to anyone wanting to buy a Cooler Master NotePal Infinite for their brand new XPS, I strongly suggest you don't. I've just purchased one this afternoon and did some temp testings and found out that there's totally no difference in the temperature at all. I had a Cooler Master NotePal U2 and it effectively lowers the temperature of the laptop.. I strongly recommend U2 instead of infinite. save your $$!

hi guys, i'm thinking of returning my CM Notepal infinite back to the store that i bought it from..
they have lots of other CM notebook coolers too but the problem is, i cant decide which one i should exchange it for. (doesn't matter if its equal/lower/or higher price)
should i get X1, X2 or U3?
X1 has an extra USB port that would be useful to me but it has only one big + unremovable fan and the fan is 120mm.
X2 has an extra USB port too, but it has only one big and also unremovable fan. but the fan is 140mm
U3 has 3 removable fans, and too has one extra USB port. though the fan controller is an extra plus.

i wanna know what you guys think.. all opinions and suggestions welcome

p.s. weight and portability don't matter to me since i dont plan to take it around.. it's just gonna be on my desk.

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Dec 12 2010, 02:59 AM

I have a CM Notepal U3 now and i'm not sure where to position the fans for the best cooling. any advice?

that's pretty normal lol

Since the U3 has 3 fans, I've placed one fan under each vent of the laptop (except the one on the one beside the USB port that blows out hot air)..
And i realised that when idle, its best to put the fan speed to lowest to achieve maximum cooling. No idea why though

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Dec 13 2010, 08:49 PM

hey guys
i use notepal U3 and positioned each fans on each vents under the laptop and it is constantly on whenever i am using the lappie.
my laptop's temps used to be around 47-52c during idle
but lately, the idle temps has gone up to 56-61c..

i am not sure whether it is because it's the weather (because its been raining less in the past week), or because of the dust in my laptop.

i've opened up the the part of the laptop where you can access the RAM and WWAN card, but there doesnt seem to be any dust in the vents..

does anyone have any idea of what could be going on?


you paid RM260 for harddisk partition? really?

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Dec 28 2010, 01:42 AM

the cpu fan seems to be working alot harder lately because of the increased temp.
i believe the most likely culprit is the surrounding temprature because of the weather recently

i am not very sure that it's truly idle although i do not on any programs/applications and i leave the laptop idle for at least 30mins while i observe the temperature

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Dec 28 2010, 02:02 AM

i played NFS hot pursuit for about 30mins just now and my cpu temp shot up to about 86-90c ._.

that's the temp i have even though i'm using a coolermaster notepal u3 which provides quite an elevation for the laptop too..

good for you

true.. its never good to leave your battery in the laptop. in my opinion, its best to take the battery out whenever you have a wall socket nearby you or when you are gaming..

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this is my current CPU and GPU temps at idle..


I'm thinking of reapplying a new layer of thermal compound into my XPS15 following this guide.

The problem is that I'm not sure of what brand of thermal compound i should use..

any suggestions? my budget is anything below RM70 if that matters

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Dec 29 2010, 08:19 PM

haha its not that i like DJ and mixer stuffs.. i just happened to stumble across this wallpaper online and used it as my desktop wallpaper..
yes i do know that i7 isnt supposed to be cold. 50-55c is normal temp but in the link that i posted earlier just now, the picture of XPS's original thermal paste looks pretty lousy. thats why i want to repaste it with something better..
and the temperature after repasting is around 40-45c which seems to me like its pretty worth it.

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Dec 29 2010, 11:49 PM

according the the threadstarter's post on the first page,
This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Jan 1 2011, 05:07 PM

all of the decisions are up to you.. really..
whatever you wanna get, you'll still end up getting one of the best laptops you've ever owned in your life

personally i chose the i7 over i5 because i dont really care about battery life and i play games like call of duty sometimes..

pretty damn true :/

i also realised that the solid state drive option is gone too

chiclet style keyboard.. damn :/

lets hope the new lineup of xps15's have the backlit option again.. better yet, lets hope it comes WITH the backlit option by default

did you buy the i5 or the i7? because if you bought the i7 just for photoshop cs5 purpose only, like what what the user above said, thats an overkill

the laptop prices dropped and the backlit keyboard option is gone o_o

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Jan 15 2011, 04:29 PM