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    Best cooling pad for M17x R4

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by TomJGX, Mar 29, 2014.

  1. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Hi Guys,

    What is the best cooling pad for the M17x R4?

    Thanks
    Tom
     
    TomJGX, Mar 29, 2014
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    amitvig22 Notebook Consultant

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    amitvig22, Mar 29, 2014
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    TomJGX, Mar 30, 2014
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  4. amitvig22

    amitvig22 Notebook Consultant

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    i myself have the U3, i think it does the job. though i would like to have bigger fans :p
     
    amitvig22, Mar 30, 2014
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  5. MogRules

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    I have the U3 as well but honestly I have come to hate it. The fans are cheap and don't last long, I am on my 3rd set of them in a year and even those are making noises now but keep using it because I can't find anything better. The base has also warped over time with the laptop on it but I move it around a lot and it goes from my lap to the desk a lot as well so that could have warped it somewhat as well.

    I paid for the second and third set of fans for my U3, the second set was broken right out of the box from Cooler Master and when I contacted them they essentialy told me to bad, that I should take the working fans from my first set and move them into the second....I was pretty much done at that point.
     
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    This might be a little off topic but why would you want a cooling pad for the AW anyway? I'm using mine without it and my temps never go over 60 on full load. Convenience factor perhaps?
     
    TFK, Mar 30, 2014
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  7. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Well I think my CPU temps are a bit too high... Was playing BF4 now and 87C on my CPU.. A bit too high for my liking and my CPU is always runing at 60 even when web browsing.. I was thinking it might help to have something to reduce it as I don't have the confidence to repaste the CPU however, I'll just live with it for now...
     
    TomJGX, Mar 30, 2014
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  8. paradigm

    paradigm Notebook Deity

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    Zalman here


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
     
    paradigm, Mar 30, 2014
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  9. Alienware-L_Porras

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    I had a targus one but I recently bought the U3. Any of them will do a good job.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Mar 31, 2014
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  10. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    I too have been looking to find a cooling pad. Part of me wants the sweet looking sf-19.... but then the rest of me says there is no way I am fitting that in my backpack with the laptop and other items.
     
    ejohnson, Mar 31, 2014
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  11. RT-XD

    RT-XD Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought a U3 cooler alongside my Alienware. I did not really notice too big a difference.
    But the good thing about the U3 is that it makes it extremely easy to make your own cooler.

    Just screw in a couple 120mm fans, attach it to a power adapter and it does a much greater job then the 3 fans that are provided. It does come out more expensive - but I see it as a "PC upgrade".
     
    RT-XD, Jul 3, 2014
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    Mach3011, Jul 3, 2014
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