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redleader · 12-26-2003, 08:29 PM

I would never chill with a plet. They're too energy ineffcient. Compressors are typically many times as effective per watt of input power.

As for those fridges . . . lol maybe get 15 and run them all at once and you'll be good.

I don't think you grasp just how much power you really need. You have ~100w of CPU just to break even and match a radiator. Then you need more and more for every degree C below ambient you have because thermal leakage is proportional to delta T. Finally since you'll probably run your computer for more then a few minutes at a time, you'll need something that can sustain that kind of duty cycle. No consumer fridge is going to do that at the power levels you need.

Look at old AC units, dehumidifiers and industrial/commercial fridges.

12-26-2003, 08:29 PM	#13
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	I would never chill with a plet. They're too energy ineffcient. Compressors are typically many times as effective per watt of input power. As for those fridges . . . lol maybe get 15 and run them all at once and you'll be good. I don't think you grasp just how much power you really need. You have ~100w of CPU just to break even and match a radiator. Then you need more and more for every degree C below ambient you have because thermal leakage is proportional to delta T. Finally since you'll probably run your computer for more then a few minutes at a time, you'll need something that can sustain that kind of duty cycle. No consumer fridge is going to do that at the power levels you need. Look at old AC units, dehumidifiers and industrial/commercial fridges.