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dlt77 · 05-11-2009, 04:47 PM

I took the plunge and performed the mod last night. It lowered my idle temps a considerable amount. Not sure if it was all a result of the mod or if it was a combination of that and reseating the heatsink. I used arctic silver 5.

Ambient Temps approximately 20C
Before Copper Mod/Stock

Nvidia 160M
Idle (Zalman NC-1000): 66C - Pretty high to begin with!

When running 3DMark06 my gpu temp would jump to the low 80C's at stock settings. Overclocked (785/480/1550) it maxed at 96C during the test.

After Copper Mod

Nvidia 160M
Idle (Zalman NC-1000): 42C

I haven't done many tests under load yet but will report back when I do more. So far it appears to be keeping the temps down as expected.

05-11-2009, 04:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
dlt77 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Re: HowTo: Latitude E6400 (and similar) Performance + Cooling Guide I took the plunge and performed the mod last night. It lowered my idle temps a considerable amount. Not sure if it was all a result of the mod or if it was a combination of that and reseating the heatsink. I used arctic silver 5. Ambient Temps approximately 20C Before Copper Mod/Stock Nvidia 160M Idle (Zalman NC-1000): 66C - Pretty high to begin with! When running 3DMark06 my gpu temp would jump to the low 80C's at stock settings. Overclocked (785/480/1550) it maxed at 96C during the test. After Copper Mod Nvidia 160M Idle (Zalman NC-1000): 42C I haven't done many tests under load yet but will report back when I do more. So far it appears to be keeping the temps down as expected. Last edited by dlt77 : 05-12-2009 at 07:23 PM. Reason: Added sig