socket P non oem cpu cooler

ive been looking around...
seems theres not much.

 

You could mod your own heatsink by adding copper.

 

how easy is that, melting copper?
or do you just solder it?

 

The problem is that for notebooks there is no standard or anything regarding CPU cooler sizes or anything else related to cooling. So non-OEM pretty much does not exist, other than your machining your own replacements and using your own thermal compounds.

 

Some people do this:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=414147

 

I imagine it would be easier to just machine a shape out of a block of cooper or something.

Anyway, if you want better cooling, I would suggest you do a copper mod rather making your own heatsink, as Moral Hazard suggested. In the end, it takes much less time, and is much easier, particularly for someone who hasn't modded laptops before.

If you really want to make your own, I suppose you could PM K-TRON, or someone else who has done this type of thing and is experienced, if you want to take the time and do it.

 

Is this for a laptop, or are we talking about a Mini ITX socket P motherboard?

You can copper mod chipsets/processors/memory in laptops. Copper is more efficient at transferring heat than thermal pads. Simply replace the pads with the appropriate thickness copper shims and your temperatures will go down.
With laptops, making a new heatsink is time consuming, and it can be expensive, not only with the copper source, but the machining time

If you are talking about a Mini ITX board, you can try installing a higher performance fan to the heatsink. I do not know of any manufacturers of Mini ITX heatsinks. I am sure if you can find any data sheets of common coolers, you probably can drill/tap/make a mount for that sink onto that motherboard.

If you need copper shims I have lots of copper shims in a variety of thicknesses which I can sell

K-TRON

 

oops! dangit i missed my subscriptions.
thanks all, this is the type of info i was looking for, however..

@shadow: i was unclear. my question really is, if you were to put a larger heatsink (already made) on an existing cooler (like the copper mod) would you solder it on to the existing copper heatpipe, or what? i could figure out how those copper mods were fastened.
i wasnt thinking of pouring liquid copper into a mold. lol

@k-tron: in essence, yes. it is a laptop motherboard that i am planning on using as if it were a desktop.
so i dont want to full out machine a new cooling system, since space is not an issue it would be pretty silly. i am mainly wondering if i HAVE to get the cooler made for this laptop and mod from it, because that would be annoying. the reason im beginning to think i have to do this is because of the screws. i know its pretty important that good contact is made with the cooling surfaces, i cant just crudely slap one on there, can i?
best case scenario would be getting a nice desktop cooler.
i guess i dont know enough about mounting at all. is the mount a separate piece or not necessarily?

do yall know of something i could be reading to find most of this information, maybe some various standards of mounting?
if so, sorry ive asked so many questions instead of finding it.

 

just put some thermal paste between layers, that is:

cpu --thermal paste-- heatsink

or

cpu --thermal paste-- copper shim --thermal paste-- heatsink if you're using a copper-shim

and tighten the heatsink's screws, that's all.

 

u know im looking to put a desktop cooler on a laptop motherboard right?

 

do you have one that's fit ??

And yeah, the method's the same for any heatsink you used.

 

yeah, i know the method" already im trying to figure out how to make it fit.

guess i got a little carried away with that long post.
i think ill just head over to my local surplus store to buy a cooler... & break out the drill

 

You're not planning on overclocking, right? If not, you could try to do something passive. Something like an accelero S1 (an excellent passive gpu cooler) would be good for that. It's that just buying a desktop cooler and trying to make it work might be a bit tough and expensive considering how large and heavy they all are. Maybe getting an old style copper heatsink for socket 478, 939, or earlier and cutting it to the right dimensions with a dremel would be good.

 

i might overclock. the cpu im going to be using is a t5270 though so that would be pretty stupid.

maybe i will use a larger aluminum heatsink, and a powerful fan. then it wouldnt be as heavy....
i think it will be fine in any case if i just mount the motherboard well on something.

 

Why not just use the stock cooler and have at least an 80mm fan blowing on it? That would be really easy and cool way better than it did in the laptop.

 

I don't understand why you want to mod the stock heatsink?
Can't you just add a couple of fans to the mini ATX tower? That should provide enough air flew to cool down your system.

EDIT:
If it was me, I would just remove the screen assembly from your laptop and use its base with its casing for this project. It's easier that way?!

 

okay, guys, the whole story is that all i have is the motherboard.
so yes, im going out of my way to not have to by oem parts because theyre expensive and annoying. and in this case, i know it wouldnt be TOO hard to make a better cooler.
anyway, i dont think i need any more help until i actually start doing things instead of talking about them lol
thanks all