Are Peltiers worth it?

[deadg3cko]

I'm a WC noob and would like to know if peltier/water cooling is worth it. I already have water cooling on my CPU and I am wondering if Peltiers should be used to chill the water or the component itself? Is a peltier/water cooling setup too expensive, electric bill wise?

 

[dogman_1234]

You could do water cooling. Many do pre-assembled unit like the Corsair H50. There really is not significance over air cooling though. Some may argue water is better, some say air is better. Just depends on you personally.

 

[deadg3cko]

I currently have a Water Cooling setup on my rig. I get great temps, even OC'd to 4.8ghz on my i3. My temps never go above 40C under load. But i want to push it farther. Not to the point of Phase change though, but a little better that WC.

I just wanted to know if Peltiers would work and if they wouldn't be expensive. Thanks!

 

[dogman_1234]

Do you have a link to this product?

 

[deadg3cko]

The Peltier: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/pemo622212vd.html
or
My Water Block: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/xsracpuacwab.html

The peltier will complement the Water block and help cool the CPU, but i don't know if it is worth the extra cost of my electric bill and the cost of the modding? Thanks in advance!

 

[dogman_1234]

I would stick with the current setup. I would not risk it unless total heat load was applied to the CPU.

 

[deadg3cko]

Thank you for your help!

 

[deadg3cko]

Best answer selected by deadg3cko.

 

[yang]

If you are asking this question, peltier isn't ready for you. Simple as that.

 

[TcSleepTight]

in my own suggestion, water cooling is better than air cooling, in many ways,
disadvantages of air cooling, dust and air residue which ventilated trough the system.....

 

[englandr753]

I don't trust the peltier setup. I had an Ultra TEC cooler for a while and when I went to sell my mobo/cpu/cooler on ebay I dismantled my system and found the connector going to the controller literally melted.

After several emails and finally making a statement to Ultra "I'm uncomfortable using a product that will likely burn my house down while I'm away", they decided to honor a warranty replacement and I sold it on ebay.

I had a separate peltier device with the idea to build my own and it stopped working. That wouldn't be a good thing unless you have your system setup to shut down at a certain temp.

I know they work in certain applications but for me I don't trust them enough and I never saw a real temp difference with the Ultra setup to risk a house fire.

Stick with a high end air cooler or a H50/H70 or something comparable...

 

[deadg3cko]

Thanks, I think ill stay with my homemade water cooling rig for now. I kind of figured Peltiers would be dangerous, given that if they fail they are awesome insulators.

 

[rubix_1011]

Most people don't run TEC anymore; it's either watercooling only, or they run a compressor/phase change unit.

Better off with a chiller in your loop than a TEC.

And no, you can't simply buy a mini-fridge and stick stuff in there...or even your big freezer.