Quote Originally Posted by ninogui View Post
Guys,

im seriously thinking of removing the rubber caps covering the NB and just let the fan blow inside... thought of that because some air will get inside the pipes for sure and cool down a bit... lolol even if dust gets inside u can always celan it with a air-spray clener lololololol
No air will get inside the pipes. Heatpipes are supposed to have a special gaz inside, if broken, their efficiency is null. So, if the heatpipes are empty, than this is a real ASUS f**k-up

Maybe try the fan in a suck mode instead of pull, could be more effective and no dust

Quote Originally Posted by devilhood View Post
You'd still need a pump. Putting water in it would do nothing.
No, water has better conductivity than air, so theorically, heat transmission will be much more effective from NB heatsink to NB WB surface. Of course, you won't notice any difference in passive cooling. If you add a fan in suck mode in front of the NB WB, theorically you should have a better cooling. Again, it is theory, in practice it could be less tha 1°C, but you should try to know.

The problem, is that water will oxyde your cupper WB, so really not advised. Special deionized water + antioxydant + anti-algae (or just a watercooling all in one ready fluid) would be the only way to go.

The caps, though, are not made to be water-proof, so a big risk for leakage. Finally, in all cases, water will slowly evaporate. Filling the NB WB after a while, in a mounted motherboard can be risky.

Conclusion: you could try it, but better stay with stock format or watercool the thing