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What is the name of these SSD M.2 heatsink copper sheets?
Would like to add a 2nd SSD in a Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G2 ACH laptop.
According to the Hardware Maintenance Manual you have to wrap it in the following:
(this then gets in contact with a silicon pad ...
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Wildly fluctuating CPU package temperatures
I’ve used 3 different apps to monitor the CPU and GPU temperatures on my Windows laptop and I notice that the CPU temperature can be 80C one second and 50C the next, or 60C one second and 90C the next....
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Hardware: is stacking multiple heatsinks beneficial?
I'm ordering a Raspberry Pi 4B with 8GB of RAM. Along with that I ordered the SD card, some kind of case, etc. (I will be running a Minecraft server on it, very CPU heavy stuff.) The case leaves ...
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Is it ok to "over tighten" laptop heat sink screws? Is it ok for one screw being slightly less tight than the others?
I have the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53.
I have a screw that is tightened but may not be tightened ALL the way since the head is stripped, and I don't want to get a new one until I have to open my laptop ...
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NVMe SSD on mini ITX motherboard
I'm looking to get an NVMe SSD on my computer, but I have a mini ITX build. However, everything I've read online strongly suggests that NVMe SSD's should use heatsinks to avoid excessive heat and ...
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Some parts of the heat pipes in my Asus N552vw laptop are black. Is it normal?
I watched a video on YouTube in which someone removes the cover of Asus N552 laptop. The color of the heat pipes in that video were all copper. The picture below shows how those of my laptop (Asus ...
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Using liquid metal thermal paste on copper aluminum combination heat sink
I have this aluminum - copper combination heat sink for the processor of my desktop computer, can I use the liquid metal thermal paste on it?
Specifically it is the thermal grizzly conductonaut ...
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GPU Thermal paste melting off quickly?
I have recently bought a used XFX RX 580 8 GB GPU. It’s not older than 2 years. Cannot be sure if it has been used for mining or gaming, but I got it with the gaming BIOS, which is what I use it for.
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Replace laptop fan but keep heatsink
My laptop has been making rattling noises. After opening it and testing, turns out it's a fan issue: when it speeds up something probably goes wrong with the bearings.
I would like to replace it ...
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How much does heat pipe need to touch cpu
I'm adding a shim to my laptop CPU because it doesn't seem like the heat pipes are making contact.
The shim I have isn't wide enough to cover the entire die.
I'm wondering, is this OK if I just have ...
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Can the 8th generation Intel Core mobile CPU be passively cooled like the 7th generation?
Intel Core mobile CPUs (such as the i5 7200U) have been utilized in fanless mini PCs.
Examples:
AZULLE Inspire Fanless Barebone
ZOTAC ZBOX C Series
Intel Dawson Canyon Fanless NUC
Though the 8th ...
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Broken pin on Intel heatsink - is it a risk?
I recently needed to remove the heatsink/fan from my H61M-HVS motherboard to reapply thermal paste to it for the first time since it was bought almost a decade ago. After removing the heatsink/fan ...
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How can I be sure whether my CPU is fried or not?
So my dear friend was supposed to change my CPU while I'm away. Apparently, he wanted to test the PC without putting back the heat sink. The terrible thing is, he did it with both CPUs :_(
He says ...
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Laptop heatsink temperature
Which software can be used to measure the laptop heatsink (not cpu) temperature near the fan? Are there any alternate methods to measure the heat sink temperature (experimental or software based or by ...
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Possibility of converting CPU heat to electrical energy
This was an idea brought up by a friend.
Due to the CPU producing heat, one would think that it would be more energy-efficient to reuse that heat energy.
Through what method could heat from the CPU ...
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What is the maximum distance for thermal paste to be effective?
Note the image and marked distance from one surface to the other on the heat sink assembly and the size of the thermal pad from the laptop I dis-assembled today. I want to use Thermaltake TG-7 paste ...
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PC powers off after new Pure Rock be quiet CPU cooler installed
I decided to upgrade my PC as it was fairly noisy, this was due to the stock CPU heatsink fan and the case fans.
So I bought myself a new case and a Pure Rock Be Quiet heatsink.
Transferred my ...
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Can the operation of a Banana PI M3 without any heat sink cause damage?
My pure Banana PI M3 board has just been delivered. However, it has come without any heat sink.
The specifications are:
CPU: A83T ARM Cortex-A7 octa-core,512 KB L1 cache 1 MB L2 cache
GPU: PowerVR ...
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Can't get Intel heatsink back on
I took off the CPU heat sink to blow out the dust. Now I can't get it back on. I've tried everything I read from Google: I pull up the black pins so they're inside the white part before putting the ...
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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
I've been hearing a sound from inside my MSI GE60 laptop for a while now, so I opened it up to find that these two tiny copper waffle squares came loose. They were originally stuck to the board with ...
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Do I need a Alternative Heatsink?
I have Intel Pentium G2020, it is not overclocked (i guess) but still should I bother getting this heatsink for my processor just so that my processor stays at room temperature while I am doing some ...
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Time to buy a new cpu cooler?
PC temps keep shooting up to over 100C in around ten minutes, even though I reapplied thermal paste twice and resat the heat sink thrice. It has reached a high of 110C as of this point. CPU usage is ...
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Which is better, heat sink or fan-cooled components? [closed]
Fans have been the common cooling method in hardware for a long time. However, fans depend on moving parts and therefore require maintenance and have a limited lifespan.
An alternative cooling method ...
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What's the point of heat pipes? [closed]
I've been asking myself this question for probably more than 10 years now... What's the point of heat pipes? For example on a CPU cooler.
It just seems super unreasonable to me that 4,6,8 or I don't ...
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Apple G5 Heatsink on AM3 mobo?
I've been looking to replace my PhenomII 965be's stock heatsink, and my old G5's massive heatsink has drawn my attention.
Do you think it would somehow be possible or am I going too far?
my mobo: GA-...
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Heatsink compatibility for the new Intel Skylake processors (LGA1151)
The new Intel Skylake processors have just released, but they don't come with a fan/heatsink. As a result, I have to purchase a third party heatsink, but it seems there are none yet listed on popular ...
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Does temporarily removing the fan from the heatsink void AMD’s warranty?
I needed to RMA my newly-bought motherboard, so that meant removing the CPU and HSF. Now i need to clean the remnants of thermal goop from the CPU and heatsink in order to put the new one afterward, ...
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Dusty Environment - Fan Alternative
I manage several desktop computers in dusty environments. We frequently must clean out the cases to ensure adequate ventilation.
Is there such a thing as reliable, fanless cooling for an off-the-...
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Dell latitude E6400 heat issue
My laptop heats up in just an hour, i cleaned the Ram, Heat Sink,and Motherboard.
Everything is clean and clear . i Installed windows 7 professional 64 bit (LOCAL, Registered).
My laptop Ram is 2GB, ...
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Where to get accurate cpu temprature readings?
I am trying to read my cpu temprature under full load (After overclocking by 0.3 ghz). For this I have used CPUID HWmonitor, Core Temp and SpeedFan. CoreTemp and HWmonitor seams to show good ...
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Five year old unopened boxed CPU – is the stock thermal compound still good?
I have obtained an unopened, sealed, boxed CPU dating back to 2009. It’s an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 with heatsink + thermal compound pre-applied. Is the stock thermal compound still OK to use after ...
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Should thermal compund be replaced after the heat sink is taken off?
I recently took apart a Dell Inspiron N5110 Laptop to clean the cooling fan and other stuff. This involved removing the heat sink as well. I did not put on new thermal compound when I put things back. ...
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Does the color of a heatsink affect its performance in dissipating heat?
I know that heatsinks come in different fin forms and those different fin forms affect the way how they dissipate heat. However, there's something I could not get about them and it's their color.
Can ...
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Can I replace my notebook's fan without replacing the heat sink?
My laptop (Acer Travelmate 8204) has started making a grinding noise, which seems to be coming from the fan (not the hard drive). Some articles online mention replacing the fan, but others imply that ...
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Can I use an LGA 1156/1155 heatsink on an LGA 1150 motherboard?
I'm considering moving to Haswell from Nehalem by just getting a new mobo and CPU, but I'm not sure if I can keep my current heatsink.
Can an LGA 1156 heatsink be mounted on to an LGA 1150 ...
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Orientation of PC during burn-in?
I heard a rumor that when you build a new PC, you are supposed to "burn" it in for about 24 hours so the thermal paste will correctly bond between the heatsink and the CPU. Assuming this is really ...
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What is the gum like thing on the heat sink?
See the attached picture. What is the gum like thing? Should I replace it with thermal paste? Thanks!
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Thank you guys! I replaced it with new thermal paste and my laptop is not burning anymore!...
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Which of these heatsink technology would be better?
as per this question I think I should direct this question to this site.
Having been a computer enthusiast for a while I have yet to build my own computer, but I'm at it now for this Christmas period ...
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Heatsinks and Xeon E5 CPUs
I've constructed a server that uses 2 Xeon E5-2620 CPUs and per Intel's recommendation I'm in the process of ordering a heatsink and I'm slightly concerned about thermal management. The case I'm using ...
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Pentium 4 3.4 GHz cooling
I have an old Northwood compatible Shuttle XPC that I upgraded from a 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 (Northwood) to a 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 (Northwood). Now, I'm wondering if it is cooling it well enough. I've seen it ...
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Is it safe to place heat sink such that it joins multiple voltage regulators?
This is quite possibly a stupid question, but the GPU cooler I bought leaves me with little choice but to position heat sinks such that they straddle and join multiple voltage regulators. Is this a ...
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Took off heatsink in my laptop, "gum" underneath gpu requires paste?
So I had a bad experience with my laptop when cleaning out the vent. I had to remove the heatsink to clean it out, but then the computer turned off constantly. I opened it up again and I applied ...
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Does the height of a CPU's heatsink affect the cooling?
The CPU of my computer has a quite tall (about 1.5in I think) heatsink compared to the one my friend's computer had, and this question has been in my mind for a while. Does the height of a CPU's ...
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Can I use an old sempron stock heat sink with a Phenom II processor?
I'm upgrading from an old AMD Sempron 140 to a Phenom II 945. The motherboard will be the same.
Assuming I'm not planning to overclock, can I still use the same stock AMD heat sink that came with ...
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XSensors is giving me scary readings ?
I am these readings from XSensors, really scary can someone tell me what might be wrong with my system. I did replace the thermal compound with Cooler Master HTK-002 still no difference the ...
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i7 with aftermarket heatsink still hot
I have an i7 2600 processor running with an after market coolermaster heatsink. I've tried two different aftermarket heatsinks and the stock. The cpu runs at idle around 40-45c in my room that is ...
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Thermal Pad Size CPU/Heatsink
If using a 2mm thick thermal pad to connect the CPU to the heatsink, does the size of the pad matter? Should it be cut to the size of just the metal piece in the middle of the CPU (10mm x 10mm) or ...
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One core constantly 6C hotter than than the other on a C2D. Is that a problem?
I have an M465-E Gateway laptop that I've upgraded with a T7200 C2D processor. The heatsink in the laptop wasn't designed for a C2D and has some gaps and the heatpipe placement is probably a bit off.
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How can I identify the weak link in my system's cooling?
For fear that this question is too specific, I'm posing the general question first and including details of my own situation below.
General Question
If I know that my system is overheating (to the ...
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Serious CPU overheat issue
So I have had a look at this post and am still somewhat in the mire. My computer is:
CM Stack Case,
Tagan 900W PSU,
Gigabyte K8NSNXP,
2 Gig Corsair something or other RAM,
AMD 64 X2 4400+,
3 HDD (2x ...
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