Custom fan cooler for M14x R2

After spending a good amount of time researching laptop fan coolers online, I was leaning toward the Cooler Master U2 cooling pad. The reason this cooling pad attracted me most was because of the movable fans. Regardless of design, fan speed, and manufacture, I believe the most important feature of a cooling pad is the fan position(s).

Before ordering a cooling pad online, I decided to use scrap computer parts from around the house to make my own. My laptop sits on my desk connected to a monitor most of the time so I wanted to build something it can rest on and hopefully stay a bit cooler.

I designed the cooler with the main purpose of fan position in mind. (I wanted cool air forced into the current fan.)

I decided to use the packaging from my iPad order as feet for my pad.


I measured and cut out a slot in one to fit the fan into.


Positioned fan and hot glued wires very well so a yank wont pull the fan out. Air blows upward.


I measured the width of my laptop and glued the right foot in place. Both feet fit perfectly between rubber feet on laptop bottom.


Some cold air is felt blowing out the front.


Cool air sucked in side.


The entire project took under an hour, including clean-up. It also didn't cost me anything except time and a few spare parts I found. I'm happy with the way it turned out and it should buy me some time until I can find the perfect laptop chill pad.

I will test the temperature tonight with the fan on and off and let you all know what I notice.

 

This little fan lowers my temps at idle and while gaming an average of 7 degrees C. I tested multiple scenarios and levels of CPU usage with the fan both on and off. Happy to avoid temps above 80C on max settings.

 

Hey, looks great and 7 C is good. For me one of the advantages of using a cooler is that it tilts the laptop keeping the back higher than the front, makes typing and gaming more comfortable. Do you think cutting off a little of the front ends of the feet would make it less stable?

Good work!

 

i got 5c drops just from propping the back up a 1/3".

 

Same here, I get from 5c to 7c just by lifting it up on 4x2 lego bricks.

 

Overall I have lowered temps by 20c with repaste, propping up, and with the little extra fan. Hopefully this will help my system last longer. I'm interested in overclocking next.

Who has experience with overclocking?