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Peltier Cooling Noob.

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Kaotix

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I am a noob at extreme cooling options such as Peltier solutions. I am very interested in it. My question is could you guys pleas give me some links on the best places you have found for info on such cooling? I want to try Peltier but I know that I am not knowledgeable enough to do it safely. Any links would be great. Thanx.
 
For any main chip peltier with heavy draw you want a secondary PSU. Dont ever try to simply use the main PSU or you'll keep burning them out. A GPU peltier can usually run right off the same PSU as the rest of the PC. Do NOT forget to do a relay switch if you have the peltier running on a secondary power source. Basically its just a link so that when you power on or off the main PC power, the secondary follows.

If you have never installed watercooling, assuming thats what you are using to take the heat away of the peltier, i'd recommend running without a peltier and doing a waterblock setup to start. Give you at least a working knowhow of where it all goes. Most of the time you can simply place a Peltier in place of a CPU/GPU waterblock if you choose later without moving much. Just need to drain the hoses.

TFE paste is your friend, use it around all threads on a watercooling/peltier setup. Condensation proof your motherboard is required. You'll want to use dielectric grease which you put directly into the pin holes of the CPU, and a acrylic lacker of some sort on most of the motherboard. Usually one will be suggested. Do NOT get the spray into something that needs to make contact with other hardware such as a fan connection, any of the CPU pin holes, the memory slots, VGA slots, etc...The back of a motherboard is usually fine, when spraying around the front (mostly around the CPU slot) you'll want to use a tape to cover anything you need to keep safe.

Too tired to think of anything else, to be honost, the absolute best thing you can do, is follow the directions from the manufacturer like a creed. Do everything it says and suggests. Lastly, dont ever test it on a working computer, should something go wrong, you dont want to destroy anything.
 
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