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    8600m gt heatsink for 15" v. 17" machines

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by srr, Jan 28, 2011.

  1. srr

    srr Notebook Geek

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    Hi Friends,
    I had a thread about my 8600m gt in my Inspiron 1720 going bad. I decided to buy a replacement on ebay. I got a UW390 (listed as compatible with the 1720)
    but when attempting to install it I was unpleasantly surprised to learn that the heatsink was the wrong size, made for a 15 inch machine. Can I put my existing 17 inch heatsink on to this card?
    Thanks
     
    srr, Jan 28, 2011
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    gmini Notebook Guru

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    yes you can if you know how to do that
     
    gmini, Jan 29, 2011
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    srr Notebook Geek

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    Yes, I took the heatsink off my current card to bake it in the oven, then put it back on with new paste.
     
    srr, Jan 29, 2011
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    Just use a torx bit to remove the heat sink from the bad card and place it on the good card.

    Make sure to use a good thermal compound like AS5 between the GPU and memory (can't remember if Dell used a heat pad on them too) and heat sink before reassembling.
     
    millermagic, Jan 30, 2011
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