Apple introduced the new M1 series Macs last year, which increased the life and performance of the machines. Intel, on the other hand, has been working to make its chips as good as Apple’s, but we are not sure when they will hit the market. Now, a user fed up with noisy fans on the Intel MacBook Pro has installed an external liquid cooling system. The system ended up having a better performance also in terms of performance. Let’s check out more details about the scenario and how it was achieved,
The user adds an external cooling system to the MacBook Pro and the end result is surprising
Compared to Apple’s M1 series MacBook, Intel models tend to get hot. ONE MacRumors a forum member took his intellect and developed an external cooling system for the 15-inch MacBook Pro. He claims that his Intel MacBook Pro has become ‘disturbing’ and fans have started to make noise even during a video call. The results are quite surprising, as the fans were quiet and the performance was also better.
To develop the external cooling system for the MacBook Pro, cheap parts were used, such as smaller Bitcoin ASIC blocks from AliExpress, a Zalman radiator, a 2005 reservoir and an Aquastream XT Ultra water pump. In addition, several transmissive thermal pads have been incorporated between the metal enclosures of the case and the motherboard components that would conduct the heat away from the machine.
As soon as the equipment was ready, the thermal pads were connected to the external water cooling system. Since the pump supported Windows software to work, Theodoric had to use a VM on his laptop. For monitoring purposes, he used a Raspberry Pi that he connected to the system. According to the user, “normal working conditions in the work area increase the water temperature from ~ 17-18ºC to 26ºC in about 6 hours”. After that, the external fan would start up and run at 700 RPM until the water cools down to 23ºC.
Although the process required external hardware and software working together, the end result was a quieter MacBook Pro with better performance. Apple will further improve the thermal performance of its MacBook line in the future. For a while. We expect new MacBook models this year, so stay here to find out about all the leaks and rumors.
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