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Advise for good notebook cooler?

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Hello everyone. I bought this Compal NBLB2 notebook about 2 years ago. Here is the specs of my laptop:

CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-720QM Processor 1.60 GHz
MOTHERBOARD: Intel PM55 Chipset Mainboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-1333 Memory
NOTEBOOK: Compal NBLB2 Notebook 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 Display
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64
HDD: 400 GB
GRAPHICS: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 GDDR3 1GB PCIe 3D Video

Now the problem is it is overheating. Actually i can play some games with low to med graphics with this and i am generally happy with it but it gets too hot after like 30 minutes to 1 hour gaming and i am afraid to burn my GPU/CPU. Earlier this year, i had the same problem and i gave it to a service center and they said they renewed/replaced "CPU Silicon" (cooling paste?) and after that it was running cool and nice. But now it works very hot again. I bought a cooler master notebook cooler but it doesnt do very well, really. It is too small and doesnt quite fit my notebook's bottom. Also it doesn't cool well. I want to buy another cooler. Can you advise for a good brand/model of cooler that will fit my notebook's air-intake in the bottom?
 
This is probably hardest thing eve to help with but ill try.
Ive tried maybe 8 cooelrs (buy, return to store when i see it sucks).
In the end i know of 2 coolers that are good:
CM Storm (needs wall socket connection to work, but very powerfull)
Thermaltake Massive LX // Thermaltake Massive CS. (very big and only good on table, but good cooling).

Apart, from those, the others that i used actually made my temperatures go UP not down.

If you need a smaller one, tacens fero is a great cooler but i think its hard to get http://www.hardwareanalisis.es/imagenes/002975.jpg

Also note that the best cooler is the one that will have fans directly under your laptops grills.
 
Thanks for the comment and advise. Seems my notebook has only 1 grill at the bottom. I want a cooler with passive cooling material (aluminum?) and also high CFM value (high rpm). I don't care if it is heavy or requires additional power. I read about Thermaltake's coolers on the net, they are good quality but they have low rpm fan(s). Is this CM pad what you mentioned?: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Cooling-Turbine-SGA-4000-KKNF1/dp/B004G603E2
 
Yes, that is the one.
Unfortunatelly the only cooler i know of with high rpm is the one i sent you.
The other option you have i to make a custom cooler (ive done one) using a normal 200 mm fan (in this case id recommend tacens 200mm fan as its best i ever saw), and connect it to a 12v to 5v converter so it can be used on USB connector.
If not, Socket wall power will be a must.
 
Cats_Pow thanks for information. I think it is also logical to make a custom cooler with the one i own, by changing the fans with better ones. Because that CM cooler is a discontinued product, thus is sold for different prices at ebay. And i don't think i can find this in my country. Thanks for your time again