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    G50, G51 cooler plate for fan

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by davidtb, Apr 2, 2010.

  1. davidtb

    davidtb Newbie

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    I read a thread on this board about ordering an extra bottom piece for a G50 or 51 laptop, and modifying it by cutting ventilation into it. I thought it was a good idea, until I got the part. It's well made, and I think I'll probably hack the heck out of it and that concerns me. I found this site that'll make anyone less afraid to do so.
    [URL="http://www.xoxide.com/lascutfangri.html"/URL]
    Xoxide has a wide array of fan covers that could conceal and hack job.

    db.
     
    davidtb, Apr 2, 2010
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  2. Talon

    Talon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Does this mod really help the temps? I have heard it can both hurt and help. I would consider ordering a new backplate if it really does help. Actually I have an old back plate that I could mod if it really does help.
     
    Talon, Apr 3, 2010
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  3. jrwingate6

    jrwingate6 Notebook Deity

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    YES it really does help. I drilled holes in the fake sub woofer along with holes over the GPU and CPU..I noticed a 5 deg. drop in temps.
     
    jrwingate6, Apr 19, 2010
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    pugboy9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the g60, they took out the fake fan whole probably realised it was to tempting, I went ahead and took a circular drill saw, a modders best friend. A few minutes later and I had a perfect circle. Some sand paper around the edges and I had a smooth finish. I took a fan filter from my old Antec case and hot glued it to the plate. temps dropped 10 degreas and will drop more with a laptop cooler. Thanks for the link from Xoxide, it will be very handy when I want to clean up the look
     
    pugboy9, Apr 21, 2010
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