Xotic PC copper cooling upgrade on n550

I'm thinking about upgrading from my ux32vd to the N550 (depending on how high the zenbook infinity price ends up being, If the zenbook infinity is 1700 or less I'm just going to get that). I see this copper cooling upgrade and I'm wondering if its actually worth it. I would assume that asus already has enough copper in there to maximise the amount of heat the fans are capable of moving. If the fans are already moving as much heat as they can adding more copper won't actually do anything. Has anyone compared the cpu and gpu temps on the n550 with and without the copper upgrade? I would need atleast a 2-3 degree consistent drop for the 60 dollars to be worth it.

It's a tough choice. Get the n550 and with the money saved get a nice beefy 1 tb samsung 840 evo or just get the zenbook infinity. If I do get the n550 how is the copper upgrade on it?

 

I did some looking into the copper cooling mod when I was order my Sager. Basically, small heat sinks are added to the copper plate above the CPU/GPU. This does increase the surface area and mass of the copper plate, but will not help dissipate the heat (unless by diffusion which is very very slow). Unless you plan to somehow add another fan such that it blows air over the new heat sinks, I would not advise getting this. Normally, a laptop transfers heat in the following order:
CPU/GPU -> Heat pad or Thermal paste -> Copper plate -> Heat pipe -> Heat sink -> Air (via convection from the fans). Adding more mass to the copper plate does not increase the heat transfer rate to or from the copper plate in any way (disregarding diffusion once again).

I am a chemical engineer by training, so I have background in regards to heat transfer.

Hope this helps!

 

Good explanation. It might lower the temps so it takes slightly longer to reach the same temperatures, doubt it will make a worthwhile change, maybe try a cooling pad.