Space Lynx
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so. I am getting awfully sick and tired of seeing my cpu and gtx 1070 reach 95 celsius in gaming (it needs re-pasted I think, but I can't do a re-paste cause the screws are stripped too bad, but even with re-paste it would still be doing 80ish)
I was thinking. these new fanless coolers from Noctua. NH-P1. they come with nt-h2 paste, so I could remove the back panel of laptop, put some paste on the current heatsink where cpu and gpu is. buy two of these coolers. and then cut some wood of same height as the cooler - and boom not only should temps be insanely good, I'd probably be able to oc fairly easy.
so... my question is. could this work? or am i not understand physics properly (keep in mind, I don't use this laptop mobile... its battery is long dead, and mainly it serves as a desktop unit for me, connected to external monitor/kb/mouse
I already have the laptop back removed, and its laying directly exposed to a 4 fan cooler, this used to help it enough, but no longer does it work. it def needs a re-paste. the flimsy little heatsink this laptop comes with is garbage, I have half a mind to experiment, take it off completely and directly connect it to the noctua nh-p1's (and no i have not bought them yet lol they are not in stock anywhere to my knowledge) ---problem is once i pop off that little heatsink i better be damn sure this frankenstein cooling idea works, because i won't be able to get it back on (one of the screws last night even broke off inside the heatsink screw hole... there is simply no getting it out.
but these coolers are heavy enough even without mounting... i can prob flip my laptop over (no wood cutting needed) and just stand both towers on their respective cpu/gpu with a bit of paste... and let the heat travel up the cooler...
@lexluthermiester @R-T-B @TheLostSwede have I lost my mind or good idea? LOL
edit:
how about two of these? with powered usb bank/fan converter cable only costs about 7 bucks for the cables.
again can't mount though... might not be heavy enough pressure wise, unless i sit the laptop on top of of them upside down... with wood blocks cut to balance it all...
edit 2:
here is final plan... remove the crappy laptop cooler in full.
buy two of these. flip laptop upside down - place both coolers DIRECTLY ON THE CPU AND GPU screw that tiny heatsink its coming off.
buy the fan adapter for usb conversion
then buy these for the vram on gpu
pics incoming, temps, as well, before and after!!! screw the NH-P1 im going to do these $50 ones instead!
only issue I have left is how will i turn on the laptop (cause it will be flipped over with lid closed ).... just need to turn it on once and leave it on though, so I will figure out something. lol
I was thinking. these new fanless coolers from Noctua. NH-P1. they come with nt-h2 paste, so I could remove the back panel of laptop, put some paste on the current heatsink where cpu and gpu is. buy two of these coolers. and then cut some wood of same height as the cooler - and boom not only should temps be insanely good, I'd probably be able to oc fairly easy.
so... my question is. could this work? or am i not understand physics properly (keep in mind, I don't use this laptop mobile... its battery is long dead, and mainly it serves as a desktop unit for me, connected to external monitor/kb/mouse
I already have the laptop back removed, and its laying directly exposed to a 4 fan cooler, this used to help it enough, but no longer does it work. it def needs a re-paste. the flimsy little heatsink this laptop comes with is garbage, I have half a mind to experiment, take it off completely and directly connect it to the noctua nh-p1's (and no i have not bought them yet lol they are not in stock anywhere to my knowledge) ---problem is once i pop off that little heatsink i better be damn sure this frankenstein cooling idea works, because i won't be able to get it back on (one of the screws last night even broke off inside the heatsink screw hole... there is simply no getting it out.
but these coolers are heavy enough even without mounting... i can prob flip my laptop over (no wood cutting needed) and just stand both towers on their respective cpu/gpu with a bit of paste... and let the heat travel up the cooler...
@lexluthermiester @R-T-B @TheLostSwede have I lost my mind or good idea? LOL
edit:
how about two of these? with powered usb bank/fan converter cable only costs about 7 bucks for the cables.
again can't mount though... might not be heavy enough pressure wise, unless i sit the laptop on top of of them upside down... with wood blocks cut to balance it all...
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edit 2:
here is final plan... remove the crappy laptop cooler in full.
buy two of these. flip laptop upside down - place both coolers DIRECTLY ON THE CPU AND GPU screw that tiny heatsink its coming off.
buy the fan adapter for usb conversion
then buy these for the vram on gpu
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiIojj6w.png&hash=3e2529d3e15ec05f01551e8a5a616bb4)
pics incoming, temps, as well, before and after!!! screw the NH-P1 im going to do these $50 ones instead!
only issue I have left is how will i turn on the laptop (cause it will be flipped over with lid closed ).... just need to turn it on once and leave it on though, so I will figure out something. lol
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