Laptop Cooling

Dropkickmurphys · 04-02-2006, 08:04 PM

hi there, i need to find a fairly good way to cool my laptop. currently the 2 HDD's run about 46c idle and the graphics card runs at 55-60c idle, this all creates heat and its like working on a radiator, is there anything that can "absorb" heat or cool my laptop down??
or does anyone have any ideas for "homemade" cooling??

LaptopExtreme · 04-02-2006, 09:11 PM

The temps seem to be fine. What you can do is under clock it with something like Notebook Hardware Control (NHC, aka CHC- centrino hardware control). It'll clock your cpu down and lower your voltage, providing lower speed when not needed, thus providing less heat, less voltage, and extending your battery power. You can also get rid of the 2x 55gh HD's and get one big one, like a 100gb or 120gb. Less power and less weight with that. Another option is to get a notebook cooler to rest the laptop on, or prop it up with a book or something for better air flow underneath.

Dropkickmurphys · 04-02-2006, 09:14 PM

i ahve to books proping the back up to allow airflow, yeh i was considering getting one HDD, but i dont know what difference it would make heat wise and also i have had no good ratings for notebook coolers, how well do they actuallu work??

LaptopExtreme · 04-02-2006, 09:34 PM

They do actually work, but remember, you're adding extra fans to the mix and they're exposed. Many people buy it and forget about that and complain about the fan noise and all that. As for getting one HD, yes it will produce less heat opposed to 2 HD giving off heat. 1 HD will also use less power giving you longer battery life and sometimes your motherboard will heat up using both controllers so much too (but not that much).

Dropkickmurphys · 04-03-2006, 09:25 AM

lol, thanks for your help mate. im gonna look into buying a laptop cooler and a 100 or 200GB HDD.

04-02-2006, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 20 Posts: 2,471	Laptop Cooling hi there, i need to find a fairly good way to cool my laptop. currently the 2 HDD's run about 46c idle and the graphics card runs at 55-60c idle, this all creates heat and its like working on a radiator, is there anything that can "absorb" heat or cool my laptop down?? or does anyone have any ideas for "homemade" cooling?? __________________ *Main PC:* Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 3.375GHz), Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard, 4GB 8500 1066mhz RAM , 512MB Geforce 9800GTX+, 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD, Lite-on 20x DVD+RW, OCZ GameXStream 850W PSU, CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case, Samsung 19" SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" TV, Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro (Dual Boot) *Laptop (Acer Aspire 5720):* Intel T7500 2.2GHz, Intel Graphics X3100, 2GB DDR2 Ram, 160GB HDD, 15.4" Acer CrystalBrite Monitor. *Xfire:* poultrygeist *Steam ID:* unpdave

04-02-2006, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 20 Posts: 2,471	i ahve to books proping the back up to allow airflow, yeh i was considering getting one HDD, but i dont know what difference it would make heat wise and also i have had no good ratings for notebook coolers, how well do they actuallu work?? __________________ *Main PC:* Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 3.375GHz), Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard, 4GB 8500 1066mhz RAM , 512MB Geforce 9800GTX+, 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD, Lite-on 20x DVD+RW, OCZ GameXStream 850W PSU, CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case, Samsung 19" SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" TV, Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro (Dual Boot) *Laptop (Acer Aspire 5720):* Intel T7500 2.2GHz, Intel Graphics X3100, 2GB DDR2 Ram, 160GB HDD, 15.4" Acer CrystalBrite Monitor. *Xfire:* poultrygeist *Steam ID:* unpdave

04-03-2006, 09:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 20 Posts: 2,471	lol, thanks for your help mate. im gonna look into buying a laptop cooler and a 100 or 200GB HDD. __________________ *Main PC:* Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 3.375GHz), Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard, 4GB 8500 1066mhz RAM , 512MB Geforce 9800GTX+, 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD, Lite-on 20x DVD+RW, OCZ GameXStream 850W PSU, CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case, Samsung 19" SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" TV, Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro (Dual Boot) *Laptop (Acer Aspire 5720):* Intel T7500 2.2GHz, Intel Graphics X3100, 2GB DDR2 Ram, 160GB HDD, 15.4" Acer CrystalBrite Monitor. *Xfire:* poultrygeist *Steam ID:* unpdave

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04-02-2006, 09:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	The temps seem to be fine. What you can do is under clock it with something like Notebook Hardware Control (NHC, aka CHC- centrino hardware control). It'll clock your cpu down and lower your voltage, providing lower speed when not needed, thus providing less heat, less voltage, and extending your battery power. You can also get rid of the 2x 55gh HD's and get one big one, like a 100gb or 120gb. Less power and less weight with that. Another option is to get a notebook cooler to rest the laptop on, or prop it up with a book or something for better air flow underneath.

04-02-2006, 09:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	They do actually work, but remember, you're adding extra fans to the mix and they're exposed. Many people buy it and forget about that and complain about the fan noise and all that. As for getting one HD, yes it will produce less heat opposed to 2 HD giving off heat. 1 HD will also use less power giving you longer battery life and sometimes your motherboard will heat up using both controllers so much too (but not that much).