15:23Machine-translated from Azerbaijani by AIRead in Azerbaijani
Modder Equips Laptop With 360 mm Liquid Cooling System, Boosts Performance by 14%
A modder known as “TrashBench” on “YouTube” for unusual computer modifications installed a liquid cooling system with a 360 mm radiator in a “Metabox P950EP” laptop. The device has an “Nvidia GTX 1060” graphics chip and an “Intel Core i7-8750H” processor. He reduced the temperature by an average of 60°C. When running at full power, neither chip exceeded 40°C. After overclocking, the average performance increase was 14%.
The project used a 360 mm AIO radiator cut from another system. An AIO is a ready-made liquid cooling system for a processor. Because the original pump was too weak to circulate the coolant through the additional block, a more powerful pump was selected. The cooling blocks were secured to the holes for the laptop’s previous heat pipes using a 3D-printed bracket. Because there was little space behind the display, the radiator was secured with 2-part epoxy adhesive. The RAM and VRM components were also cooled with separate small heatsinks. The VRM is the component that supplies the voltage required by the processor. Thermal pads raised the RAM chips to the same height as the VRM components. To prevent the small heatsinks from shifting, epoxy adhesive was used in addition to heat-conducting thermal paste. This made the modification difficult to disassemble later. The pump, radiator and blocks were connected with transparent, flexible tubes, and the system was then checked for leaks. Because the laptop operates at 19 V while the pump and fans operate at 12 V, a step-down DC converter was soldered to the original fan’s electrical contacts. The cooling system starts as soon as the device is turned on, but it does not adjust automatically according to the load. Therefore, a separate switch was installed on a 3D-printed plate beneath the chassis. A large hole was cut in the bottom cover for the pump and cooling blocks. An additional riser foot was also made to keep the laptop stable on a desk. After the cooling was upgraded, the laptop was overclocked. In “Forza Horizon 5,” the frame rate rose from the previous 75 FPS to 77 FPS. After overclocking, it reached 83 FPS. The modder built the laptop for his daughter to play “Fortnite.” Although the device largely lost its portability, tests showed that the large radiator reduced the overheating problem and improved performance.
The project used a 360 mm AIO radiator cut from another system. An AIO is a ready-made liquid cooling system for a processor. Because the original pump was too weak to circulate the coolant through the additional block, a more powerful pump was selected. The cooling blocks were secured to the holes for the laptop’s previous heat pipes using a 3D-printed bracket. Because there was little space behind the display, the radiator was secured with 2-part epoxy adhesive. The RAM and VRM components were also cooled with separate small heatsinks. The VRM is the component that supplies the voltage required by the processor. Thermal pads raised the RAM chips to the same height as the VRM components. To prevent the small heatsinks from shifting, epoxy adhesive was used in addition to heat-conducting thermal paste. This made the modification difficult to disassemble later. The pump, radiator and blocks were connected with transparent, flexible tubes, and the system was then checked for leaks. Because the laptop operates at 19 V while the pump and fans operate at 12 V, a step-down DC converter was soldered to the original fan’s electrical contacts. The cooling system starts as soon as the device is turned on, but it does not adjust automatically according to the load. Therefore, a separate switch was installed on a 3D-printed plate beneath the chassis. A large hole was cut in the bottom cover for the pump and cooling blocks. An additional riser foot was also made to keep the laptop stable on a desk. After the cooling was upgraded, the laptop was overclocked. In “Forza Horizon 5,” the frame rate rose from the previous 75 FPS to 77 FPS. After overclocking, it reached 83 FPS. The modder built the laptop for his daughter to play “Fortnite.” Although the device largely lost its portability, tests showed that the large radiator reduced the overheating problem and improved performance.