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    U3 Coolermaster laptop cooler mod by RT-XD

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by RT-XD, Jan 20, 2014.

  1. RT-XD

    RT-XD Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all!

    After owning my alienware laptop for about 1 year and a half now, I decided that the U3 cooling pads were not enough for my laptop, and I wanted a bit more cooling so that the stock coolers can take a break when the machine is at bay.

    https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx...df&app=WordPdf&wdo=2&authkey=!ANma1cNhSGYmcXA (this is a link to a shared pdf file via skydrive. The reason for this is because the file was too big to post on forums)

    I created a the whole "logbook" of what I did for explanations in case anyone else wants to try the same thing and see the difference for themselves. (Link posted above)

    Please do have a look and feel free to comment and give advice/criticism! This is my first "official" mod so I'm not really too sure how things go, but I tried my best. I'll be sure to take more pictures next time (when I get round to do another mod XD ). Be sure to give a like as well! :p


    Thanks!
    RT
     
    RT-XD, Jan 20, 2014
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    DDDenniZZZ Notebook Deity

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    Nice mod, long read detailed too!

    Looks good, but a bit of work to make it though.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Jan 23, 2014
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    Thanks for taking the time to read it :)

    It actually did not take very long - a few hours at most. Which, for my first mod I don't think is too bad :)
    I suppose the PDF makes it look long - I wrote a lot of it for my own reference as well as to make it very detailed. I want to try making more kinds of mods and give detail so that others can make them if they wish to.

    I may update the document and upload one which is a little more 'user friendly' :)
     
    RT-XD, Jan 23, 2014
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