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    M18X R1 GTX880M SLI GPU upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by macdaddy8000, Jan 20, 2016.

  1. macdaddy8000

    macdaddy8000 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, i decided to upgrade with a pair of GTX880M directly from Dell, i also bought two new 100Watt NVIDIA Heatsinks, now my question is, should i replace the preinstalled thermalpads on the new Heatsinks and use my 0,5mm 14 mkw fujipoly Extreme instead?
     
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    I wouldn't touch them if they are already on place.

    Also remember that every heatsink is slightly different and maybe for second one you will need to stack 0,5mm pads to 1mm because in some places they could not fit.

    I have about 1mm of Phobya Xtreme and gpus are cold.
     
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    macdaddy8000, Jan 22, 2016
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