M17x R2 full internal cooling mod - huge improvement!

[thenzfarmer]

You're the man
I'll let you know when it is done.
Cheers

Allrighty! You were right, not enough paste on the damn thing.
Works like a charm now.
Thanks again, + rep for availability and quality of service ^^

Although there is improvement, I still notice 90+ temperatures while gaming for example. Is this expected on this laptop if I don't use a cooler?

[5150Joker]

Although there is improvement, I still notice 90+ temperatures while gaming for example. Is this expected on this laptop if I don't use a cooler?

If you did the cooling mod then the GPU temp in furmark should never get above 80C.

[thenzfarmer]

Hey, not GPU but CPU is the issue, GPU never went above 70 degrees which I am very happy with
Do your fans constantly spin? Or is there a moment they take a brake?
And man, is this LED screen superb

[TurbodTalon]

Farmer, have you got the CPU over-volted in the BIOS, or are you using Throttlestop? Those will both get the CPU hot in a hurry, even with a cooler.

[thenzfarmer]

No I am not, default voltage. Which makes it even more surprising.
We have the same processor
I get readings of 50-60 at idle and 70-90 Celcius under load.
Are your readings similar?

[Mechanized Menace]

Hmmm run a prime 95 torture test and post your temps.

[thenzfarmer]

Allrighty, there are the results and it never hits above 80Celcius (with matchboxes on each backside to raise the laptop). So I guess the 90 degrees that show up sometimes are a software error ?
Small FFTs on 8 threads

Link: http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2204/prime95.png

[Mechanized Menace]

Allrighty, there are the results and it never hits above 80Celcius (with matchboxes on each backside to raise the laptop). So I guess the 90 degrees that show up sometimes are a software error ?
Small FFTs on 8 threads

Link: http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2204/prime95.png

Possibly, If your temps are staying below 80 that is fine. A Notebook cooler would be good for you I Use the NZXT Cryo LX with a 12V 1500ma adapter and they blow hard.

[granyte]

interesting notice it seem like newer m17x-r2 with 5870 (less then 3 weeks old in canada) got an update on thier cooling setup we had a hard time geting his gpu temps over 70 including benches and crysis

[reborn2003]

interesting notice it seem like newer m17x-r2 with 5870 (less then 3 weeks old in canada) got an update on thier cooling setup we had a hard time geting his gpu temps over 70 including benches and crysis

Oh new fans or heatsinks or something? Whats new? got any pics?
I did notice that they changed the middle CPU fan. It looks different to the R1 fans. Different fins mainly.

Cheers.