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    I don't think that a laptop can get any COOLER than this

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by naton, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. naton

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    naton, Sep 5, 2008
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    Pretty cool, I liked the first link the most.
    That is really a good idea, it takes a lot of time, but the results seemed really worth it for the modder.

    K-TRON
     
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    I agree. The first one is the neatest.

    I'm just trying to emagine how cool my laptop will be with a water cooling system.

    my CPU fan is always ON (can't change it as it seems to be locked in the bios), with an ambiant temperature today @ 35c my CPU is @ 45c when I surf the web. With water cooling my temperature will be @ 15-20c :eek: :D
     
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    liquid cooling is coming in a much more compact form (compared to these cave-man designs in the links)....it will take at least 2-3 more years.

    really there's no problem with using fans for cooling a machine, provided the machine is in a climatized room for most of the time....
     
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    They actually had a miniaturized version of phase-shift cooling for laptops done a few months ago... I wish I could find the link to it now!
     
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    not worth it.

    buy a small fridge, and put the laptop inside. Then connect external monitor, KBD, mouse, DVD, headphones .. etc (I have all) though a small hole on the fridge, and play :)

    on the side note, you can also put couple beers in there
     
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    mirogt, the condensation from the refrigerator would kill the system

    Its a great idea, but I wont try it yet. I am putting hybrid cooling in my custom made laptop which I will start next summer. Something has to cool the 16 cores I want to have in their.

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    Hey K-tron, I thought you already had something like that in you half ton Voodoo? :p
     
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    what type of liquid are they planning to use? water or something else?

    A link will be useful.

    Did you test the fridge tip yourself? :D
    I think the did they water cooling project for fun. :rolleyes:

    What do you mean by hyprid coolling?
    Are you building your own laptop next summer? would be nice to have few details.
     
    naton, Sep 6, 2008
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    Yeah and they all look fantastic. ;)
    I always wanted a car radiator attached to my laptop. :)
     
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    I haven't seen this from this perspective.
     
    naton, Sep 6, 2008
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