don't laugh, keeping the room cooler will make a difference...

that said, you can try a notebook cooler from places like www.antec.com or perhaps a pcmcia fan (if you can still find them anymore...)

you can also try a program called FanGUI (http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html) which will let you manually rev up your fans...

if your more adventurous, goto bay-wolf.com and see if any of the GPU heatsink modifications would work for you...

Well slim, what kind of computer do you have?

OOPS, didn't see the 8600, sorry.  Anyway, I use the Antec also.  It will only lower the comp about 3-5C, but I did do the baywolf mod, and my vid temp went from 100+ to 72C max.  It works like a charm.  My processor maxes out at about 71C also.  The fans runs fast at higher temperatures, but why wouldn't you want that?

thanks guys, i checked out the antec option, which looks good, but i use my laptop with the APR at home and i'm concerned about how it would sit under the both of them and any resultant damage to the connections from the uneven surface. SW, do you use the APR? also, what is the "baywolf mod"? and no i have no problem with the fact that the fan is working overtime when the PC is hot, just don't like the fact that the machine gets that hot to begin with.

 

~NegZ

I'm sorry I'm not familiar with the term "APR".  But the Baywolf mod can be found here.  I ordered my copper from onlinemetals.com and uses Arctic Silver 5 and I couldn't be happier with the results.  It's actually an easy mod for the average person.

 

sorry, APR = Advanced Port Replicator ... off to check out the link

~NegZ

If you do perform this mod, keep in mind the "glue" portion is really not necessary because the AS5 will act as an adhesive and will suffice.                                                                                                                         

Good luck!

I dont believe the M9 has any problems associated with overheating.  The reason the 9600proturbo has issues is because there is supposed to be a copper plate between the gpu and the heatsink in order to transfer heat, however, instead there is a waxy like foam pad which only cushions the gpu and does not transfer the heat to the heatsink. 

 

is there anything i could do to an m9 if i bought one for my i5100?

Well because the nature of the "desktop" like processor in the 5100, it can be removed, cleaned, then Arctic Silver 5 can be applied to give the unit optimal thermal conduction.  This will definately help.

i heard it had some problems with the i5100 series as it's not really made for it ...   but as you said, there may be no easy mod around the issue

just fyi ... what does that do to my warranty?  speaking of which, what does popping in an m9 do?

er ... that honestly looks a lil more complicated than i expected. then again, i am speaking from a point of total ignorance with regard to laptop hardware. oddly enough, i feel a lot like a newbie :) in any event, i'm with NemesisDB, how will something like this affect the warranty?

~NegZ

Not quite sure...I'm positive you are allowed to dissasemble your laptop and apply thermal compound to the CPU with out affecting the warranty.  The 9600 GPU mod though, I'm not sure.  I am not really concerned with the GPU warranty because I know that the missing copper plate and the 100+ temperatures of the unit will definately destroy the card in time.  The card will automatically restart around these temps to prevent overheating.  I would rather keep my comp reliable, cool and not shuting down as opposed to the way Dell has shipped it out.  This is the only heatsink I have seen with the copper plate missing and as a matter of fact, you can see the 3x3cm square indentation in the heatsink where the copper plate is supposed to sit.