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YouTuber builds custom Peltier cooler, finds limited GPU benefit

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A YouTuber has constructed a custom Peltier thermoelectric cooling system for a GPU, aiming to improve performance through sub-ambient temperatures. The elaborate setup featured two 360mm AIO coolers and a homemade DC controller. However, the system proved largely ineffective, failing to cool an RTX 3070 below ambient temperatures despite drawing over 300 watts. AI

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YouTuber builds custom Peltier cooler, finds limited GPU benefit

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Enthusiast creates Peltier thermoelectric cooler from scratch — impressive rig uses two 360mm AIOs, homem… A YouTuber made his own Peltier liquid cooling system

    Enthusiast creates Peltier thermoelectric cooler from scratch — impressive rig uses two 360mm AIOs, homem… A YouTuber made his own Peltier liquid cooling system to see if GPUs benefit from thermoelectric cooling. Sadly, the cooler was barely capable of cooling an RTX 3070 below a…

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