How To Build Your Own Peltier Cooler Part 1

Posted: 10/7/99
Written by: Heat

It's time to work with peltiers. If you would like general information and history about peltiers, then please read my "Introduction to Peltiers" article.

Have you ever had to urge to build a mini-super cooler but was on a budget or didn't know where to start? Have you had to urge to overclock your one CPU that won't overclock at all? Or maybe your just bored and want to build something crazy! :) Well I did just that in just all of a days work. And I will show you how too. Welcome to Part 1 of building a peltier cooler. Part 1 will deal with what parts and tools you need, and a description of them.

Well I tried to get our hands on a MC1000 peltier cooler which Swiftnets sells. I wanted to prove if the performance of the product is up to par and to see how high I can get a Celeron 400. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my hands on one. The company is having a hard time just producing enough of them for their own customers. I based this on the fact that according to their site, if I ordered a MC1000 then I would not get it for 3-4 weeks (at the time of this article). One thing is for sure is that the setup is a little overpriced but still fair. Now don't get me wrong, Swiftnets setup has many benefits, including the ability to switch over to any type of CPU with an adapter (I.E. P2, P3, socket 370), and very little work needs to be down to prevent condensation. The price of their cooling setup is $119. Now if you got some access to some tools, machines, and some little knowledge. You can easily build one yourself, and that's what I did! My setup still needs work, but I already tested it and found some great results. There still is much more room for improvement. My setup may not look as pretty, but it sure cools.

Why are we doing this?

Because we can! Let's get started.

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