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    Cooling pad for my Asus F5RL

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by msami4, Jan 29, 2009.

  1. msami4

    msami4 Newbie

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    Hi everyone!
    I've recently purchased an Asus F5RL laptop with 15.4" LCD screen.I was just wondering if you people could suggest a good cooling pad for my laptop since I use it for gaming/multimedia purposes etc.What about Lightwave cooling pads?.The best I've heared is Zalman, but I don't think it will be available here in the Middle East.

    So, if you guys could come up with a few suggestion.That would be so nice of you all

    Thanks in advance

    Regards.
    Sami
     
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    I recommend you read the buyers guide :) (link in sig) Which part of the middle east are you in?
     
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    I am living in Bahrain, next to Saudi Arabia :)
     
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Could you post a pic of the bottom please

    Thanks
     
  5. msami4

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    Sure, here it is:-
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    Sorry for the quality, I've taken it from a mobile camera :S
     
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    Which side is the front of the laptop?
     
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    In the picture, the bottom side where you can see a silver kind of a button is the front side of the laptop
     
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    The Zalman would indeed work very well with your notebook, all the vents that allow air to be taken into the system are towards the front. Can you order from other countries such as SA? Do you have any sites with coolers from your country?
     
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    Also do you suggest a USB heatsink rather than a cooling pad?

    And yeah I am not considering an option of getting the cooling pad shipped from somewhere :)
     
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    You cannot mod the CPU heatsink you already have nor can you change it. If you would like somre more cooling tips you may want to check out cooling central