It’s All Mike

My Rosewill notebook cooler arrived today. I decided to watch the temperatures of my lappy to see just how good this thing works. My lappy had been on for a few hours – sitting a notebook that was on my couch. I had been backing up to my external since about 11:30AM… so it’s nice and hot. I turned on the cooler at about 1:23PM. Anyways, unlike I was told before I bought this, the fan blows air at the computer, it doesn’t not “suck the hot air out”… :pinch: Doesn’t really matter, that’s what I thought it did.

The backup I was preforming ended at about 1:35PM and I started another one at 2:00PM.

Hard Drive
11:30AM – Backup started
12:41PM – 48C 118F
1:23PM – Cooler turned on
1:23PM – 48C 118F
1:26PM – 47C 116F
1:27PM – 45C 112F
1:30PM – 44C 111F
1:34PM – 42C 107F
1:35PM – Backup Ended
1:36PM – 42C 107F
1:49PM – 38C 100F
2:00PM – Backup Started
2:20PM – 39C 102F
3:20PM – 40C 103F

CPU 1
11:30AM – Backup started
12:41PM – 62C 143F
1:23PM – Cooler turned on
1:23PM – 59C 138F
1:26PM – 56C 132F
1:27PM – 51C 123F
1:30PM – 54C 129F
1:34PM – 54C 129F
1:35PM – Backup Ended
1:36PM – 48C 118F
1:49PM – 44C 111F
2:00PM – Backup Started
2:20PM – 44C 111F
3:20PM – 45C 112F

CPU 2
11:30AM – Backup started
12:41PM – 60C 139F
1:23PM – Cooler turned on
1:23PM – 57C 134F
1:26PM – 53C 127F
1:27PM – 53C 127F
1:30PM – 53C 127F
1:35PM – Backup Ended
1:34PM – 51C 123F
1:36PM – 48C 118F
1:49PM – 44C 111F
2:00PM – Backup Started
2:20PM – 46C 114F
3:20PM – 45C 112F

ACPI
11:30AM – Backup started
12:41PM – 63C 144F
1:23PM – Cooler turned on
1:23PM – 59C 137F
1:26PM – 54C 128F
1:27PM – 53C 126F
1:30PM – 55C 130F
1:34PM – 55C 130F
1:35PM – Backup Ended
1:36PM – 51C 122F
1:49PM – 46C 113F
2:00PM – Backup Started
2:20PM – 47C 115F
3:20PM – 46C 113F

Here is the temp “after using the computer or a few hours” without cooler -> with cooler

Hard Drive: 42C 107F -> 35C 94F
CPU 1: 58C 136F -> 40C 103F
CPU 2: 58C 136F -> 43C 105F
ACPI: 58C 135F -> 42C 106F

Keep in mind this wasn’t a professional test (no, I don’t think it cooled down the CPU 20 degrees)… but you can see a big difference. And from what I heard, every degree (F) of a hard drive temp means 10% of it’s life. :fun:

Here’s my new 250GB 7200rpm drive for Lappy along with a new external enclosure and pouch (next to a CD for size comparison) that is now housing Lappy’s former drive (60GB 5400rpm).

Here she is! The brand spankin’ new Sharp Aquos 32″ LCD HDTV! I don’t have HDTV yet (need to get a new box). I’ll get that after I move at the end of the month. :biggrin: