my home made cooler

I have 17" dv7 laptop


I don't like all coolers because they are to tall so I try make own cooler which is low.I bought targus with 2 fans in the middle but fans don't match my fan.They cool very good memory.Only 5C lower.



I bought cooling grid at bed bath and beyond for 6.99$





I cut front legs and raise rear a bit





I use thick plastic tape and door trim from pepboys
and small fan from local pc store



done and 10C lower with this small fan
maybe I should buy biger fan or second fan to install in the moddle where other two vents are?I don't want burn my motherboard.

 

You actually may want to raise it a bit more. more space underneath the fan will allow for higher air flow through the fan.

Otherwise looking good!

 

How sturdy is the cooler? I have a few of these cooling grids at home, but they are all quite flexible.

 

my laptop is exactly the same size as grid so when I put my laptop on top it's stable

now I take apart that targus and will make it lower and relocate fans
will report back in hour

 

I move fans to top left corner on targus cooler to match my laptop fan.They use small screws (glue only on fabric)




when I use only top half the air flow is slow
probably I will put back bottom part (small screws so no problem)

 

that is actually pretty awesome... how well does it perform ?

 

Im testing now both of them

 

THAT IS AWESOME!!! Kudos!

 

You're a good handyman!
Finish is nice.

 

I move fan more to the middle and put back together Targus cooler.
Im a bit dissapointed because when browsing I see only 5-7 max temp drop .

no cooler
CPU 46
GPU 49

modded targus
CPU 40
GPU 45

room temp is 27C

 

is that fifa or pes?

 

wow thats nice. it looks like something you bought!

and i think its Fifa

 

Looks very nice and affordable!

 

FINALLY!
Someone else who uses a cookie sheet under their notebook!

I like to use the 3/16" thick cookie sheets that are air-filled, and made like this:

1/16" Stamped aluminum
1/16" Air
1/16" Stamped aluminum

The top layer of aluminum draws heat,
The air layer insulates the heat from the lower layer of aluminum
The lower layer stays cool and comfortable

 

Yesterday I was watching game Barcelona-Real

 

ok guys,I was not happy what I made yestarday so today I try one more time.This time I use plywood,staples,vinyl,crazy glue,screws itd
You can use formica laminate or just paint that playwood.
when browsing I have 36C (each core 32-34) on CPU and 42 on GPU
I run CPU test GO-Orthos for 30 minutes and I have 64C max







I put black mate tape over all staples

 

I run cpu and gpu test at same time when laptop on table and I had 80 and82 C
with cooler is 70 and 72 C
when browsing 40 and 44 C
idle 36 and 41 C

(first number for CPU and second numbers for GPU)

 

you can try running more voltage to the fans, i used to run 18 volts on a 12 volt fan, much more airflow....

right now i have 2 adapters hooked up together running 30 volts to 3 fans all requiring 12 volts each... if i ever get bored ima hook up another adapter and hopefully over volt the fans for more airflow

 

now I connect to USB
if I try more voltage the fans will spin faster? if yes this mean more noise.now is quiet.

anyone can sugest to install some light or sign in the front of this cooler? some gadget etc

 

Today I make small mod.I lower front end.More comfortable when typing.Still enough room for center fan.I am very happy
now.Center fan blow air straight at memmory which are cold now.Maybe I build another one and will cover with nice leather and powered by DC adapter.



pics

 

Time+materials=not worth it.

 

Yes, if you add more voltage you will get faster fans, usb is running 5 volts. while there is more noise if you have faster fans, I dont really notice it. I have 2 120mm fans and a 80mm fan and its a kind of quiet whoosh.

Lights wise you can buy fans that have built in LEDs like the ones i have. It actually looks pretty good when u turn the lights off and the mesh fractures the light

 

Your temp is only 2 degrees different between cpu n gpu! thats awesome low! thats pretty cool. i love it. theres nothing better than building something with your own 2 hands.

 

yeah its pretty awesome when something you build for a fraction of the price of something you buy, works 10 times better than the one you buy

my gpu is the same temp as my HDD right now 0.o

 

anyone can recommend adjustable DC adapter?
how about this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-500mA-AC-DC...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a4f47536e

 

nah dont bother buying one for this purpose. Just go around your house and look at the power adapters that you have sitting around. I found that router power adapters tend to be the smallest 12v sizes. Then all you gotta do is attack one wire to the outside of the plug, and another touching the contacts inside the plug and viola 12v power supply

 

sweet work man, I love it, expecially with the leather-look!

Maybe add some dust filters and some extra fans. And if you really want to pimp it, maybe get some leds

anyway, nice job!

 

Very very very good! I actually want to really try this now , but im a noob when it comes to wiring stuff up etc the fans to usb.

 

I bought adjustable power adapter.It's 1Amp adapter.Will work for 2 fans or 300mA is better ? No problem if to much ampers?

 

That's a very nice looking cooler!

 

update

I just want report one thing.My dv7 have small subwofer on the bottom and with this wood cooler music sound much better,more bass.

Also I run power from adjustable 3-12v dc adapter

 

Nice mod. I like the leather wrap around. Looks unique.

K-TRON

 

Out of curiosity. Where do you go about getting fans like that? I wanna make my own cooler. I am sick of coolers that do almost nothing because your laptop fan / where your laptop gets hot is nowhere near the cooler's fan.

 

I get 5v fans from used Targus cooler

 

Spanish:
Yo tambiem tengo la idea crear mi cooler echo en casa pero alimentado por usb con 5v a varios cooler de 12v con un transformador les presento los diagramas de los transformadores.

No olviden que por cada cooler son 12v asi q lo ideal pare tres cooler seria un tranformador dc dc 5v a 40v

English thanks google
lso do I have the idea to make my homemade cooler but 5v usb powered cooler several 12v with a transformer I present the diagrams of transformers.

Do not forget that for every cooler is ideal 12v asi q tres cool would stop a transformer 5v to 40v dc



datasheet mc34063

datasheet 1618fas

http://www.neoteo.com/convertidor-dc-dc-mc34063a-el-desafio-de-las-15574.neo