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Modder attaches 360mm AIO cooler to laptop, boosting performance by 14%

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A dedicated PC modder, TrashBench, has significantly enhanced a Metabox laptop's cooling by attaching a 360mm All-In-One (AIO) liquid cooler. This extreme modification, which involved custom waterblocks, a new pump, and a DC-DC converter for power, reduced CPU and GPU temperatures by approximately 60°C, bringing them below 40°C under load. The enhanced cooling allowed for overclocking, resulting in an average performance increase of 14% in games and benchmarks, though it fundamentally altered the laptop's portability. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operations; primarily a hardware modification for gaming performance.

RANK_REASON This is a custom hardware modification of a consumer product, not a product release from a manufacturer.

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Modder attaches 360mm AIO cooler to laptop, boosting performance by 14%

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jhet Borja ·

    Crazed modder straps 360mm AIO radiator to laptop, cuts temps to below 40 degrees

    PC modder TrashBench attached a 360mm radiator and custom cooling to a laptop and gained up to 14% in performance at the cost of the definition of a laptop.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Crazed modder straps 360mm AIO radiator to laptop, cuts temps to below 40 degrees PC modder TrashBench attached a 360mm radiator and custom cooling to a laptop

    Crazed modder straps 360mm AIO radiator to laptop, cuts temps to below 40 degrees PC modder TrashBench attached a 360mm radiator and custom cooling to a laptop and gained up to 14% in performance at the cost of the definition of a laptop. https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-componen…

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