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Exteray
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1094 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-09 23:40:29
April 09 2010 23:34 GMT
#1
Well lately I haven't been SCing at all (SC2) because my computer would always overheat and shuts down in the middle of the game, which has become so frustrating that I completely stopped playing.

However, today my roommate, an Electric Engineer major, came up with a brilliant solution:

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Let me tell you.. it worked very well! Not only did my computer not shut down in my past three hours of gaming, there was considerable less lag! My fingers were freezing though but I'm getting used to it. =) I was in such a good mood that my micro/macro improved, and I went 8-3.

Today is such a good day.

*
jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
April 09 2010 23:35 GMT
#2
It took an Electric Engineer major to think about FANS?

Anyways, have fun playing SC2.
CJ Entusman #50! #1 클템 fan TL!
The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
April 09 2010 23:36 GMT
#3
put 4 bottle caps under your laptop to raise it about half an inch...that makes a lot of difference seriously...and that fan..u can have it blow from back of ur monitor so u ur hands don't freeze
2010 worldcup!! corea fighting!!!
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-09 23:38:43
April 09 2010 23:38 GMT
#4
laptops are lol :D
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Exteray
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1094 Posts
April 09 2010 23:39 GMT
#5
On April 10 2010 08:35 jpak wrote:
It took an Electric Engineer major to think about FANS?

Anyways, have fun playing SC2.

Haha I added the EE part out of sarcasm..
Originally I already had 2 fans (the cooler under my computer) so I just sorta gave up on computer-cooling fans... it didn't occur to me that these megafans would work
AyeH
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States534 Posts
April 09 2010 23:43 GMT
#6
why don't you just go grab a laptop cooler? it raises it and it cools it.
Is it in you?
Exteray
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1094 Posts
April 09 2010 23:44 GMT
#7
On April 10 2010 08:43 G4T0R4D3 wrote:
why don't you just go grab a laptop cooler? it raises it and it cools it.

I have one under my laptop already..hard to see in the picture but the second USB on teh left is for laptop cooler
The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
April 09 2010 23:45 GMT
#8
what happened to that dorky picture of urs? O.o?
2010 worldcup!! corea fighting!!!
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
April 09 2010 23:46 GMT
#9
I had the same fix on my old desktop, just opened it up and stuck a large fan next to it, worked great and it never overheated again.
No I'm never serious.
Bub
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States3518 Posts
April 09 2010 23:57 GMT
#10
My god why didn't I think of that!!!!
XK ßubonic
DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
April 10 2010 00:31 GMT
#11
here's mine-
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no cold fingers for me :D
yes.
HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
April 10 2010 00:32 GMT
#12
Can't believe you removed that picture of yours T_T
www.youtube.com/user/ShakeDrizzle | League and SSBM content creator | Armada's Youtube Editor
The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
April 10 2010 00:35 GMT
#13
On April 10 2010 08:57 Bub wrote:
My god why didn't I think of that!!!!

it's ok ur not an EE....
2010 worldcup!! corea fighting!!!
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
April 10 2010 00:37 GMT
#14
A ventilator on your hands is not such a great idea.
BlueLaguna on West, msg for game.
BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-10 00:41:36
April 10 2010 00:41 GMT
#15
I use two ice packs in rotation when one gets warm I put it back in the freezer and use the other one. They tilt my laptop slightly so my hand circulation isn't cutoff and they prevent my laptop from overheating. Surprisingly there is no condensation/droplets of water on the bottom.

Works really well and my fingers don't get cold.
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
April 10 2010 00:44 GMT
#16
On April 10 2010 09:37 Cloud wrote:
A ventilator on your hands is not such a great idea.


Also this. Rapid movement of fingers creates makes your muscles "hot", the fan hitting on your hand with cold air is a bad idea. Think of putting ice into hot water (not really as extreme), but will cause your muscles/joints to ache overtime.
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
April 10 2010 00:55 GMT
#17
On April 10 2010 09:31 DeathSpank wrote:
here's mine+ Show Spoiler +
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no cold fingers for me :D

I like that lol
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/notebook_products/cooling_pads/devices/6564
not everyone can afford the 80 dollar speaker laptop cooler and compy shit that actually works vs the cheap 10 dollar laptop coolers that if anything make your laptop hotter.
ofc there are cheaper ones
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/notebook_products/cooling_pads/devices/5493
but not as cheap as a 140mm computer fan hotwired to work.
thunk
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States6233 Posts
April 10 2010 01:02 GMT
#18
Your desk is different from the ones in Wilbur.
Every time Jung Myung Hoon builds a vulture, two probes die. || My post count was a palindrome and I was never posting again.
DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
April 10 2010 01:10 GMT
#19
On April 10 2010 09:55 semantics wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2010 09:31 DeathSpank wrote:
here's mine+ Show Spoiler +
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[image loading]

[image loading]

[image loading]



no cold fingers for me :D

I like that lol
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/notebook_products/cooling_pads/devices/6564
not everyone can afford the 80 dollar speaker laptop cooler and compy shit that actually works vs the cheap 10 dollar laptop coolers that if anything make your laptop hotter.
ofc there are cheaper ones
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/notebook_products/cooling_pads/devices/5493
but not as cheap as a 140mm computer fan hotwired to work.

cost me $1.50 for the electrical tape. I got the fan from my old g4 and it pumps out 83cfm so I think I did rather well. Cutting the case was a little hard but it was pretty fun too.
yes.
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
April 10 2010 01:52 GMT
#20
what a genius roommate!
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