Peltier Coolers

[TieThatBinds]

Are Peltier Coolers still a thing(aka. Phase Change Cooling)? I remember getting one for my old P3 back in the day, but haven't really seen any used. I was curious if anyone knows if they're still around or if they went the way of the dinosaur.

[zMeul]

someone made a commercial product - it's as bad as expected

[Damascus]

Actually I think one company (phononics or something) makes a pretty good one (may be different tech though.

[LyondellBasell]

From what I've seen they've fallen victim to the rise in popularity of AIO coolers. 

Despite the better potential temps that you might get from a Peltier, an AIO is more convenient, requires no configuration, and keeps most of the heat removal capability. Plus there are a significant number to choose from.

[TieThatBinds]

3 minutes ago, LyondellBasell said:

From what I've seen they've fallen victim to the rise in popularity of AIO coolers. 

Despite the better potential temps that you might get from a Peltier, an AIO is more convenient, requires no configuration, and keeps most of the heat removal capability.

Yeah, i remember reading up about them back in the day. The biggest problem a lot of people had was condensation. You could get temps of -50 F. or something ridiculous like that, but the frost would melt and would run onto the boards with the potential of shorting out the system. The AIO's can't get the same type of cooling, but has none of the condensation drawbacks while keeping them relatively cool.