peltier options

[Abadon]

so i was looking at the freezone cooler from coolitsytems for my system, but after an email they told me that the cpu and 2x G80 support will be out within a month or 2, so i was looking around the net and seeing that pelitier effect blocks are gonna consume a lot of power for the system i need (2x 8800 gtx + amd x2 5600)

so i read up on TEG (thermo electric generators) that use seebeck effects that can return energy based on the heat of the processors, now the question is a) are these a worth while investment to protect my hardware or should i just wait for the freezone cooler to be made available for my setup b)if they are worthwhile what specific TEG manufacturers are good to buy from

 

[BrainEater]

While using peltiers in generation mode ,may seem like a good idea , I'm not sure if it's practical for use on a heat sensitive item like a cpu or gpu.

Generation using peltiers typically needs a 100 degree difference to work ; if you maintain the cold side @ ambient (say 25 C) that means the hotside is 125 C (fried processor).

Also , the efficiency of TEG modules is very low.10watts(@6v) per module is the avg I saw.

So to answer your question , I'd say these are not a worthwhile investment.You are more likely to damage your equipment using these than protect it.