cooling the macbook pro

whats the best notebook cooler specifically designed for the MBP? also, if its active cooling (ie with fans), should it be sucking air or blowing air under the notebook?

 

As long as you keep it on a hard flat surface while doing anything intensive, you shouldn't need any extra cooling.

 

I'm using a Targus Chill Mat. Overall, it's noisy but dropped the CPU temperature by 4-5C.

 

under intensive processing though, wouldnt that heat from the bottom of the notebook be trapped? im looking for a good cooler that effectively provides better circulation.

 

Put it this way. The notebook is built to work. It's not like they throw all this powerful stuff in and say "ya, it'll cost you more for these specs. oh, by the way, you cant use it all anyway since it will burst into flames."

The MBP gets really hot. It's just how it is. But as long as you're putting it on a flat surface it doesn't matter, because they are MADE to work in those conditions. Now if you were trying to overclock, a cooling pad would be a good idea.

 

Personally, I use a cookie cooling tray.

I know, sounds crazy, but it really does work, and they aren't expensive at all! It keeps plenty of air flow, and it /has/ lowered my temperatures immensely.



edit; Sorry for the confusion peoples, realized I missed a very important word in my explanation...

 

....You've gotta be kidding me.

I personally use a Targus ChillMat for my notebook. It works pretty well, dropped the CPU and GPU temps by close to 5C.

 

im actually planning to overclock the gpu up to nvidia spec 475/700. what cooling pad would you recommend? (besides turning on the airconditioner )

 

umm im one for imagination...but how does a cookie tray attain plenty of airflow?

 

personally, I don't use anything, because it in all honestly is not worth the time hassle, or electricity.

I do use something to slightly elevate the machine up a little more than a cm so that when I work with my external aluminum keyboard I am still able to use the optical drive with no interference, and it is nice to have the machine slightly raised, but, the small little booster I have made to raise the machine remains completely hidden underneath it.

a notebook cooler is in all honesty not worth buying if you are buying it to cool a laptop, it is not going to keep the cpu from failing early, and won't do anything if the internal fans in the machine fail.

trust me, you will definitely know when your CPU is or has gotten too hot, because the machine will no longer work properly, a notebook cooler won't keep this from happening.

I think ambient temperature will affect the machine more than a notebook cooler will.

 

I found turning off the MacBook Pro will lower the temperatures dramatically. *smiles deviously*

In all honesty, just stay with NVidia spec's. It also helps to have a ceiling fan or strong air current above it. Also, if you're not already, use smcfancontrol to force the MBP's fans to 6k continuously.

 

*** Cookie COOLING Tray.

Like a cookie cooling rack.

xD I can't believe I wrote cookie tray.
Sorry peoples for sounding crazy.

 

hahaha well thats a new DIY for the day for me.