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#462521 - 10/05/05 02:07 AM Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
MikeMan Offline


Registered: 03/18/05
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hey
ive just built a laptop cooler out ov a

synrnge box, 80mm neon fan and 2 rolls of tape

heres the result

Post edited by: MikeMan, at: 2005/10/05 02:26
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#462522 - 10/05/05 02:33 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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I bet it does the job
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#462523 - 10/05/05 03:23 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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Looks kinda like a Apple // lol.
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#462524 - 10/05/05 07:07 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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TCPMeta wrote:
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Looks kinda like a Apple // lol.



Bwahahahahahaha!


MikeMan,

Are you using a standard keyboard and mouse or are you having to maneuver yourself around the cardboard?

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#462525 - 10/05/05 07:57 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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Registered: 11/16/07
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Thats quite a cooler. Does you pc laptop run that hot? Now what if someone made a cooling dock that used watercooling? Hmmmm. Now that would be cool.
-maestro

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#462526 - 10/05/05 10:46 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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Registered: 02/12/05
Posts: 209
Lol, yea thats a big cooler. But i guess it works as a "laptop-raiser" at the same time (don't know what they are called those things) smile .

Do you see any improvement in cpu temp?
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#462527 - 10/05/05 10:50 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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But i guess it works as a \\"laptop-raiser\\" at the same time (don't
know what they are called those things)


Laptop Riser?

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#462528 - 10/05/05 12:24 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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Registered: 02/12/05
Posts: 209
Yea, you know those plastic/metal things that raises your laptop from the desk.

(like this one http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/icurve/index.php)

(not easy with all this english laugh )

Post edited by: griffer, at: 2005/10/05 12:26
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- eMac 1ghz (clocked at 1.27): 1gb RAM, Dual Layer Pioneer DVD +/- RW, 80 gb HD, 160 & 250 external Lacie FW HD´s. And modified cooling.
- iMac 600 mhz
- b&w in atx case, with sata drives :p
- PowerMac g3 b/w - with atx psu
- PowerBook G3 Wallstreet

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#462529 - 10/05/05 03:37 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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not easy with all this english


What language do you prefer? :side:
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#462530 - 10/05/05 07:16 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
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heres a new pic, yes i do have an external keyboard and mouse 2 bad i havent got the apple pro out i sometimes use it but mum likes the fat spacebar on the MS internet keyboard ive got
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