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    Liquid Cooling

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Sep 6, 2011.

  1. wrathofdeath

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    Does the m11x have liquid cooling?
     
    wrathofdeath, Sep 6, 2011
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    no
    ten char
     
    roliath, Sep 6, 2011
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  3. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Yes and no.

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    All computers can have liquid cooling. Doesn't mean it'll work. :)

    On a serious note: the m11x is too cramped to have anything beyond the basics: fan, gpu, hdd, cpu, etc. It's one of the first things I recommend doing with a new computer.

    Enjoy your machine :)
     
    DeeVu, Sep 6, 2011
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  4. wrathofdeath

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    All my friends who have them say it has liquid cooling.
     
    wrathofdeath, Sep 6, 2011
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  5. deadboy90

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    it doesn't, open it up and see for yourself. they are probobly thinking of the Alienware desktops which do. come to think of it, iv never heard of a liquid cooled laptop...
     
    deadboy90, Sep 6, 2011
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  6. wrathofdeath

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    My friend got his repaired and the repair guy broke a part and green fluid came out.
     
    wrathofdeath, Sep 7, 2011
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  7. deadboy90

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    OMG ITS ALIVE!!!!!!!! i dont know what that was but i can definitively tell you there in no liquid cooling in the m11x laptop
     
    deadboy90, Sep 7, 2011
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  8. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Yeah there is definitely no liquids at all inside. Except for the thermal paste which is hardly a liquid.
     
    DeeVu, Sep 7, 2011
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    What the H**L was your friend doing with the laptop before it broke! ;)
    And like everyone else has said there are NO liquids of any sort inside.
     
    IKAS V, Sep 7, 2011
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    This may be the heat pipe liquid.
     
    PringlessS, Sep 7, 2011
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    :O

    You scared me DeeVu! For a split second I thought that it was an M11x receiving the liquid cooling treatment in that picture.

    I couldn't imagine what I would do if I accidently performed a DIY liquid cooling mod on my lappy ;)
     
    Rypac, Sep 7, 2011
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    Some of the desktop models have liquid cooling.
     
    MassiveOverkill, Sep 7, 2011
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  13. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    This is correct, the m11x does have liquid cooling of a sort.

     
    ejohnson, Sep 7, 2011
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    Just because there was liquid inside, doesn't mean it is liquid cooled. Just like how a dish with vegetables in it doesn't automatically make it vegetarian.

    The Alienware M11x is definitely air-cooled. It uses a heatsink and fan to dissipate the waste heat into air. If it dissipated the waste heat into a liquid medium, then it would be considered liquid-cooled.
     
    kent1146, Sep 7, 2011
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    The liquid inside the heatpipes(mostly water) evaporates and transfers heat to the cold end, the air cooled heatsink fins. The vapors return to liquid state(condenses) once in contact with the cold surface and returns to the hot end of the heatsink where it evaporates again repeating the cycle.

    This is still an air cooling system, the liquid is used because it's more efficient in heat transfer compared to solid materials.
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 7, 2011
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