recommend a notebook cooler

for a dell inspiron 9400. 17inch. this thing stays so hot. and the fans are terribly annoying.

The only one worth buying is the Zalman. Just read the reviews.

Black:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834998051

Silver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834998052

I have the black one and it does lower my temps a few degrees. YMMV but it does work. It's mainly meant for 15" notebooks but I know that lots of people have used it successfully with their 17" ones.

yea, it looks like most of them are garbage. i'll give this one a try. thanks.

This is what I use currently for my E1705/9400: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834999336

Also, try using the program I8kfanGUI to adjust your notebook fans (GPU/CPU). Does a good job as opposed to the BIOS settings.

My CPU never gets above 42C and I haven't seen my Go 7900 GS go above 65C with my settings.