@Fantasia

One thing about the Zalman NC2000 is that you must use it in an air conditioned room to utilize it's full aluminium body.Without air con,it does cool but not by very much...however when used in an air con room(let's say 22C),you'll see some nasty drops in temperature.It's like giving your laptop a cold pack treatment-it's that cold

Zalman NC2000 cooler meets Studio XPS 16

Condition of room
Small room with either fan or air conditioner(blowing away from laptop)

Condition of laptop CPU=C2D P8700 2.53GHz,RAM=3GB 1066MHz,HDD=320GB 7200RPM
Idling,running only HW monitor and GPU-Z and other background processes
CPU usage at constant 12%
Ram usage at constant 38%


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EXPERIMENT 1 :Without air conditioner usage(only fan)

Situation 1
Without cooler

CPU=38,GPU=54,HDD=38



Situation2
With cooler

CPU=34,GPU=49,HDD=35



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EXPERIMENT 2 :Air conditioned room with constant 22C temperature

Situation 1
Without cooler

CPU=40C,GPU=52,HDD=38



Situation 2
With cooler

CPU=32,GPU=46,HDD=31 can bring this down to CPU=28C,GPU=42 if experimenting for longer hours



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1C was deducted from Processor and GPU temperatures because of the increased processor usage when using screen-snap programme(Sniping Tool)


p/s : These temperatures are still higher than what i normally have because i haven't run this machine for a longer period.The lowest average temperatures i got before were CPU=28C,GPU=41C,HDD=30C

Here's the screenshot


My honest opinion:
The Zalman NC2000 works best when paired up with an air conditioner.Looking at the temperatures, it doesn't fare too badly when used in a non-air conditioned room.The high quality materials used in the production of the NC2000 pretty much helps a lot in heat dissipation and aiding air-flow.And yes it's pretty cold due to its full aluminium body Definitely worth the RM229 i paid or could i find any better ones?

Another note:Will update temperatures of full CPU and GPU load

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Feb 27 2010, 06:17 PM

reserved for gaming temperatures

Guys, any idea how to max CPU load at 90%++ ...was thinking of burning music/video cds

what's fold?

I also see that in your siggy

Seriously i have no idea what programme is that?

Biology class in action?

If u noticed in that page, i did a review on my new Zalman NC2000 for idling temperatures.I asked around for any programme which can give full CPU and GPU load and therefore, Fantasia recommended me Folding.

Then i asked what's fold?So it's not really out of topic

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Feb 28 2010, 07:03 PM

LOL

That's invasion of privacy which is punishable by the law

RM3999 O.O" whereas SXPS 16's base price was RM4199 iinm

Then they started reducing the price

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Mar 5 2010, 11:26 AM

Better use Power DVD with Blu Ray playback..

Mine is only DVD writer....i heard somewhere that it's possible to upgrade to BD Rom

Edit: I use WMP as default
U mean from Dell website?If not can provide link here

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Mar 5 2010, 09:56 PM

Can you be more specific?'buzz sound" when playing high notes/bass notes or just random?

In fact, i did experience "buzz" sounds through my external speakers.No more "buzz" after changing settings on my KMplayer

Does this happen when you use external speakers or ear/headphones?

Could be faulty speakers Try asking them to change them

I also change mine because the right speaker wasn't giving out any sound

I just called Dell and they sent a technician to change my whole speakers.....which involves changing the whole palm rest area except the keyboard

Better be careful when u are explaining your problem Make it look serious so that they'll have to change it

All laptop repairs will be done on the spot.Dell are known for that

You'll get this service for 1 whole year

No idea..perhaps should ask at Audiophiles section and ask them how heat can influence sound quality

On another note, have you called Dell?

Enjoice while you can before the battery starts to wear off Mine still collecting dust in my drawer

Try to call Dell again.This time test the new speakers in front of the technician and tell him exactly what's the problem.If problem persists,ask them to change another set

Btw, sorry to hear of your speaker problem.At the mean time, use external speakers first

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Mar 11 2010, 09:40 PM

Try asking them to give you a new unit if u don't mind

Btw, have u tested on headphone/external speakers or earphones?

Well in the first place, their unit is faulty..not your fault..If they refuse, ask to speak to their manager-there's no way Dell can allow their customers to have a faulty unit

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Mar 11 2010, 10:06 PM