I use a cooling pad 'cause I dorm and its not that big of a room. My table is littered with stuff so I just pop my laptop on the bed whenever I need/want something done, and the circulation is bad. So the pad really helps. Depends on how you use it or if you really use it.
But thing is I noticed most of the heat isn't coming from my board. Its from all the read/write cycles on my HD. So last time I had to reformat I configured it so that the partitions are set as OS-Transient Data-Archives. This way, most accessed files are put in the middle of the array and stay within reach of the probes that are just hanging around the OS partition. It definitely reduced the effort needed by the HD when I'm working and playing tunes at the same time. :D On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:33 AM, lolattheotherguy < [email protected]> wrote: > congratz, youve built a weak desktop > :p > > On Apr 20, 1:16 am, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > My laptop setup is already "non-mobile" lol (ethernet, external keyboard, > > mouse, speakers, and monitor hooked to it) > > > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Daniel Estrazulas < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > ahh, i think its better than nothing, it helps to circulate air and > > > lowering the temperature . From what i read on the reviews and tests, > people > > > are noticing diferences like 5- 8°C with the pads ON, or maybe more. Of > > > course , using one will "kill" the mobility advantage, but in my > opinion, if > > > the use is only at work and home, bring it together will not interfere > that > > > much (for me). > > > Is not my case, but i read that some people are using those pads to > avoid > > > over heat that can cause shutdown crashes in some computers. > > > > > 2011/4/19 lolattheotherguy <[email protected]> > > > > >> yes undervolting can cause hardware failure, but not damage. > > > > >> as for cooling pads, i never understood how are they even still on the > > >> market. Just take a look at your laptops bottom side and see how small > > >> the ventillation holes are. Of course the pad will cool the entire > > >> bottom of the laptop but its like cooling something through a plastic > > >> box! Pads would only make sense to me if you could remove the entire > > >> bottom of the laptop and attach it to the pad itself. It's really up > > >> the case of the lappy i think, if its not designed to deal with that > > >> kind of heat, every solution is just like a hopeless last resort, > > >> plus, they take laptops one advantage, mobility away. > > > > >> On Apr 19, 9:02 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > I'm sorry to inform you, but unlike overclocking, undervolting does > > >> > not void the warranty. And the issues that come up from undervolting > > >> > are well known, and nothing alike what happens when overclocking > goes > > >> > too far. > > > > >> > I do agree that cooling pads do work, to some extent, depending on > > >> > their configuration and quality. > > > > >> > I think what you really mean is that overclocking should be the very > > >> > last solution, but that's for performance, and a whole different > > >> > deal :) > > > > >> > And this is why people that undervolt should never jump straight out > > >> > to the minimum voltage on all multipliers. Now that would indeed > > >> > increase significantly the risk of issues from said operation. > > > > >> > On 19 Abr, 13:29, NeoDragon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > All of you guys... are crazy. Laptops are way to sensitive to be > > >> > > played with hardware side. Also, lot's of people don't realize > that > > >> > > when they are playing with their laptops, it usually sits on a > table > > >> > > or a flat surface, if your fan happens to take is intake of air > from > > >> > > the bottom of the said laptop, it is bound to overheat at some > point! > > >> > > Cooling pads ARE the solution to it OR simply call the laptop > > >> > > manufacturer and try to get your warranty privileges, who knows > they > > >> > > might send you a brand new laptop because your laptop serie as a > major > > >> > > flaw. > > >> > > Undervolting should be the very very last solution to your > problems. > > >> > > It voids warranty, and again, your laptop is very sensitive, > therefore > > >> > > any changes to your hardware might result in unknown > errors/crashes/ > > >> > > even hardware failures. > > > > >> > > IF you still wanna go for it, do so safely, and please head > tohttp:// > > >>www.overclockers.com/forums/, these guys know what they are > > >> > > talking about. > > > > >> -- > > >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > -- > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
