M1330 notebook cooler questions

I'd like to get a notebook cooler and currently got my eye on the Zalman ZM-NC1000. Has anyone used this and how would they rate it? I already have the 9 cell battery so would the further increase in angle at the back cause any issues?

Thanks,
Kreeeee.

 

Keeping the 1330 after all?

 

Getting the fan replaced then will see how it goes. Any other issues and it's going back though!

Thought you should know that as the fan has died I tried the copper for contact and it doesn't male full contact (the TIM doesn't spread) but I can still send it to you if you like. I really think something like 1.1mm is needed.

 

It's fine, my aluminum solution is working. Thanks though.
I'd use a bit more thermal grease though, still beats that horrid pad.

 

Your laptop fan died? Why don't you just replace the laptop, dude? I don't think the cooler can compensate enough. I thought most coolers were just fans for additional air movement. But since they're external, they can't cool the inside ...they just move the hot air that is blown out away from the laptop.

 

He's replacing the fan AND getting a cooling pad.

 

Correct.

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Are cooling pads effective, BTW? I mean, has anyone shown that they increase performance in a laptop or lead to longevity?

 

a cooling pad itself cant improve the performance.

its obvious that a cooler notebook will last longer than a hotter one. Electronics have a better lifespan in cooler conditions

 

OK, but is it significant? I mean, is it like if you use a cooling pad your laptop will on average last five years and if you don't it lasts three? Or what? (And if the answer is "by that time, you've gotten a new laptop," then it really doesn't make a difference, right?)

 

it means that your laptop won't crap out that early and u won't need 3 weeks to get it fixed or find a new laptop...

though a cooling pad would probably only lower temp by 2-4 deg C.....not much

 

Unless said cooling pad has LEDs on it!

 

I guess I figured that if the laptop heated up too much, that would impair performance. That's why I was asking how much it actually cools the laptop. But if it's only a couple of degrees, I can't see what the point is.

 

My notebook cooler has a load of LED's on it.. They give 50pts each on 3dmark06 ha

If your notebook is downclocking due to overheating then a cooling pad isnt a solution. Theres something wrong with your notebook itself, it shouldnt overheat to the point it downclocks or shuts off. Coolers are just an aid, specially to OC'ing

You cant really put an exact number on how much longer your notebook will last longer with a cooling pad. But its common sense to know that CPU's/GPU's running cooler will last longer

 

M1330 with 8400GS is well known for running very hot.

 

I have a NC1000 and while i haven't taken any real temps, the bottom of my laptop never heats up like it used to. Plus, it looks awesome! haha

 

I tried my M1330 with that NC1000 cooler. Using the cooler, the CPU seemed to run cooler -- got as low as 26C (79F) at idle, a drop of maybe 6C. (I measured temperatures with HWMonitor). But the cooler didn't seem to affect GPU temperatures at all. They'd never go below 61C (142F) at idle, with the laptop fan forced on, but it was the same with or without the cooler. Without forcing the fans on, the GPU would go to 70C (158F) or higher at idle, with or without the cooler. I did have the 9-cell battery which lifts up the rear of the laptop for better ventilation. So if you don't, you may see more improvement. But I don't think the cooler affects the GPU temperature. Maybe if the GPU had better contact with the heat sink and copper pipe, the cooler would cool it better.

The cooler does a good job of keeping the palmrests and exterior of the laptop cool though.