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    How to cool down my Studio XPS 13

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by oxidius, Jun 9, 2009.

  1. oxidius

    oxidius Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Just got my new Studio XPS 13... pretty amazing (p9600, 4g ddr3, 500g HDD 7200... etc.)

    Ijust wanted to know best way to cool it down because it's warming pretty easely

    tyvm guys
     
    oxidius, Jun 9, 2009
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    bumper_boy2000 Notebook Guru

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    wow 500gb 7200rpm? nice! put some MX-2 thermal paste.
     
    bumper_boy2000, Jun 9, 2009
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  3. bumper_boy2000

    bumper_boy2000 Notebook Guru

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    and a 7200rpm hard disk has no way of being cool.
     
    bumper_boy2000, Jun 9, 2009
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  4. a-irl

    a-irl Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the P9600, just got it today in fact. No heat problems at all really, temps seem stable. The reason for this is that the fan runs all the time. It's starting to bother me actually.

    I would be much happier with a toasty system that was quiet. I can't find a fan control app that recognises this motherboard. I wonder how likely it is that it will be supported in the future.
     
    a-irl, Jun 9, 2009
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  5. Ferretwulf

    Ferretwulf Notebook Consultant

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    In order of ease:

    (1) Raise the rear of the Laptop a bit to provide airflow (as easy as two rubber erasers)
    (2) Get a good cooling pad (NXZT Cryo-S or Cyro-LX, Zalman NC2000, etc...crappy coolers need not apply)
    (3) Remove OEM thermal pad and apply good aftermarket paste (AS3, MX, etc.)
    (4) Undervolt (great results to be had) http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=235824

    Diffculty on #3 and #4 really relate to 'are you comfortable opening your laptop and performing the act of removing the stock compouned, etc.'.
     
    Ferretwulf, Jun 9, 2009
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  6. oxidius

    oxidius Notebook Enthusiast

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    wow tyvm, that was a complete and clear answer ^_^
     
    oxidius, Jun 9, 2009
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    saintalfonzo Notebook Evangelist

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    I just ordered a studio 13 and the largest 7200 rpm hdd they offer is 320 GB. Anyway, I hope it doesn't get as hot as people make it seem because a cooler kind of takes away from the portability aspect of having a laptop of this size.
     
    saintalfonzo, Jun 9, 2009
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  8. oxidius

    oxidius Notebook Enthusiast

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    the 500GB is only in canada
     
    oxidius, Jun 9, 2009
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    saintalfonzo Notebook Evangelist

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    does it really get hot enough to damage components, or are you personally just uncomfortable with the heat? I already own a desktop replacement and don't need another version of the same thing. I was expecting to take this thing everywhere, and not with a cooler attached to it.
     
    saintalfonzo, Jun 10, 2009
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  10. a-irl

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    My 7,200 drive doesn't get noticably hotter than my old 5,400 did. It's very, very loud though. I'll be buying a SSD when prices drop.
     
    a-irl, Jun 10, 2009
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  11. oxidius

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    The only only get hot when I play some severe games or when I use demanding softwares like Cubase rewired to Reason 4...
     
    oxidius, Jun 10, 2009
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