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    copper and drill? just add a fan (g50v g60vx)

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by styxnpicks, Sep 8, 2010.

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    So I've been enjoying my stock g60vx-rbbx09 ever since i bought it untill the other night when my cat knocked over a bowl of water dumping alot of water into the keyboard. The motherboard is toast. everything else should be ok. so while I have the laptop open I've decided not only to do the copper and drill mod.. but also to tweak the cooling as much as possible by opening up the dummy vents in the front of the laptop, open up the keyboard tray above the cpu fan and also by adding a fan where a pci-express socket and turbo boost card would go to cool the toasty 260m pics to come!
     
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    update. the motherboard is here. still waiting for the fan and TIM to show up... what does everyone want to see as far as benchmarks?
     
    styxnpicks, Sep 10, 2010
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I want to see some photos :D
     
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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    What this man said.

    Sounds like an amibitious mod.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 11, 2010
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    How are you going to power the extra fan?
     
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    Kaelang Requires more Witcher.

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    It's quite simple:
    Magic.
     
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    styxnpicks Newbie

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    the fan draws well under 500mA so the 5v usb rails will work

    the fan is 40mmx52mmx10mm and is a blower type you'll need a 32mm diameter hole in the bottom case... not the cover

    also note that this mod will most likely void your warranty....

    to start off this mod you need to disassemble the laptop... then you have to remove the unused standoffs if your motherboard has them. I gave it a go with my toasted mobo since it had the stadoffs. a good pair of pliers and a slight twist will pop those puppies off without to much fuss...
     
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    I decide to try it, It seemsTIMis exactly what I need.
     
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    ivebert Notebook Enthusiast

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    can usb ports power 12v fans? some fans have 5v, 7v, 12v modes?
     
    ivebert, Dec 27, 2010
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I have a 12v fan running from my USB port, spins slow (as you would expect).
     
    moral hazard, Dec 27, 2010
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