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		pvdebbe 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Staying cool without refrigerants: Next-generation... Given that almost all CPUs these days are thermo-throttled, maybe a controllable Peltier element will be the next Turbo button? I remember that Peltier based cooling setups were electricity hungry.

mrspuratic 6 months ago [–]

And electrically noisy, at least in my experience. Not a property of the Peltier junction, just crappy PWM control afaict.

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