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#462521 - 10/04/05 07:07 PM Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
MikeMan Registered: 03/18/05 Posts: 121	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 _________________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @ 1.9ghz, RaidMax X-1, 520W RaidMax PSU, 1GB A-Data DDR400 Ram, DL-16x LG DVD Writer, Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI, 200GB Sata, 2x 20GB PATA 1x 40 PATA, Nvidia 6600 256mb
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#462522 - 10/04/05 07:33 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
whitlock Moderator Emeritus Registered: 06/07/04 Posts: 1266 Loc: Stoughton, WI USA	I bet it does the job _________________________ MacBook 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ 2GB DDR2 RAM & 120GB SATA 5400RPM HDD Canon Rebel XTI Google Cr-48 Beta Laptop
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#462523 - 10/04/05 08:23 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	Looks kinda like a Apple // lol. _________________________ To live is to let die
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#462524 - 10/05/05 12:07 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
shadowboxer47 Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 517	TCPMeta wrote: Quote: 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 12:57 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
maestro Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1656	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 03:46 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
griffer 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) . Do you see any improvement in cpu temp? _________________________ - iMac g5 2ghz, 1.5gb ram. - 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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#462527 - 10/05/05 03:50 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
krusher117 Registered: 05/30/04 Posts: 1016	Quote: But i guess it works as a \\"laptop-raiser\\" at the same time (don't know what they are called those things) Laptop Riser? Post edited by: krusher117, at: 2005/10/05 10:50
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#462528 - 10/05/05 05:24 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
griffer 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 ) Post edited by: griffer, at: 2005/10/05 12:26 _________________________ - iMac g5 2ghz, 1.5gb ram. - 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 08:37 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
anil8tor Registered: 07/05/05 Posts: 409	Quote: not easy with all this english What language do you prefer? :side: _________________________ Macbook 2.1 core duo 1gig 160gb sata iMac g5 w/1 gig 160gig all-in-one and SWEET! iBook G4 IGhz Quicksilver Dual 800's iPod touch "Guys, I think we just lost the platform here" Pete Conrad When in doubt, try SCE to AUX
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#462530 - 10/05/05 12:16 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
MikeMan Registered: 03/18/05 Posts: 121	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 _________________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @ 1.9ghz, RaidMax X-1, 520W RaidMax PSU, 1GB A-Data DDR400 Ram, DL-16x LG DVD Writer, Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI, 200GB Sata, 2x 20GB PATA 1x 40 PATA, Nvidia 6600 256mb
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#462531 - 10/05/05 07:41 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
macDeviant Registered: 02/14/05 Posts: 491	i just realized i'm using something equally as ghetto as your cardboard contraption. it's basicaly two psu fans with contact tape on the bottom to hold them to a peice of art board, then there are two keys from an old keyboard to hold up my laptop and let air flow under it the keys also have contact tape to keep them adhered to the art board. i did sauder a switch to the fans, saudered that to a firewire cable and powered it by an old ipod power supply my powerbook runs alot cooler now :P _________________________ 2.4gHz 15" MacBook Pro, 1.66gHz Core Duo Mac Mini, 2.5gHz G5 QUAD, 733mHz Quicksilver, 450mHz G4 Cube, 700mHz G3 iBook, 350mHz Sawtooth G4, 350mHz Revs. A and B B&W G3, 16mHz Powerbook 100, 8mHz Macitosh Classic.
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#462532 - 10/05/05 07:42 PM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
macDeviant Registered: 02/14/05 Posts: 491	i just realized i'm using something equally as ghetto as your cardboard contraption. it's basicaly two psu fans with contact tape on the bottom to hold them to a peice of art board, then there are two keys from an old keyboard to hold up my laptop and let air flow under it the keys also have contact tape to keep them adhered to the art board. i did sauder a switch to the fans, saudered that to a firewire cable and powered it by an old ipod power supply my powerbook runs alot cooler now :P _________________________ 2.4gHz 15" MacBook Pro, 1.66gHz Core Duo Mac Mini, 2.5gHz G5 QUAD, 733mHz Quicksilver, 450mHz G4 Cube, 700mHz G3 iBook, 350mHz Sawtooth G4, 350mHz Revs. A and B B&W G3, 16mHz Powerbook 100, 8mHz Macitosh Classic.
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#462533 - 10/06/05 06:14 AM Re:Cheap Active cooling [Re: hulugurov]
griffer Registered: 02/12/05 Posts: 209	anil8tor wrote: Quote: What language do you prefer? :side: Well im from Denmark, so danish. But i guess it would be a bit hard for you guys to understand me then _________________________ - iMac g5 2ghz, 1.5gb ram. - 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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