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    thermal pads under gpu

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Branzy1987, Dec 7, 2014.

  1. Branzy1987

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    nobody sow that?
     
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    Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that heatsink for a 770m and below graphics card. Isn't the 780m 880m and 980m supposed to have the three pipe heatsink. I have 770m and I have exact same heatsink. Or do I actually have the right heatsink for 780m 880m or 980m already.
     
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    you didnt unser me my question but I will unser you, You have the same heatsink like mine , that camed with gtx 770m, with 2 pipes, in the video is the same heatsink from a gtx 770m or gtx 765m with 2 heatpipe....the 880m and gtx 980m has 3 heatpipe...but what I want is what is under the gpu...
     
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    Better ask Eurocom guys or you can do this by yourself by installing the pads for yourself, heres the link to buy Fujipoly & If you are interested, more info on this pad here

    Hope this helps..
     
    Ashtrix, Dec 7, 2014
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    @Branzy
    To answer all those questions, as for the thermal pads frozencpu.com

    @Player
    Yes you want three pipe, and if your handy you can MOD the AMD heatsinks to fit the 980M which i have done.
     
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    I dont have the tape...can I put only thermal pads under the gpu...in the video the pads are on a sheet...exacly like the heatsink...can i put the pads on the motherboard under the gpu?
     
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    Yes, it will still stick regardless, i have Pads laid out without the tape on one side.
     
    mikecacho, Dec 7, 2014
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    Thank you for answering my question guys . Mikecacho and op.
    Sorry to op I should of asked my question in a different thread.
     
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    Did you ever find out were to get what the guy was using under his gpu.
    Just curious.
     
    Player2, Dec 21, 2014
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    I am from Romania, I cant get them from here...I try to email eurocom but no unser
     
    Branzy1987, Dec 22, 2014
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    We can definitely ship to Romania, Eurocom products are shipped all across Europe and the world. As for purchasing a pad, I've just sent an internal email to our production and supply team to escalate this process and get you a faster reply.
     
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    Yep, I've just PMed you with the information on these Thermal Pads and ordering. Anyone else is free to PM me with the details about purchasing just thermal pads from us.
     
    SteveConr, Dec 23, 2014
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    Eurocom made a board with thermal pads that exactly hit the VRAM pieces beneath the card when you insert the card in to the MXM slot. Alternative method which pretty much everyone use is just slap on thermal pads directly on the VRAM plus the other parts on the MXM board, slap on thermal paste on the die and screw the heatsink on the MXM card.

    GTX 770M heatsink might still work although it is a 75W heatsink while 980M is 100W card. 980M runs pretty cool compared to 780M/880M anyway, just remember to monitor the temps the first week to be sure the 75W heatsink is good enough
     
    Cloudfire, Dec 23, 2014
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