Thermo-Electric cooling is used with conventional heatsinks to achieve sub-ambient temperatures. Water cooling aims to dissipate as much heat as needed. Could a combination ot the two reach both goals?
That must be what Swiftech considered when designing the MCW6500-T, a water block that seeks the assistance of Peltier's discovery. And that must be, too, what someone at OverclockersClub felt like checking.
They state that the MCW6500-T is best suited to processors that do not produce too much heat (remember, the heat from the TEC is added), but overclock 50% or more with no increase of CPU voltage. If you meet those parameters (your CPU more precisely), this cooling device can give you a couple of hundred more MHz while keeping it around or below ambient temperature.
It's not easy to install. It's not phase-change. But if you are planning a system based around the upcoming 45nm processors, it could be suitable for summer in hot places.
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