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    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by SatyreX2, Apr 13, 2021.

  1. SatyreX2

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    Does cutting out the ventilation openings on the back panel of the P775 improve the airflow/cooling to any significant degree:

    I am talking about the ribbed sections seen here and I have noticed that they seem to obscure/obstruct the fans slightly:

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    That's a nostalgic system in your signature. Yes you can get some core temp reductions by doing that, it's mostly minor. Some passives on the board may get a bit warmer.
     
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    Thanks for the quick replies - Cylix, I had pretty much the same idea - Add a fine mesh to protect against dust and run it on a cooling pad for greater airflow.

    In summer, I do a lot of work in hot countries at ambient temps of 32°C+ so cooling is a real issue.
     
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    Yes thats the way, i also put a fine mesh to stop the dust coming inside, there are some cheap PC housing meshes on amazon, just cut it to fit and i used black electrical tape to tape it on the inside of the cover.
     
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    Getting a good pressured cooling pad will help, with your own 140mm fans.
     
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    Forget this post. It was ill-considered.
     
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    Now I have most of the parts I need for the cooling pad mod and laptop cooling overhaul.

    I'll do some benchmarks over the weekend and create a new post documenting the mods.

    I wish I could find posts I've read about my Mr. Fox, describing his cooling pad mods.
     
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    This is what I did.
     
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    Nice!

    Looks very tidy with no signs of duct tape or nasty angle grinder work.
     
    SatyreX2, Apr 18, 2021
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    What sort of fans are you using?
     
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    140mm maglev.
     
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    Sweet fans.

    Going to compare my nanoxia deep silence fans with the thermalright ty-140 pwm fans this week.

    Right now the nanoxia fans are producing a low pulsing vibration which is louder than the airflow.
     
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    That's not great, does just one do the same?
     
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