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    Dell Inspiron 17R SE - Changing out thermal paste on CPU and GPU

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ericdabbs, Jul 29, 2012.

  1. ericdabbs

    ericdabbs Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone changed out the stock thermal paste on the CPU and GPU on the Inspiron 17R SE?

    I was wondering if the Inspiron 17R SE laptop has a separate heat sink pipe for each of the CPU and GPU OR does it have just one heat sink pipe for both the CPU and GPU?
     
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    Thanks for the pic. I am glad that there are separate heatpipes for the CPU and GPU. I can't tell from the pic which one is the CPU and which one is the GPU? Is the left one the CPU and right one GPU?
     
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    Sure looks like a CPU socket to the left.
     
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    Yep Socket G2, means you can replace the processor by something more powerful of the same TDP.
     
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