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Old 11-17-2005, 03:12 PM   #1
mindgam3
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Default Laptop cooling ideas needed

Looking to cool my laptop as much as possible to try and get a bit more juice out of my GPU. I've got a 17" laptop, Radeon 9700 256mb gpu, P4 3.4 with HT, 7200prm 60 gig HD.

Haven't opened her up yet but i've got 3 fans:

Which are roughly

60/70mm
40/50mm
30/40mm

Who make the best laptop fans (lowest noise and highest volume flow rate) in these sizes for laptops - not sure what depth they are yet.

I'm also thinking about getting a laptop cooling pad - do these things actually do any good? If so, who makes the best (proven lower temps) that will fit my 17 incher.

Also, what about temp sensing? How do i find if my PC already supports this. What kind of software/hardware do i need to get to get some readings inside?

Anything else? Any amazing water cooling devices u can get for laptops?

I heard Hitachi have made a water cooled laptop but i think its only available as one unit??

Cheers for any suggestions
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