Cooling extra's - worth it?

There goes another thread with yet the same avatar. We can all admit now that a Ukrainian is on the loose! I would love to make one single thread for ALL my quesitons, but it appears the more questions I ask in a single thread, the fewer and more limited responses I receieve. One thread for one topic seems the most effective approach... I'm sorry , I mean it . I am the one and only child in the family, even though I have a sister, but she was kind of to the side, all the attention is on me, even when I'm bad .

I wanted to know about cooling in this thread and whether cooling extra's like the ones offered by XOTIC are worth it. For example, the diamon thermal paste... I know for a facct that in desktop PC's, thermal paste or TIM can affect maximum temps under loads by no more than 2-3C when applied properly. It may decrease temps more during lighter loads, but during super-heavy stress testing in controlled environments, the actual cooling difference is very small. Is it the same with laptops? Is the Diamond thingy TIM worth the $35? Is it going to let me OC GPU or CPU or anything further than regular stock paste?

Then there's the Copper Cooling Upgrade for $80. Is it worth it? What's it going to cool and by how much? Does it improve CPU or GPU OC?

Are there any other cooling solutions that would work on Sager NP9377? I know they have docks and stands with fans, but do they actually help? I thought of creating a water-cooling station, but undoing all the fans and heatsinks every time I need to move the laptop is plain crazy!

 

The Diamond thermal paste is a must... Copper cooling is useless on the whole.. The Diamond paste will let you OC+GPU further and keep everything cool.. Main thing to remember is that you can actually get your own IC Diamond/Gelid GC Extreme and repaste yourself for $10... It's not too difficult... The main thing is you need to learn how to do this and once you do your sorted...

 

A good TIM can help by several degrees Celsius, so if you plan on stressing the laptop on any given basis, definitely opt in for it. The copper cooling can help in a similar fashion (i.e. under heavy load), but it's not as effective as the compound upgrade.

Said docks aren't necessary. Some people fancy a cooling pad/tray, but even those aren't a must as long as you're keeping the laptop on a flat, solid, stable surface. Elevating the laptop an inch or two also helps.

 

Though I have nothing to compare it to, I have a i7-4940MX and duel 980's in a Clevo P377SM-A and I got the extra copper cooling.
My idle temps for CUP are high 30's low 40's and my 980 are always low 30's.

Also YES get the ICD paste, I even bought an extra tube of it.

I can play Far Cry 4 for hours on all max settings and rarely do my fans kick on high, so theres that...

I do have a cooling pad though, so that probably eliminates or helps with the ambient temps any extra coper may cause.

 

Which cooling pad do you use?

 

I got the Targus HD3 Gaming Chill Mat for up to 18 Inch Laptops because its nice and thin and the laptop fits perfectly. I don't like a super high profile laptop so the pad is perfect.

 

The coolermaster notpal u3 is amazing for directing airflow to the vents however you want and is whisper quiet. I have done some custom setups in my day and nothing compares to perfectly directed air. System stays cool and and quiet after hours of work and play. 8298 with gtx 880 btw.

 

I have the notepal U stand as it's fairly flexible for getting the notebook positioned, I have added my own stands to prop up the feet. I don't bother with the fans as they usually have zero impact on higher end machines.