Ultra Chill-TEC vs. Ultra-X

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ChillTec Thermo Electric CPU Cooler

I have to admit that I was somewhat disappointed with the Ultra Chill-TEC thermo-electric cooler. Of course, it boasts some indisputable advantages compared with Titan Amanda TEC. Among them are free cooler positioning inside the system case, the control unit that doesn’t take any PCI slots on the mainboard, and fan highlighting, which looked very fancy. However, we shouldn’t also disregard some of the negative sides to the picture that may balance the scale not in the cooler’s favor: high price, high level of generated noise even at minimal fan rotation speed, high power consumption of 50W, heavy weight and dependence on the air circulation inside the system case. Seems like a lot…

On the other hand, if you are not bothered by the noise from the cooler fans, and do not have a closed system case but rather an open platform, something like what we have in our labs, then the thermo-electric cooler we discussed today may become a pretty good choice for your overclocking needs. Besides, you can work on the casing covering the heatsink in order to make it more light-weight (by replacing the pads), think of a way to install a second fan and replace the original fan with a quieter one. However, even though these are the things you could do, I doubt that you will be willing to deal with it after paying $150 for the cooling system.