are there aftermarket laptop cpu coolers?

same for GPU's. I could see it being a rather closed or impossible market, being how almost every laptop out there has some proprietary design involved. in any case, I'd be interested in hearing how different one's have managed to enhance their cooling of their notebooks!

 

Only laptop cooling pads, which can lower temps by ~5 degrees.

 

I wonder what kind of success one would or could have if they funneled outside winter air to the base of the laptop. by the time it reached it (I'm thinking of a delivery system using some dryer duct and a 120mm fan to push/pull the air up to the laptop on it's desk) it should have warmed enough that condensation shouldn't be an issue.

thoughts?

 

You can also submerge your laptop in liquid nitrogen. However, it defeats the whole "laptop" part.

 

Agreed and think coolers slightly push toward that but have no problem with them since many of us use them as "desktop replacements" anyway. And to OP yes condensation will not be an issue, as a matter of fact it would be the opposite. By that I mean winter air at 100% humidity when brought to inside temp would likely be 15% so no way it is giving up moisture.

 

powerpack is correct in his reference to laptops being used as a desktop replacement. that indeed is the general reason I got this Acer that I did...it's specs were more then respectable enough to replace a desktop for me, allowing me to slim down and simplify the clutter in my life. but...it's always nice to know what kind of cooling options you'd have, besides drilling more holes into the bottom panel to allow more air flow :laugh:

because they put both the CPU and HDD on the left hand side of this laptop, I find that side heating up when under heavy use, which can quickly become somewhat uncomfortable and worrisome. being fortunate to live in Canada, I can easily pump in or position my laptop for some cool air access! in fact, when I shut everything down at night and go to bed, I turn the left side towards one of our windows in our dining room (laptops on the table, plugged in) so that the draft the windows allows actually cools my laptop

and realistically, you'd not be able to use your laptop if you submersed it...you'd get some serious freezer burns any time you tried to touch it and I'm pretty sure the plastics would become so brittle that if you touched anything, it would shatter

 

Let me make clear that "pumping in" is very different than placing. Getting a notebook cooler is a good Idea and they do make them! cooling by transference could create moisture problems ( I doubt but), when you take inside air and cool you do run the risk of moisture and condensation ( "Doubt real issue, but" safe vs sorry!

 

Cold air can hold less water yes, but what happens when this cold air rapidly chills the hot air at the vicinity of the target? Condensation is still an issue.

 

well, I don't think I'd connect it right to the laptop...how about the general vicinity, so everything, including the temperature of the entire laptop, would drop. which is why I was saying I'd not worry to much about condensation. hell, I could always just close the heating vent in my room and open the window wide and put on some long johns and sweaters! :laugh: