Ghetto Mods

[Compgeke]

I got this Toshita Satellite laptop the other day with a screwed up screen, and with an overheating Celeron M585. Well, how does such a crappy processor overheat? It turns out the heatsink wasn't making contact with the processor, typical of low-end laptops. After cleaning out the gunk from the heatsink, throwing a Core 2 Duo T8100 into it and then applying Arctic Silver 7, I did this to make contact (and verified that it is). This here should fix it.

 

[silkstone]

You're in for a world of problems if the laptop takes a knock and those pennies come loose.
why not use some folded cardboard or even paper?

 

[n3rdf1ght3r]

I got this Toshita Satellite laptop the other day with a screwed up screen, and with an overheating Celeron M585. Well, how does such a crappy processor overheat? It turns out the heatsink wasn't making contact with the processor, typical of low-end laptops. After cleaning out the gunk from the heatsink, throwing a Core 2 Duo T8100 into it and then applying Arctic Silver 7, I did this to make contact (and verified that it is). This here should fix it.

http://goput.it/ot0.jpg

Those pennies are going to short out your mobo if they come lose, you might want to use something that's not conductive like what silkstone said above.

 

[Compgeke]

I'm not too terribly worried about at the moment, the video cable is screwed up so I honestly can't do much with it, I have faster desktops if I need something to test with. Whenever I get another video cable I'll fix those.

 

[Thrackan]

I got this Toshita Satellite laptop the other day with a screwed up screen, and with an overheating Celeron M585. Well, how does such a crappy processor overheat? It turns out the heatsink wasn't making contact with the processor, typical of low-end laptops. After cleaning out the gunk from the heatsink, throwing a Core 2 Duo T8100 into it and then applying Arctic Silver 7, I did this to make contact (and verified that it is). This here should fix it.

http://goput.it/ot0.jpg

You could always solder those pennies on tight

 

[klva80]

i made this 5 1/4 to 3 1/2 adapte from scrapped cdrom

 

[ste2425]

I got this Toshita Satellite laptop the other day with a screwed up screen, and with an overheating Celeron M585. Well, how does such a crappy processor overheat? It turns out the heatsink wasn't making contact with the processor, typical of low-end laptops. After cleaning out the gunk from the heatsink, throwing a Core 2 Duo T8100 into it and then applying Arctic Silver 7, I did this to make contact (and verified that it is). This here should fix it.

http://goput.it/ot0.jpg

Can't you just bend the retaining clip to give it the force on the heatsink its lost through age?

 

[de.das.dude]

I got this Toshita Satellite laptop the other day with a screwed up screen, and with an overheating Celeron M585. Well, how does such a crappy processor overheat? It turns out the heatsink wasn't making contact with the processor, typical of low-end laptops. After cleaning out the gunk from the heatsink, throwing a Core 2 Duo T8100 into it and then applying Arctic Silver 7, I did this to make contact (and verified that it is). This here should fix it.

http://goput.it/ot0.jpg

@at the rest: cuz this is the spirit of the ghetto XD

 

[HalfAHertz]

Do we have pantyhose filters in here already?

 

[micropage7]

I got this Toshita Satellite laptop the other day with a screwed up screen, and with an overheating Celeron M585. Well, how does such a crappy processor overheat? It turns out the heatsink wasn't making contact with the processor, typical of low-end laptops. After cleaning out the gunk from the heatsink, throwing a Core 2 Duo T8100 into it and then applying Arctic Silver 7, I did this to make contact (and verified that it is). This here should fix it.

http://goput.it/ot0.jpg

nice but better you should glue it to your hsf. then the penny would secure more

 

[Compgeke]

I actually replaced the pennies with 2 small of scrap acrylic from the school laser printer, but didn't get pics though. Won't have to worry about shorts.

 

[de.das.dude]

ghetto soldering station. needed one, so here it is

 

[Sir B. Fannybottom]

Found out why my PC would randomly go to a black screen. I fixed it with a fan and some zipties

@DDD I just use the side panel of an old case for soldering C; It's super easy to clean off the solder, and had grooves for my to stick things in

 

[Athlonite]

I take it then your VRM's were overheating

 

[Zonengorg]

This post is too good

I got some ideas now

Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[_JP_]

Also, pantyhose air filter...

Made an air duct (I think).

Decreased temps on the GPU by 2ºC on idle and about 6~10ºC on load.

EDIT: I mean, that whole area is ghetto. That's just a normal vent, I screwed that 80mm fan in there, but it's not tight against the metal (there's 0.5cm of space between the fan and the grill, but it was the only way to screw it there). It has pantyhose for an air filter and now has an air duct to help reduce the mess of air flow currents near the card's cooler.
Next step is to improve the cooler's shroud by closing it so that air comes either though the back or is dissipated inside the case.

 

[AsRock]

Made an air duct (I think).
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8854/ywgi.jpg
Decreased temps on the GPU by 2ºC on idle and about 6~10ºC on load.

EDIT: I mean, that whole area is ghetto. That's just a normal vent, I screwed that 80mm fan in there, but it's not tight against the metal (there's 0.5mm of space between the fan and the grill, but it was the only way to screw it there). It has pantyhose for an air filter and now has an air duct to help reduce the mess of air flow currents near the card's cooler.
Next step is to improve the cooler's shroud by closing it so that air comes either though the back or is dissipated inside the case.

Now try placing a fan in between the CPU cooler and the back of the video card just be careful of clearance. Should see some GPU temps drop then too.

 

[de.das.dude]

Made an air duct (I think).
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8854/ywgi.jpg
Decreased temps on the GPU by 2ºC on idle and about 6~10ºC on load.

EDIT: I mean, that whole area is ghetto. That's just a normal vent, I screwed that 80mm fan in there, but it's not tight against the metal (there's 0.5mm of space between the fan and the grill, but it was the only way to screw it there). It has pantyhose for an air filter and now has an air duct to help reduce the mess of air flow currents near the card's cooler.
Next step is to improve the cooler's shroud by closing it so that air comes either though the back or is dissipated inside the case.

angle is too damn low. there will be a lot of restriction unless its a high static pressure fan.

 

[_JP_]

Now try placing a fan in between the CPU cooler and the back of the video card just be careful of clearance. Should see some GPU temps drop then too.

That's kind of impossible to do in my case, but I already have a fan that is doing the same thing, more or less.

angle is too damn low. there will be a lot of restriction unless its a high static pressure fan.

I know 10º is low, but bigger than 15º or so and the paper would bend because it would be hitting the card. Plus, the fan isn't running at full speed.
The static pressure on that fan is 1.310 mm/H2O @ full speed. You tell me if that's enough.

 

[de.das.dude]

the rule of the ghetto says, if you can feel the air from the duct. its good enough

 

[Athlonite]

It actually looks like you'd have room for an 120mm fan on the case side panel

 

[_JP_]

Three, actually...in an "L" shape.
But I lack a dremel and don't want to turn the panel into swiss cheese.

 

[Athlonite]

I was thinking just the one where that fan already is looks almost a big enough hole for an 120 to fit

 

[_JP_]

That grill measures 85mmx135mm, IIRC.
I've tried to get two 80mm fans there, side-by-side, with the frames in diagonal, but couldn't manage to get the screw holes right.

 

[de.das.dude]

80x 2 = 160