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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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