform. Then on top of the rad will be 2 120mm fans with shrouds sucking the air out of the platform. Does this make sense? Currently, my rad is inside at the top of the case, but I think I am sucking hot air resident in the system through the rad making this very inefficient. Any ideas/comments?