Hey,
realy interesting thread, I also owe a GS30 and currently doing some modding on it.. (just a hobby) not exactly at the same quality as Meaker, my skills differ a little
, but i think its also interesting. My gain is to get the most of the integrated CPU in dock without changing the laptop opticaly ( so => just change the dock).
I believe the use of a Gaming Dock is to get the best of the current hardware.. and thats why I think the cooling isn't good enough, because GS30 reaches power target and throttles to 2.5GHz on stock after below 1 minute stress.. (1
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So I modded the dock to get a better air condition for the CPU.. I placed a cooler right below the CPU, blowing air from the inner of the dock thru the cooler of the laptop. Currently I add a peltier element(for testing purposes 150W) ,including insulation of the dock, moisture removal etc., for cooling the inside of the chassis and by that way the air that is blown on the CPU.. I'm waiting for some parts like the controled stepdown module, temperature controller and the TEC.. If anyone is interested I can add some pictures while I reassemble the dock.
I hope for a stable, hopefully non throttling, 4 core boost on 3.8-4.1GHz which means a speedup of 60% to stock in docked mode (plus the current R9 Fury inside dock).. In mobile mode(undocked) I lowered the CPU clock and VCore to 4x1.9GHz for extra runtime.. thats what I expect of a "Gaming Dock" worth its name and a combination with this oportunities.