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Surely this could have some harmful effect on the processor of your laptop. That heat has to go somewhere. Although even less practical, I've often considered something like this for my Athlon laptop. What would truly be innovative would be an insulator on the bottom and some sort of heat spreader on top.

I don't miss em at all. Ever try to overclock a Radeon 9600Pro? Where would I fit this thing

These guys sell some pre-modded versions of the "hydraulic" cases you metioned. Here and Here.

These guys sell some pre-modded versions of the "hydraulic" cases you metioned. Here and Here.

These guys sell some pre-modded versions of the "hydraulic" cases you metioned. Here and Here.

3Dcool makes some really cool looking modded cases using automotive paint but they're out of my price range :(.

I've been using 7200 RPM (SCSI) drives for many many years, and never had any particular problem cooling them. (Did have some issues with the early 10K Cheetahs though. Something like this helped.)

My guess is that there's other engineering factors going into the heat equasion other than just the RPM number.

I had an older SMP box (dual MMX-233's). The procs I found shipped with super cheap-o fans. They both went dead in a few weeks after ordering (only the CPU's themselves were covered by the warrenty...). I hadn't noticed at first. I started wondering why KDE (really, the OS in general) was starting to run VERY slow.
I hit every newsboard I could find looking for suggestions. Every suggestion was a flop. One day, I cracked open the case (I forget why exactly) and had a found esentially a microwave oven inside the box. WTF?!? I thought. I quick scan of everything showed me the 2 fans just sitting there jittering (not spinning). DOH!

(No, I don't don't work for these guys)
3d-cool.com has a great selection of cooling things for just about anything. I've since ordered a ton of stuff from them. Fast and reliable, they are. I ordered a couple of the super-duty fans for the older slot-CPUs and the thing ran great! A bit loud but...

The SMP box is now collecting dust (but I know it's 100% ready for mnore when I need it)since I found a Super-Worth box for real damn cheap at an EggHead Auction.

I've been getting most of my cooling supplies from 3dcool.com. They've got pretty good stuff. They have some external laptop fans (such as a PCMCIA fan).

I've been getting most of my cooling supplies from 3dcool.com. They've got pretty good stuff. They have some external laptop fans (such as a PCMCIA fan).