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So quick update. I got the the heatsinks revised, I added 2 heat pipes (3 couplings long), reseated thermal compound (used about BB if not smaller portion), and I am still overheating. Though it does last about 30 seconds longer with the heat pipes. I starting to give up on air. Though even with the ...

Yeah, the coils, its just that there in the way of me putting the heat pipes on.

Was thinking about that kind of fan, but I purchased all the fans already. So I did more desoldering of caps and everything got 3 heat pipes made up, but I can't seem to desolder the cirular green (with thich wire wrapping around it). It dosent even seem to budge, and its right in the way of the ...

Well, I decided that theput best way to desolder everything worked. First I took the dremel and put a smooth drum on in which I "sanded" it down to the board (completely smooth. I then put my solder iron on it, and just kept rocking the cap/ports/plugs back and forth and it worked! But I am still ...

Right now I'm workingon designing a all aluminum case. I probably wont have any ports (USB, Memory Card, Ethernet) just because I want to keep this one simple, just so I get the feel of making one. On my next one I was going to. I'll post up plans for the case tonight.

Edit: How well has that ...

I have been busy the past couple of weeks, but I got into testing with the reworked heatsinks. Following bens idea, I used 1/2 inch copper tubing in half and doubled up the gpu. Though while I'm testing the system runs max between 40 sec - 1 min 30sec, before it over heats. Im using 3 50x50mm fans ...

Im using the old style mobo

K will try that

I have a 50watt station and a 30watt iron. I put the station on max put it isnt seeming to be doing the job (and I do know that it is RoHS compliant).

So guys, I'm building a 360 laptop :roll: (Yes I know how many people say thier building one, but how many actually finish? Not too many) Anyway, I have already redone the heatsinks, extended SATA, DVD Drive, Wifi, HDD Drive. (Working on the the screen). I even have the designs for the case at a ...