DIY Laptop Cooling Suggestions

[Conman_ftw]

So I recently purchased an ROG GL702VS, and I must say I love it. Caught it on sale and got it for $1400 (with a GTX 1070, I'd say I got a decent deal). It runs great, has solid gaming performance, I need to get an SSD for it but it'll be a few weeks till I can, so for now I'm stuck with the 7400 rpm HDD, which does fine for now (i boot my games off an external SSD so it's acceptable for now). 

 

So here's the thing, it runs a bit warm. With fans on max, it peaks in the 80c range. Not terrible by any means, but I feel like it could be better. I've been trying to brainstorm some laptop cooling ideas (outside of the normal cooling mats) that are relatively inexpensive while also bringing my temps down around 10 degrees at least, and would be even better if I could bring it down without having to max out my fans. Ambient temp is definitely an issue as I live in the south and my AC in my room is garbage. So far the best i can come up with is a DIY AC unit (pic attached), made out of a cooler full of ice and a fan, routed underneath my laptop, which is elevated off my desk. The problem i'm facing is the only fan i have that will doesn't put out enough air to push it out the tubes I have routed. Not to mention, condensation is a factor and haven't really thought of a solution for catching the water before it gets out of the tubes.

 

Noise isn't really an issue for me, since i use noise cancelling headphones when I game, though I don't want it super loud since i do have roommates, so a silent air pump might work, though all the ones i've found aren't that powerful. 

 

So, any suggestions? Either on improving my idea or even your own ideas? Anything that has worked for you? 

[RadiatingLight]

80c is fine, laptops always run toasty, don't worry about it. it doesn't matter.

[Zando_]

You should be fine. 80C is pretty normal for a laptop with a bunch of high-end hardware stuffed inside. 

[TomR]

*Spends $1400 on fancy laptop

*Doesnt want to spend $20 on cooling pad

[iamdarkyoshi]

Dude, use some liquid metal thermal paste. My ROG stays cool with like 25% fan speed now

[Damascus]

Spend 20 bucks on a cooling mat with a big fan, near silent and very good cooling for way less than an air pump

[Conman_ftw]

29 minutes ago, TomR said:

*Spends $1400 on fancy laptop

*Doesnt want to spend $20 on cooling pad

It's not that, it's that those pads really don't help much in my experiences. I'm looking for something better. 

28 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Dude, use some liquid metal thermal paste. My ROG stays cool with like 25% fan speed now

Brand suggestion?

 

10 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Spend 20 bucks on a cooling mat with a big fan, near silent and very good cooling for way less than an air pump

Same as above, any suggestions? I haven't really found any worthwhile.

 

And I know 80 is normal, I just want something better. It's a nitpicky thing, I know, but still. 

[Damascus]

Just now, Conman_ftw said:

Brand suggestion?

 

Thermal grizzly seems popular

[Conman_ftw]

3 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Thermal grizzly seems popular

What about for cooling pads?

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 minute ago, Conman_ftw said:

Brand suggestion?

I used CoolLabratory Liquid Ultra, but @TheGamingBarrel suggests Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut.

 

BE CAREFUL APPLYING IT, IF DONE WRONG IT WILL DESTROY YOUR CHIPS. IE don't get any on anything but the CPU/GPU die and heatsink. With CLU, I made sure to "wet" both the heatsink and CPU/GPU dies with it.

 

I'd go with CLU personally since I know it worked for me