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Heatsink Problem...it wont touch the processor

post #1 of 18
7/31/06 at 1:17am
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Can I just remedy this with thermal padding?
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post #2 of 18
7/31/06 at 2:10am
Is this the stock heatsink or a replacement? It will help to list the laptop model as well.
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post #3 of 18
7/31/06 at 2:21am
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Stock...Inspiron 9300...it had thermal padding before, I removed the previous padding, and was gonna just use grease, but it makes no contact. It is on the Chipset I think...not the Processor or the GPU
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post #4 of 18
7/31/06 at 10:51am
try a sheet of copper
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post #5 of 18
8/5/06 at 2:57am
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I just bought some thermal pads...Sheet of copper...what would that do?
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post #6 of 18
8/5/06 at 2:57am
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Would it be better then the pads? Could I use the pads? They were on there before, so technically its just replacing it...bad idea?
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post #7 of 18
8/5/06 at 4:36am
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And i've heard to stay away from copper sheets...help >>;
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post #8 of 18
8/5/06 at 6:19am
A small copper sheet will work better than a thermal pad to transfer heat. Its not bad for it at all, consider that a great many high quality heat sinks are made of copper.
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post #9 of 18
8/5/06 at 7:27am
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Where would I get one?

None of my local comp stores are useful...and I have the pads...would it be that bad to use one? One was on there before
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post #10 of 18
8/5/06 at 12:00pm
If you wanted to add a strip of copper I think you'd have to buy it from a metal supply store. It's almost certainly going to be something you have to cut yourself or pay someone to cut for you.

It would be vastly more efficient then thermal padding I would think though.

But it's not a cheap and easy alternative.

If you have a metal yard in your area you could try scrap bins there, I get my aluminum and steel sheet metal like that, though I have not seen much copper.

Hope that helps.
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post #11 of 18
8/5/06 at 1:39pm
Goto Hobby Lobby. A copper sheet 4x10 was only like $2. You need to cut it though, so a dremel would come in handy.
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post #12 of 18
8/5/06 at 1:55pm
chipset..? fold aluminum foil over on itself 10 or 20 times
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post #13 of 18
8/5/06 at 2:13pm
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Err...aluminum foil?

That doesn't scream safety...

And isnt copper better for that?

And if I use a shim...how do I install it? Thermal grease on both sides?
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post #14 of 18
8/6/06 at 10:05am
It's only the chipset -- the thermal pad should be plenty good enough, and you wont have to worry about getting a plate @ proper thickness.
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post #15 of 18
8/6/06 at 10:37am
Copper would be your best bet. The reason you probably heard to stay away from it is that you can bridge a cuircut on the board if you are not careful.

So just make sure that the copper plate stays in place and only on the core of the proccesor.
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post #16 of 18
8/6/06 at 11:21pm
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If I use a pad do I need any compound? Or just put the pad on, screw it down and go?

Shim...compund on both sides?
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post #17 of 18
8/6/06 at 11:36pm
if you dont oc no point of copper and crap like that just put the pad in. yes you just have to put the pad on no putting stuff on it
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post #18 of 18
8/7/06 at 6:04am
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Well, it'll be running a pinmod...but will that really affect the chipset?
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