Custom Heatsink for an Inspiron?

[James07]

Does anyone know where i can get a better Heatsink then what ive got.

Ive got an Inspiron 1150 laptop and its just overheating too much and its so frustrating.

I have a fan attatched to the heatsink, what can i change this to?? I need a better one.. Linkys if possible. Its only a smallish one, about the size of a bottom of a jaffa cake maybe a lil larger not much though.

Ive got paste but i need better stuff..

I need to mod the case aswell if possible..

I want to mod that heatsink aswell, this is what it looks like now - Heatsink.

Check this thread out too... Thermal paste problem!!!

Cheers,

James.

 

[James07]

Do cooling pads do anything productive for laptops?

Seen a few on the auction site..

 

[thegoonden]

IS that your heatsink in the pics?

If not, I'd suggest opening the laptop and cleaning the gigantic dust bunny out of it. My 1300 was inaudible when I first got it, and gradually got louder and louder with the fan on more often and at higher settings. In the end it tripped a thermal shutdown trying to boot windows instead of Linux for the first time in weeks (more stressful I assume).
A good picking out of solid lumps of fluff and it was good as new. Getting on for time to do it again too.

 

[amkan13]

i switch the laptop off and hoover through the air vents from time to time.

how are you using your laptop btw?
laptops are designed to have a small clearance (1-3mm) between the table surface and the underside of the case to allow for cooling air. make sure you use it on a hard surface, ive seen quite a few over heats because of this.

 

[James07]

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Dust was the 1st thing i checked for ive emptied it all out now its all clean, but it still heats up, its pretty useless..

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Hoovering through the ports seems like a rite idea!!

As for the elevation, its on the side of the sofa, the fan for the cpu is clear and as are the others as i put on the edge.

It works fine for so long and then just flames up..