I also plan to get a U3 and compare it with my Zalman NC-3000U ...it seems my DV6 doesn't affected by the cooling effect from the Zalman...

Yes yes, a review would be most appreciated!
Quite a lot of ppl are curious to know the results of this comparison

U3 is definitely better than zalman.... the minimum temp during gaming just cause 2 at high setting is at 60+ deg... But you gotta know where to place the fan to its max efficiency

+1~
Dear CM Notepal U3 users, mind sharing where you got your cooler pad, and how much does it costs?
Any reliable Garage Sales contacts? thanks~

Bought it at Digital Mall All IT department @89 bucks with additional fan @ 9.90 or 19.90 .. PS: Single Fan is way faster

Eh, single fan so cheap only? Not CM fan isit?
Hmmm, RM89 seemed quite decent, iirc, one can get a U3 from Garage Sales@RM85

yea its cheap ... from CM as well... so if the 3 fan were to spoil i will just replace with another 2 single fan

Huh>?
The RM9.90/RM19.90 individual fans are both from Cooler Master?
So you have 4 fans for your U3 now?

yes ... the main fan is blowing to the vent of the ram .. others just blow all over ... theres a 2-3 deg difference if you place it at the right place....

How can i add fan on the U2? Must i rewire it or something?

U2 comes with 2 fans. You can purchase additional individual ones separately from stores

yeah.. i know... but the problem that is that the wires for the 2 fans that came with it is joined together to 1 USB plug
But if i buy another fan, the wires are not joined to the existing USB plug..
so does it means i need to use another USB port for the additional fan?

Yeap, I think so, but I'm not sure whether the individual fans have a USB port replicator or not

Yeah.. it has.. but then the plug will be too big...
i think i might just get the u3.

I plan to get U3 as well

i dont recommend 3 fan with 1 usb... slows down the fan... single fan single usb is faster

Isit? Wow, thanks for the clarification. But I have a larger laptop, what to do?
Buy 2 individual fans instead? That's going to be abit expensive
Or maybe I should just transfer the U2 fans to the new U3 haha

Hey if my temp for Intel core i7 goes up to about 90c..and graphic card to about 71C..is there anything to worry about??

it depends when it reaches such level of deg... normally avoid going to such high temp.. it shorten your lappy lifespan

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Added on May 11, 2011, 3:33 amIf you have larger lappy... its still best to have a single individual fan blowing to the hottest area or where it will blow into your inner laptop compartment.. while standards one blowing other parts (places that may not even need to be fanned) but thats just my suggestion, since single fan is much power than double fan... whats important is the air reaches inside... Coz im using HP pavilion DV6.. and there is just 1 area that has vents to the inner compartment.. while my previous lappy ASUS A8sr is basically open cover thus area of fanned is much considered...
All in all, the design of your lappy is to be considered 1st.

you can always try it out 1st, since individual fan are easily able to get.

This post has been edited by joe90cool: May 11 2011, 03:33 AM

You mean your DV6 with and without U3 cooler is about 2-3 degree difference?