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>fancy 1kW chiller

It was 1770W, not 1000W

The mobo had a 16 phase power delivery system designed to pump 1kw into the CPU itself. Kind of mindblowing actually.

The chiller unit consumes 1kW of power

and produces 1.7kW of cooling

Can you get 1kW of power from 1.7kW of cooling to power chiller unit?

Yes. The chiller unit consumes 1kW to move 1.7kW of heat off the CPU. It then has to dissipate 2.7kW.