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Of course, but if the TEC fails or the control unit needs to shut the TEC off because it's going to overheat (the TEC, not the CPU), you need to have the pipes there to maintain a decent temperature on the CPU. And that's the whole point of the temperature number on the LCD. It's the temp of...

I've taken one apart. Tried tweaking when the Peltier gets juice, how fast the fan spins, etc. Basically completely Frankensteined the thing. I gave up. If I ran the Peltier too long, the Peltier would overheat and ceased working. If I ran the fan too low, the cold side would overheat...

Update: UL won't approve a PSU that is capable of more DC output power than a household outlet is capable of putting out in AC. Even at 85% efficiency. :D So the PSU is getting "relabeled" a 1600W PSU with a "peak rating" of 2kW. It's getting re-submitted to UL for approval for this...

Nice work! :techgage: Good to see the use of a load tester there too.

I imitate those I idolize??? :p

Awesome review Matt! That's a beautiful PSU!

True. True.

Well done, Matt! :D I never noticed the "80 to 90 minutes" myself until Nate over at Legit Reviews pointed it out. I asked the guys at Ultra where the 80-90 minutes came from and they pointed out that they had a Socket 370 IBM NetVista with on-video and a 15" LCD that ran for 89 minutes on...