What Notebook cooler?

Shou Miko · Apr 14, 2013

my dad's cooler for his laptop don't work anymore, so i was looking around but i dunno what which to take that would be good.

He got this AGK cooler now, but usb wire broke at the usb connector so i am looking for another one.

only thing is the price, i will buy around 43usd/33euros, i have been looking at Antec NoteBook Cooler Classic B but after reading the review from Overclockers Club i am not so sure anymore.

OC Club writes this:

Pros

Aesthetically pleasing (looks nice)
Compact size
Powered by included USB, doesn't require outside power source
Brings down computer temperatures significantly
Very quiet when in use
Includes warranty

Cons

Cooler flexes on uneven surfaces or when being lifted
Cooler shape prevents some laptops from sitting firmly on cooler surface

i am moving it around and i want to have it on the armrest on the sofa too, but if it flex and can break i don't want that, so a little help finding a good one for a good price.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 14, 2013

Personally I like the laptop coolers that Zalman makes, Specially the ones made from a sheet of aluminium. Cooler master has some decent ones as well, but some designs were ripped off Zalman so it doesnt matter which brand you go for

Shou Miko · Apr 14, 2013

hmm so u mean something like this Zalman ZM-NC11?

Weight 1.15 kg
Material Plastic, Steel

ino it will be a big weight to have around in the bag too, but i guess if i want quality build that won't flex much steel is what u want to use, even it also weights...

FreedomEclipse · Apr 14, 2013

if thats what you can afford then go for it.

I personally use a discontinued Zalman NC1000 but its very similar to this one

Its best to get one with a silent 220mm fan though instead of 2 60mm or 80mm fans. something like the Zalman NC 3000s

If you want something more compact i think Cooler master might have what you are looking for,

AsRock · Apr 14, 2013

Thermaltake do a few with large fans although when i got mine it sucked air so had to flip the fan and now it's been good for a few things like a A/V, PS3 and of course the laptop.

thermaltake laptop cooler

There is one they do in that list that uses smaller fans but they are a changeable which MIGHT fir your needs depending on were the cooling vents are but looks like it has a flaw with ultra thin fans and being flat

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Thermaltake Allways Cool /4 Adjustable Silent Fans...

EDIT:
To me i wish i could find some that had external power source as you be able to have faster fan, the fan in my TT was not designed to but it works very well

PLAfiller · Apr 14, 2013

I favour Cooler Master U-series ( U1- laptop up to 14'' 1 fan, U2- up to 17" two fans and U3- the biggest laptops with 3 fans.). They act as carrying bags as well. And I like the fact you can postion your fans where ever you want them. Because one huge fan in the middle doesn't always cool the importnat stuff.

Shou Miko · Apr 14, 2013

well too bad i can't get it from newegg AsRock, so i need shops like oc.co.uk and caseking.de if i can't find them in my country ^^;

FreedomEclipse said:
if thats what you can afford then go for it.

I personally use a discontinued Zalman NC1000 but its very similar to this one

the NC1000 ain't discounted u can still buy it at caseking.de for about 38euros + 8euros in shipping.

and i can get it for 40euro including shipping my country.

hoax32 · Apr 15, 2013

just take that sucker apart and replace the fan.
Not that hard on MOST laptops unless it's a netbook.
What laptop are we talking about?
Cheaper and more effective solution - only takes like half an hour of time.

Shou Miko · Apr 15, 2013

hoax32 said:
just take that sucker apart and replace the fan.
Not that hard on MOST laptops unless it's a netbook.
What laptop are we talking about?
Cheaper and more effective solution - only takes like half an hour of time.

it's not the fan in the laptop that is the problem i guess u miss understood is the cooler pad underneath my dad got, the "cheap thing china" wire broke at the usb connector so looking for some quality bcs i have to pay for it, he think it was my fault, bcs "I" was the only one using it, but well my sis did it too, and when the cooler pad have had a long like with the wire being pulled in so it's not gonna hold forever.

hoax32 · Apr 15, 2013

puma99dk| said:
it's not the fan in the laptop that is the problem i guess u miss understood is the cooler pad underneath my dad got, the "cheap thing china" wire broke at the usb connector so looking for some quality bcs i have to pay for it, he think it was my fault, bcs "I" was the only one using it, but well my sis did it too, and when the cooler pad have had a long like with the wire being pulled in so it's not gonna hold forever.

ohh haha - my bad - I see :roll:

Did you really have to add "CHINA" !? ahahaha - stereotype at it's purest xD

Shou Miko · Apr 15, 2013

hoax32 said:
ohh haha - my bad - I see
Did you really have to add "CHINA" !? ahahaha - stereotype at it's purest xD

yap i added china in the mix aswell bcs it is, ino the quality difference and this is differentially china cable :cool:

AsRock · Apr 15, 2013

puma99dk| said:
well too bad i can't get it from newegg AsRock, so i need shops like oc.co.uk and caseking.de if i can't find them in my country ^^;

the NC1000 ain't discounted u can still buy it at caseking.de for about 38euros + 8euros in shipping.

and i can get it for 40euro including shipping my country.

Well caseking.de have laptop coolers with 200mm fans in them although a bit of digging is required as a lot don't say what rpm they run at..
caseking.de

EDIT
How about Amazon.co.uk ?

http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B003ZUXXWO/?tag=tec053-21

Shou Miko · Apr 15, 2013

not many amazon.co.uk stores actually sells to dk that's the problem :/

agent00skid · Apr 15, 2013

The Thermaltake in DK: http://www.edbpriser.dk/baerbar-tilbehoer/thermaltake-massive23-lx-id-4393633.aspx

EDBPriser with every category that seemed to contain notebook coolers:

http://www.edbpriser.dk/computer/baerbar/baerbar-tilbehoer.aspx?nf=strmatrix1%3a^%22Bl%C3%A6ser+til+notebook+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook+stand+med+notebook+bl%C3%A6ser+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook+stativ+med+1+USB-port-hub+og+k%C3%B8leventilator+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook+stativ+med+3+porte+USB+hub+og+2+k%C3%B8lerbl%C3%A6sere+med+2%2c5%22+indelukke+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook-bl%C3%A6ser+med+1+port+USB+hub+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook-bl%C3%A6ser+med+3+USB-hub+porte+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22B%C3%A6rbar+computer+k%C3%B8ler+m%C3%A5tte+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook+holder+med+4+porte+USB+hub+og+k%C3%B8leventilator+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook+holder+med+2+USB+hub+porte+og+k%C3%B8lebl%C3%A6ser+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]^%22Notebook-bl%C3%A6ser+med+USB-hub+%282+tilslutninger%29+%C2%A40.0000000000%22%24[MultiValSep]%C2%A7&qt=Fql

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462\| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo T480 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 23H2 UK
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462\| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo T480 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 23H2 UK
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

Processor	AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X
Motherboard	ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF
Cooling	D15
Memory	Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9
Storage	Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700
Case	Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard	Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores	Meh benchmarks.

What Notebook cooler?

Shou Miko

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Shou Miko

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

AsRock

TPU addict

PLAfiller

Shou Miko

hoax32

Shou Miko

hoax32

Shou Miko

AsRock

TPU addict

Shou Miko

agent00skid

System Name	Sandfiller
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9i (92x25mm fan)
Memory	32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 5700 XT GAMING X
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	2560x1080 LG 29" + 22" LG
Case	SS RV02
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

System Name	MSI GF63 Thin
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-10300H @4.50GHz
Motherboard	MSI GF63 Thin System Board
Cooling	MSI GF63 Thin Stock Cooling
Memory	8GB (1x 8GB) Hynix DDR4 2666MHz
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 4GB GDDR6 @1740MHz
Storage	KIOXIA 256GB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	MSI Optix G24C165Hz 1ms
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	Waterfall \| xe
Processor	Core i3-12100F \| i5-1240P
Motherboard	Gigabyte B660M-DS3H \| HP laptop
Cooling	Custom Watercooling \| Stock laptop
Memory	2*16GB \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 with WC blocks \| Iris Xe
Storage	Intel 660 1TB + Crucial BX100 500GB \| 1TB SSD
Display(s)	U24E850R+U2515H \| Internal 16"
Case	Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 \| Laptop
Audio Device(s)	Audio 2 DJ + Xenyx Q802USB \| Realtek
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W \| 65W USB-C Power brick
Mouse	Logitech M330
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion Brown \| Laptop
Software	Gentoo + Windows 10 Pro \| Gentoo