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    Custom Made Laptop Cooler by Joebarchuck

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010.

  1. dkillone

    dkillone Notebook Evangelist

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    Very Nice indeed. As others have said, it makes me want to start building something. :)

    +rep too!
     
    dkillone, May 26, 2010
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  2. kilthro

    kilthro Floating in Space

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    Very nice!!!! +rep.. Makes me want to do this. :)
     
    kilthro, May 27, 2010
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  3. kenichols29

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    That is an awesome desk top cooler. I started to design one of my own, but stopped while it was in the planning stages.
     
    kenichols29, May 27, 2010
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  4. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thank you all for the support again for those of you that did not read previous post, I will have "detailed" guide during the summer on how to make one quite fast and easily. I've made many mistakes while making this which I won't make again. I would not want anyone to go through them...
     
    Joebarchuck, May 27, 2010
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  5. tuenkamen

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    +rep dude awesome desk puts my zalman to shame by seeing that lol

    good job great to see a custom desk cooler
     
    tuenkamen, May 27, 2010
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  6. Melgarh

    Melgarh Notebook Guru

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    This is a simple Marvelous work !

    Well done!

    One question thou - what is it on the right under the table?
    It looks like a Car audio system.. but I guess its fan-speed/temperature thingie..

    I wanted to add one of these fancy things to my laptop's stand but I do not know how to interface it with the laptop since obviously, the laptop does not have the same connectors as desktop.

    Again - awesome work, and congratulations on learning curve! I am myself experiencing one too with laptop re-painting and its one hell of a ride :D

    -Mel
     
    Melgarh, Jun 3, 2010
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  7. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think you are referring to the fan controller on the right. It controls the fans of which blow the air into the laptop but does not have anything to do with the laptop fans.

    Painting a laptop I am sure is quite some work... How did that go?
     
    Joebarchuck, Jun 3, 2010
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  8. himesh1042

    himesh1042 Notebook Consultant

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    Nice work! You must have put a lot of time into this! Could you tell me where you got the parts from? I'm interested in making one. :D Not that it would be good a your one though. :(
     
    himesh1042, Jul 2, 2010
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  9. the3vilGenius

    the3vilGenius 3vil knows no fear

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    Does it come with alien fx? :)
    NICE JOB
     
    the3vilGenius, Jul 2, 2010
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  10. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    with a arduio board and a RBG led it could .....
     
    granyte, Jul 3, 2010
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  11. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah it could...

    I am working on a new glass version with more light effects and more sleek. I found a company that cuts glass and makes it tempered glass for relatively cheap.

    I will update the guide towards the end of the summer.
     
    Joebarchuck, Jul 3, 2010
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  12. kosti

    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    Woah, that's nothing short of amazing work. You should think about selling something like this, at least locally for starters.
     
    kosti, Jul 4, 2010
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  13. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    If i sucedde in m'y actual projet with arduino i could cheq into brighing alienFX to the coller as well as a computerized fan control

    If you guys are interested and if Joe does not adrealy has a such projet in mind
     
    granyte, Jul 4, 2010
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  14. Devcon7

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    "you shoulda just got a desktop"...lol jk that is freaking awsome!!!
     
    Devcon7, Jul 4, 2010
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  15. JaiaV

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    I wants one. :D
     
    JaiaV, Jul 18, 2010
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  16. morgonian

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    That looks amazing dude! way to go
     
    morgonian, Jul 18, 2010
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  17. agusman

    agusman when the going gets weird

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    looks nice!
     
    agusman, Jul 19, 2010
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  18. edit

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    Very nice work!
     
    edit, Jul 26, 2010
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  19. Joebarchuck

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    Thank you... I am currently working on a more complex and more "professional" looking one.

    Hopefully it will be done towards the end of September.
     
    Joebarchuck, Jul 26, 2010
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  20. vaccine

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    Amazing thats one Lucky Lappy Seated There!!!
     
    vaccine, Jul 26, 2010
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  21. Avengement

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    Looks tight,

    For the Alliance!
     
    Avengement, Jul 26, 2010
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  22. Ashtefere

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    Hmm. I dont think that cooler will fit in my bag unfortunately.

    :p

    Nice work!

    -Ash
     
    Ashtefere, Jul 26, 2010
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  23. Tedster59

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    Wow. That is amazing, and very neat.
     
    Tedster59, Jul 26, 2010
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  24. Popsicle

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    AWESOME!

    I'm trying to find the shelf and the stand you used for the desk, but I can't ;[

    Could you give some specifics on what the pieces you bought from IKEA were? I can tell that the countertop was Numerar because of the manual on the floor in one of the pics.. But the rest I'm still at a loss for.

    I'm inspired to make one of my own! Maybe I'll just go to IKEA and try to find materials, lol.

    First post!
     
    Popsicle, Jul 29, 2010
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  25. ebondefender

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    Warp 1! Engage! :D awesomeness
     
    ebondefender, Jul 29, 2010
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  26. Typecast

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    I think you can make a fortune out of these, LOL. Great job!
     
    Typecast, Feb 7, 2011
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  27. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    btw i got a code and setup that could allow it to be "alienFX" controled through the pc
     
    granyte, Feb 7, 2011
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  28. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    PM me, I am interested.
     
    Joebarchuck, Feb 7, 2011
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  29. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    mp sent /10 char
     
    granyte, Feb 7, 2011
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  30. GetFound

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    Have you thought about a built in lcd in the desk? Similar to what the M1730 had. Be great if it was usb, then would work with any pc. I used the lcd on my m1730 alot, and bought a g13 mainly for the lcd.
     
    GetFound, Feb 7, 2011
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  31. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    what was the lcd used for?
     
    granyte, Feb 7, 2011
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  32. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Incredible!
     
    Voodooi, Feb 7, 2011
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  33. GetFound

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    Its the Logitech lcd, monitors temps, game stats, clock, much more. Same as g15 keyboard.
     
    GetFound, Feb 9, 2011
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  34. Typecast

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    Do you have a link for that? Thanks.
     
    Typecast, Feb 9, 2011
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  35. Voodooi

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    If Best Buy or Staples had these desks, they'd be sold out across the nation!
     
    Voodooi, Feb 10, 2011
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  36. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    john could start a workshop and ship them i'd be surely buying one lol

    i know how to wire electronic but i'm not that much into cutting woods and grils
     
    granyte, Feb 10, 2011
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  37. GetFound

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    GetFound, Feb 10, 2011
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  38. Typecast

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    Typecast, Feb 10, 2011
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  39. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    sadly doing a such thing would be extremely complicated or completely useles as the games are not made to suport our custom 3rd party version

    how ever making it to monitor temps/fan speed could be done but that will be an other project or a later feature
     
    granyte, Feb 10, 2011
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  40. Typecast

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    Yeah. Make it like a LED customizable small screen.
     
    Typecast, Feb 10, 2011
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  41. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    granyte, Feb 10, 2011
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