Guide to Cooling Down Your Notebook Computer

I want to use heatsinks does anyone know if it will work on a n50 or n51?

 

not true. I have an old (2009) Packard bell HG-1 laptop that i inherited (literally the owner passed away and it was in the will) the laptop was moderate on lowish volume at first and after a two years it was progressively making more and more noise,fans would spool too 80-100% even watching 480p youtube (blamed it on linux's poor fan control for a long time)

So i had enough and decided to clean.

on idle the cpu (core duo T1600 @ 1.6ghz) was 60 deg and the fans were really whiny, like they were in pain with the temps leaving the exhaust really hot they would never really spin down for hours. I hoovered the exhaust and the idle went to 55deg. I thought what the hell the laptop owes me nothing, i opened her up cleaned hovered the fan and used some near dry detol wipes on the end of a tiny screwdriver so all the fan blades looked clean. put it all back together

idle is now 44deg! the fan whine has completley gone and it sounds smooth like a brand new unit, i can barely hear it, and mostly it now doesn't even need to use the fan

so over 60deg idle down to 44idle from some good old fashioned cleaning. It wasn't even that dusty in reality ! and to be fair the cooling on this laptop is very basic in design.

it might be placebo but the system also feels more responsive now?

*edit just played some games which usually get the cpu 80deg and now its 51deg max

 

Nice writing charles!
Understanding one's laptop's exhaust vents, its position and the direction of air outflow should be the primary step.
Before buying a cooling pad, make sure that the fans of the cooling pad are in line with your laptop's exhaust vent. That way, it will provide must efficient cooling.
Buying a cooling pad with both the laptop's and the pad's fans at different places ain't worth it.

 

Or drill a few holes (burn with a candle and screw driver or soldering iron). Then the air flow will be better no matter the cooler pad.
I find a big effect for cooling by adding some holes where the heat pipe runs. Decent size holes also not tiny ones (just a bit smaller than your pinky nail).

Heat needs to escape. Heat and cold will combine much like conduction effect.

 

nice guide, may especially be useful for me as I been keeping my laptop on for long times now a days.

 

this is very useful thanks! My Thinkpad tends to heat up and then slows down, I thought it was time to buy a new one but I'll try this out and hopfully that will give it some new life!