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Post #25 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:21 am
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by Untrod Tripod » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:21 am
the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"
every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds
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Post #26 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:54 am
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by fferyllt » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:54 am
I bought a laptop with a touch screen, so I'm enduring windows 8 so I have the haptic stuff.
I've found that anytime win8 gets really stupid with the mouse/touchpad, going touch screen pretty much always gets me back to where I want to be.
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Post #27 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:13 am
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by shaft.ed » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:13 am
In post 25 , Untrod Tripod wrote: the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"
every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds
how much soap should I add to get all the lint out?
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Post #28 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:26 am
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by Untrod Tripod » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:26 am
an entire box of Tide laundry detergent
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Post #29 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:59 am
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by Egg » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:59 am
In post 25 , Untrod Tripod wrote: the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"
every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds
Instructions not clear. Got dick stuck in vacuum cleaner.
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Post #30 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:59 am
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by Majiffy » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:59 am
In post 25 , Untrod Tripod wrote: the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"
every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds
A+ advice, computer now running smoothly AND looks like-new!
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Post #31 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:24 am
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by CooLDoG » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:24 am
I'll try this tonight...
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Post #32 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:25 am
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by shaft.ed » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:25 am
I dont have tide
can I use bacon fat instead?
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Post #33 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:19 am
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by Untrod Tripod » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:19 am
if you use bacon fat, it has to be in a washing machine
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Post #34 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:23 am
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by saulres » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:23 am
Do we then use the dryer, or hang to dry? And if the former, on what cycle?
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Post #35 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:49 pm
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by shaft.ed » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:49 pm
I don't have a washing machine
Can I use a tire iron?
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Post #36 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:58 pm
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by Majiffy » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:58 pm
In post 34 , saulres wrote: Do we then use the dryer, or hang to dry? And if the former, on what cycle?
Hang-dry, always. You don't want your laptop to shrink.
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Post #37 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:59 pm
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by saulres » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:59 pm
I dunno, with Windows 8, that would make it even more like a tablet.
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Post #38 (ISO ) » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:03 pm
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by Majiffy » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:03 pm
Well, if the intention is to shrink, I recommend cold tumble cycle and then set the dryer to permanent press.
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Post #39 (ISO ) » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:16 am
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by shaft.ed » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:16 am
Anyone have experience with laptop cooling trays?
They worth the trouble?
with or without fans?
with or without Tide (R)
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Post #40 (ISO ) » Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:07 am
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by Mr. Flay » Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:07 am
When my laptop's old cooling fan was dying and wouldn't stay on, a cooling tray with a fan gave it about 4-6 months of life, which was enough for us to save for a new one. No experience with the gel ones.
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Post #41 (ISO ) » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:06 am
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by crywolf20084 » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:06 am
I use a fan one mostly because it does a good job of propping my laptop up and allowing it to get air vs it just sitting on the table/desk. Never tried a gel one.
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Post #42 (ISO ) » Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:38 pm
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by shaft.ed » Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:38 pm
I was thinking of making
one of these
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Post #43 (ISO ) » Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:56 am
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by RedCoyote » Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:56 am
Flay, it sounds like you have experience with laptops. I've worked with desktops for 90% of anything and everything I've done with computers, but I'm thinking a laptop would be more practical for me for the next 4 - 6 years. I wouldn't call myself a hardcore gamer or anything, but it would be nice if it could handle a Starcraft 2 or an FPS. I'd prefer not to get a Mac due to the fact that I think the consumer is overcharged for the brand name. If you had a budget of up to, say, $1,500, what would you be checking out?
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Post #44 (ISO ) » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:17 am
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by Mr. Flay » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:17 am
I don't know what the requirements are for SC2, but my Lenovo laptops do everything I want them to do (graphics work being the most intensive) for about $400. I would not be surprised if you could get a decent gaming rig for $500-600. Lenovo are not lightweight, though if you're looking at it as a gaming platform you're not likely to get away with a superslim superlight model anyway (my friend who is a teacher has a very slim one he does things like AoE and CivV on though, so I may be wrong in that).
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ame=Lenovo - Lenovo, specifically designed to be gaming laptops. I was a little conservative on price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... emoryMax=8 as a non-gaming counterexample in the price range I was talking about. NewEgg is the bomb if you don't have a Fry's where you live.
And yes, stay away from Mac if you want gaming, or even to just eat non-Ramen meals for the next year. Fuckers are way too expensive and locked-down.
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Post #45 (ISO ) » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:30 am
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by Zachrulez » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:30 am
Anything in the gaming section of newegg looks like it will work fine for what you're wanting it to handle. Just a matter of how much you want to put into it for higher specs.
ASUS is another good brand to look at.
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Post #46 (ISO ) » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:06 am
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by Untrod Tripod » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:06 am
what you need is a gas generator that's fitted for a backpack and a little dolly for your desktop. no need to go laptop.
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Post #47 (ISO ) » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:35 am
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by bv310 » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:35 am
I have
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2650-cle ... -5843.html and it can run basically every game I've thrown at it since I bought it last year
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Post #48 (ISO ) » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:52 am
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by CooLDoG » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:52 am
100% agree. My laptop has been able to handle anything I have tossed its way and it was ~$800. Well worth the buy.
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Post #49 (ISO ) » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:53 am
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by crywolf20084 » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:53 am
I dont know why anyone would want to buy a gaming laptop. They dont last as long cuz they dont cool well as other PCs
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