Jul 28 2009, 04:40 PM
Most if not all of the cheap external fan you buy would not lower the temperature of your notebook.
If you want to DIY a cooler, you need to know the most important part....which is to find the air intake of your notebook. There is no point blowing air to the bottom of your notebook. It is not located at the bottom of your notebook all the time. Certain model like Dell have their ait intake on the side of the notebook. Direct your fan to blow into the air intake and see the difference
Simply buying a notebook cooler and blowing to the back of your notebook is like installing an extra fan in your PC blowing to the bottom part of your PC MB. That alone would not reduce the temperature of your PC by much. But if you blow it directly to your GC, that would make a different as it is where the most heat is generated (next to processor)
Another thing that you need to note is to make sure there is a gap between the fan and your table. Leave no gap and no air would come from the fan. I found some of the notebook cooler is not elevated enough to even blow air
One of the worst thing a notebook owner does to their notebook is to use it on top of non-flat surface, eg: sofa, bed, on top of your cloth etc.
If your keypad is hot when you touch it, it is time to shutdown. Warm is still ok, but not for long term
If you don't have notebook cooler, at least elevate your notebook. That alone would reduce the temperature by a few degree C.
Blowing air directly into the air intake > using notebook in aircon room
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