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It must be possible to upgrade the fan, no?

• jackmott42 3y ago
  in principle sure, but I don't think anyone offers such a thing, and it may not be possible to improve on what is in there much. you could do things like replace the thermal paste with liquid metal etc which may help, and that is easier on a framework than other pcs.
  • andrewia 3y ago
    Don't forget PTM thermal pads! They have a respectable 8 W/m•K conductivity and don't pump themselves out or dry out like thermal paste. They've become popular with gaming laptop companies and users.
    • xxs 3y ago
      8W/m.K is pitiful as they are much 'thicker' than thermal paste; good pastes should have higher thermal conductivity to boot as well. If a solid pad is needed in place of thermal paste - carbon pads, e.g. "Carbonaut" is a lot better solution. Carbon sheets have higher base thermal conductivity than copper, of course not so high when polymerized.
• washadjeffmad 3y ago
  Or undervolt, or adjust the fan curves in BIOS?
• xxs 3y ago
  upgrade to what? larger fan that spins at lower rpm? At higher rpm the noise is pretty much given, regardless how "magical" a fan can be.
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  • xbmcuser 3y ago
    airjet should work https://www.froresystems.com/ https://www.froresystems.com/
    • xxs 3y ago
      I don't know anything about it, however the power consumption is non trivial: 5.25 W (net 4.25 W) Maximum noise inside device at 50 cm 21 dBA. Maximum power consumption 1 W. A laptop fan is around 2.25W or so for the whole operation and it can definitely dissipate more than 10W produced. A laptop will need 5 or so, more if it has any discreet GPU. Funny note of the site - everything is metric (even pressure is Pascals, distances for the noise is cm - 50), but the airflow is in cfm (cubic feet per minute)