UK seller of beastly peltier

[Mr. Smith]

Jimbo said his tec is 330w (?) and gets around -10 idle -5 to 0 load. If i'm going to insulate the fook out of my mobo and void the warranty I may as well go for the same (if not higher rated) peltier for decent temps.

I looked on ebay and I only see cruddy 100w ones etc. Biggest I have found retail wise is 225w @ about £30... Where do you get the big pelts from?

Or does one of our American bro's wanna send one over?

I currently have swifty blocks - I really don't want the added expense of changing them - can they not be modded to fit pelts?

I might just pelt the cpu but keep the gpu in the w/c loop and add a tripple rad, is this do-able? I have seen gpu blocks with pelts built in/added on... I quite fancy this, however, I'm holding out for the r600...

The concensus seems that a c2d will roughly give the same oc in similar conditions, so can I expect some 3.9 action? I've been f@h on 3.5 for a while whilst gaming, no crashes yet so maybe the chip is good for it (wont orthos/prime though).

The whole point of me diving into this more extreme cooling is to get more extreme oc's.

I have loads of q's and research to do but by March this should be well done - sooner depending on cash flow. Might have even picked up a q6600 by then due to price cuts

 

[Ham]

*coughssphasecough*

 

[Mr. Smith]

*coughssphasecough*

lol - aye but I have a w/c loop already, our friendly in house pelt man reckons for £150 I can be sub zero...

To phase I'd have to sell all my loop for jack, then shell out hundreds more for phase...

However, if I have to change my rad and blocks then buy the pelts and dedicated psu then maybe I will get rid of the water and phase it up!

It's all about the cost and performance... and hassle. Must be able to run 24/7 or sometimes 8hrs a day (meaning it has time to 'defrost' and kill everything)

I am prepared to void the mobo warranty by spraying clear laquer front and back and grease it up and foam it too...

Gotta fit in a case and be quiet too

 

[Mr. Popo]

*coughchillercough*

 

[Mr. Smith]

*coughchillercough*

lol - nasty bug going round here. btw - I wanted a chiller in the 1st place! just can't decide which route to go! pelt, chiller or phase...

 

[FarFarAway]

Personally I think a £200 would do you better...but I spose that's just me

Pelts are good but far more hassle than a chiller

 

[Phnom_Penh]

Wouldn't bother with a pelt either.

 

[Mr. Smith]

Hmmm chiller ftw... they can be run 24/7? are they quiet?

 

[JN]

Pelts are good but far more hassle than a chiller

Quite the opposite imo. With a chiller, if you want to go any amount below ambient not only do you have to seal the motherboard (as you would with pelt/phase) but you also have to insulate all the pipes as they'll be carrying sub-ambient water.

Not to mention that they are big, loud, even more inefficient than directly pelting the CPU and unless you do some funky stuff with a relay - have to be turned on independently of the pc.

 

[FarFarAway]

Agreed on the lack of quiet, but I know I'd prefer a chiller to a pelt.

 

[JN]

I found my chiller to be a total waste of money tbh. A 5-10oc drop in water temperature (not CPU temps) over ambient isn't worth the cost of the unit let alone the other cr@p you have to put up with.

IMO, either stick with water and be happy with the temps, move to a pelt as a cheaper option to phase change (and less of a loss if you don't like subzero), or go the whole hog and dump £300+ on phase.

 

[Mr. Smith]

I found my chiller to be a total waste of money tbh. A 5-10oc drop in water temperature (not CPU temps) over ambient isn't worth the cost of the unit let alone the other cr@p you have to put up with.

IMO, either stick with water and be happy with the temps, move to a pelt as a cheaper option to phase change (and less of a loss if you don't like subzero), or go the whole hog and dump £300+ on phase.

At first I was afraid of sub zero - the insulation etc. After seeing your preview pics to your guide it doesn't seem so bad.

If i'm going to do that to a mobo (void warranty with insulation) then I want constant sub zero.

Like the thread says, I am kinda leaning towards pelt, however, I can't find any high watt pelts 300+

If anyone knows where I can get one (or two) I'd appreciate the linkage.

On the other hand, I may just go for phase... Where can you get them for £300ish? I thought they were all £500...

Thanks in advance

 

[JN]

Found it:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/320Watt-Pelti...ryZ42001QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Thats the one i'm using in my rig atm.

I've seen some custom made phase units in reasonably nice boxes on eBay for about £350. Can't see any atm tho.

 

[Ham]

Jim wasn't your chiller pelt cooled though?

Phase cooled chillers are alot more effective.

Id vote for an SS however. If you get in touch with Grey Mole or Johann they can proably spec you up one to suite your bugget. Although cheap ones are normaly casless.

Or someone here may be selling his once if *finaly* finished.

 

[Mr. Smith]

Found it:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/320Watt-Pelti...ryZ42001QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Thats the one i'm using in my rig atm.

I've seen some custom made phase units in reasonably nice boxes on eBay for about £350. Can't see any atm tho.

That is fantastic mate, nice one. Re the phase, if you find any lemme know. As for case/no case - i'd like a small one in no case, or a normal one in a nice case!

Jim wasn't your chiller pelt cooled though?

Phase cooled chillers are alot more effective.

Id vote for an SS however. If you get in touch with Grey Mole or Johann they can proably spec you up one to suite your bugget. Although cheap ones are normaly casless.

Or someone here may be selling his once if *finaly* finished.

I have no idea who Grey Mole or Johann are! Or where to find them! As for your unit - how big is it? How much would it cost? What if it blew up or something?

Edit: Is the DD maze 4 the only cpu block that works with pelt? Can't I just get a coldplate and mod the base of the apogee to fit? It looks like I'd only need 4 extra holes in the swiftys existing base to attach the coldplate to...

 

[Mr. Smith]

CPU blocks? Apogee easily modded to accept cold plate? Or do I need to buy DD Maze 4?

 

[Ham]

To get in touch with Johann or Grey you just need to sign up to XS and PM them either of them. No posts requierd or anything.

As for mine its not going to be finished quick enough probs.

 

[dave1920]

water chiller

I have recently bought a waterchiller for around £200 and I am pretty sure it will not get much better overclocks than a good non chilled watercooled system. If that is what you're after phase is the way to go especially with so many people in the know in this forum.

Dave

 

[NoL]

Pelts are good but far more hassle than a chiller

Quite the opposite imo. With a chiller, if you want to go any amount below ambient not only do you have to seal the motherboard (as you would with pelt/phase) but you also have to insulate all the pipes as they'll be carrying sub-ambient water.

Not to mention that they are big, loud, even more inefficient than directly pelting the CPU and unless you do some funky stuff with a relay - have to be turned on independently of the pc.

Red is true

Blue is false

Pink is half and half. Thats why we build controllers, but with a PELt you'll need that anyway since you need the dedicated PSU.