Vostro 1310 Copper Mod on GPU

has anyone tried doing the Coppermod for the 8400M GS GPU on the vostro 1310 since it runs around 90-100C on load without any overclocking.

 

Do you own a Vostro 1310? Take some pictures of your cooling assembly (GPU/CPU/Chipset door) and let's see if it's even a compatible mod.

 

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l88/031247/DSC00286.jpg

from the looks of it all the parts are sharing one heatsink just like M1330 so i assume so

 

It's not the same cooling assembly. Check if you even have a thermal pad in your system, this one may not have the gap issue.
Also is the GPU still on the end here, or is it in the middle? I'm having a hard time, but it looks like it's still on the end.

 

I think that the GPU is the middle smallest one just like it is in the M1330. What sucks though is that it seems like the only screws holding down the whole assembly are the ones at the CPU. This means that you need a piece of copper of almost the exact thickness of the gap because you cannot tighten or loosen it. A piece that is too thick is gonna create a lot of pressure on the GPU and create a gap between the assembly and the CPU making things worse. Good thing about these assemblies is that they are usually spring loaded and will not apply too much force unless the user screws the screws abnormally tight. I like that the northbridge is the farthest away from the fan because it produces the least amount of heat compared to the M1330 where it is in the middle.

 

Uhh the M1330 has the GPU on one end, the chipset in the middle, and the CPU on the other end. Though I would expect the GPU to be a bit smaller than the chipset, I am not sure, which is why I asked.

what johnny said is right about the screws, though you could try using some of that thermal glue to hold it in place. Check first and confirm that you do in fact have a thermal pad in there.

EDIT: scratch that, I see what you're saying, so we're in agreeance that the GPU is probably in the middle here?

 

can't really tell based on this unless someone has already tried because i don't plan on unmounting it unless i am actually gonna add copper in there

 

Can't you just look at an angle? It's a little blue pad.

 

Yeah what I meant was that the GPU is the smallest one and is the middle chip. Sorry for my unclear wording.

 

well pretty sure theres a cooling pad on both of them but johnny said it was the one in the middle which means it should B the small one