RE: [hlds_linux] RE: P3 vs P4 vs Athlon was: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU Usage?

[Stan Hoeppner]

> You'll need (stan?) about 3x the airflow to keep this monster
> at a decent temperature.

I won't even guess at a ratio.  I just wouldn't run peltiers in a server at
all, especially a 1U or 2U.

> Most Peltier using overclockers tend to couple them with
> water cooling as its
> heat carrying capacity is significantly greater than air.

True.  However, the k00l'st I've seen is an evaporative cooling tower (think
"3 Mile Island"):

http://www.overclockers.com/articles389/index03.asp

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RE: [hlds_linux] RE: P3 vs P4 vs Athlon was: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU Usage?

[Stan Hoeppner]

> Anyone out there using TEC modules (Thermo-electric cooling
> AKA Peltier
> device) ? I am really looking into it for a dual P3 system.

About the only people using peltiers are serious overclockers.  If you put
them inside a server (especially a small one like 1U or 2U), they'll have to
be powered from the internal power supply on the 12v rail.  Peltiers suck a
bit of power, and with a ~200-250W PSU in a 1U/2U server, your peltiers will
take a fair percentage of that available power.

Keep in mind that CPUs die very quickly if the fan on the hot side of the
peltier fails.  This could even be a potential fire hazard

I'd definitely stay away from peltiers in a server application.

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