- Joined
- May 11, 2003
- Location
- Vernon, CT
Alright - I have been working on my laptop watercooling pad for a little while now, and I got it working a little while ago. The main purpose of it is to keep the base of the laptop as close to ambient temps as possible, as well as to get rid of the heat that usually builds up there. As of now, I have no radiator in the loop, because the res is on my window sill and my window here at school doesn't really shut tight so there's a cool draft. My laptop fans never really come on anymore unless I'm gaming, which is a great improvement. I am using a temp monitoring program and my temps sit at about 50-55c with no fans unless gaming, which is a big improvement from the fans coming on every 5-10 minutes at 62c. Here are some pics:
It is 1/8" aluminum sheet with a 1/4" copper tube running all through the middle. I used maple around the edges just for looks, and it sits on a large mousepad thing that I got and it fits perfectly. My res is a juice pitcher thing with holes in the top for tubes (the cord for the pump comes out the pourer). I am using an eheim 1000 submersable pump, and it is silent. If you have any questions, let me know.
It is 1/8" aluminum sheet with a 1/4" copper tube running all through the middle. I used maple around the edges just for looks, and it sits on a large mousepad thing that I got and it fits perfectly. My res is a juice pitcher thing with holes in the top for tubes (the cord for the pump comes out the pourer). I am using an eheim 1000 submersable pump, and it is silent. If you have any questions, let me know.