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    NP8660 Cooler?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by LEB, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. LEB

    LEB Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I'm ordering an NP8660 from Xotic, and I was curious if you guyz think I will need to buy a cooler for it? Any suggestions?
    Yes i will be using it for gaming. (Assassin's Creed, Crysis, BF2142, WoW)

    Does anyone know the airflow of the NP8660? (In from bottom out the back, in the bottom out the bottom, etc..)
     
    LEB, Jul 27, 2008
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  2. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    Justin@XoticPC, Jul 27, 2008
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    armagideontime Notebook Consultant

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    just curious, what are the dimensions of the nc1000?
     
    armagideontime, Jul 27, 2008
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  4. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    NC1000 Dimension (WxLxH): 330 x 308 x 40 mm
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Jul 27, 2008
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  5. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Wait till you get your lappy, watch your temps, than will will see if you need one, dont go buy one first, thats a good $50.00
     
    steveninspokane, Jul 27, 2008
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  6. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Exactly, we don`t know how the NP8660 handles heat yet.
    Although, if you can find a NC2000 cheap, get it! it never hurts to have a cooler.
     
    eleron911, Jul 27, 2008
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  7. JGRiopel852

    JGRiopel852 Notebook Consultant

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    What program do you use to watch your laptops temps?
     
    JGRiopel852, Jul 27, 2008
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  8. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    HWMonitor(cpu, hdd, gpu), Riva Tuner(gpu),rmclock(cpu),hdtune(hd), etc.
     
    eleron911, Jul 27, 2008
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  9. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    I like the Zalmans especially as they serve as a stand also so the laptop is tilted up so its easier on your writs for extended use. especially on the thicker gaming laptop.s
     
    MKang25, Jul 27, 2008
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  10. Friar_Tuck

    Friar_Tuck Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep. Zalmans are awesome. Get the NC2000, to make sure it's wide enough to accomodate your system.

    So - no resellers have given us an idea of how the NP8660 handles the heat? I'd love to hear from Donald or Justin. The Alienware m15x had so many problems in the 15.4inch form-factor, and it had dual fans. The NP8660 only has one fan. I'm pretty confident it will still do a better job, because it has better heat-sincs - but I'd really like to hear something concrete.
     
    Friar_Tuck, Jul 27, 2008
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  11. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    Well I'm pretty sure being that the m15x is the only other competitor they took heat as a high priority issue. Also Donald has stated that heat will not be an issue in several posts (to lazy to look).
     
    MKang25, Jul 27, 2008
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  12. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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  13. DRTH_STi

    DRTH_STi can't.stop.buying.laptops

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    Yeah we're completely in the dark - sorta how th alienware customers were...lol
     
    DRTH_STi, Jul 27, 2008
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