My first dive into TEC cooling, will it be a disaster?

[Mdey]

Hi every one,

I have been water coolin my A64 for a while now and have decided I would like to jump into the world of TEC. I was wondering if anyone would give me some advice and criticism on my set up.

I plan on cololing the CPU first and then a little later on down the line the GPU of my Radion 9800.

I am looking at the Swiftech MCW5002-64T (266W @25A @ 12V) block powered by a meanwell 320 PSU, From there the water will pass through a HWlabs BlackIce extrem 2 rad, into an airtrap,, and then into a sizable res. Sunan 120mm fans willbe used to blow through the radiators, bringing fresh airi into the case through duct work.

I am using a Magdrive 5 (500 gph @ 0ft) pump to circulate the water through this system. Eventually I would like to add on the swiftech VGA TEC (80w 7.5A@12v)block.

questions:

Does any one have any experience with the swiftech blocks I am planing on using?

What do i need to do to truly protect my system from condensation if my abient temps are around 65F? Is neoprean, dielectric grease, and conformal spray only in the swiftech sugested locations engough?

Is this overkill?

Any other ideas as far as blocks or equipment?

Thankyou for your time.

[RedPhoenix]

The blocks you are looking at are good. I have used the DD line of TEC's but all around the same thing. The radiator is a hit or a miss, but it will not work real good if you bring in the gpu block. I suggest 2 heatercores if you can fit it. Remeber your dumping 226watts of heat into that radiator, which no doubt in my mine will cool it, but to what degree?

Mag5? Besides the extra heat being dumped from it into the system, A Mag3 will do you well.

As far as the other stuff, I just needed to use neoprene and dielectric grease. Conformal coating can be used on the back of the board, but using dielectirc great on it also worked.

Overkill? No.