Be REALLY careful with peltiers, as the sudden change in temp can do
really nasty things (like CRACK your cpu core, I reccomend a slab of
copper stuck in the middle to provide a bit of a buffer while still
having good heat transfer). Also, peltiers suffer from condenstaion if
you're not careful when you seal them (you do have to muck around with
silicone sealant if you want to be safe, I assume it's pretty humid in
Hawaii :).
Also remember, peltiers aren't magic. They just allow you to move heat
faster, and they actually generate a non-trivial amount of heat in the
process, so you'll actually end up with MORE heat to exhaust. This is
why they're usually used in overclocking rigs where faster heat transfer
is desired at the expense of greater heat generation.
If you still feel like checking out a peltier, www.3dcool.com has them,
and bunches of other cooling products.
--MonMotha
Robert Green wrote:
No, thinkgeek was the only place I had heard of the Zalman. I guess
you'd have to call around.
Alternate idea: Peltier cooler ... I think several of the electronics
surplus/supply places have them. Maybe allelectonics.com still has
those. No moving parts, but the downside would be that it might heat
up the rest of the inside of the case excessively.
--- "W. Wayne Liauh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<I think that it is likely that even significant underclocking may
not
result in a sufficient reduction in heat output to eliminate the
need
for a heat sink entirely.>
Heat sink is OK. Since a heat sink does not make any noise, I am
willing to put up
with the largest heat sink in the world.
My key concern is, how much a fancy heat sink will lose its heat
dissipation efficiency
over time. But the Zalman Copper CPU Cooler does seem to be a very
interesting system.
Do you know any local store(s) may carry it?
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