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    Question to 18x-R2 owners

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by MahmoudDewy, Sep 3, 2017.

  1. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    Can someone give me the dimensions of the heatsink/heat pipes arrangement on the triple pipe heatsink of the 18x-R2.

    I wanna buy one and replace my 2 pipes heatsink and was wondering how much chassis cutting would be involved in such an attempt.

    EDIT: Also 18x-R1 owners would be welcome to post cuz I believe their heatsink may also be a good candidate.
     
    MahmoudDewy, Sep 3, 2017
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  2. GodlikeRU

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    Isn't M18xR2 heatsink exactly same as M18xR1?
     
    GodlikeRU, Sep 5, 2017
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    Yes, don't need to cut anything to place a tripe pipe heatsink in R1 or R2. Maybe the modded six pipe heatsink need some cut but anyway who would use that?.
     
    Tulius, Sep 6, 2017
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    I think OP is trying to put a M18x heatsink into an AW 17 R1.
     
    ssj92, Sep 6, 2017
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    When I checked online they seemed a bit different, not sure though.

    That is correct.
     
    MahmoudDewy, Sep 7, 2017
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    Not quite, very similar but not the same. The M18x R2 heatsinks have a few more metal bits that cool the MOSFETs more than the M18x R1 heatsinks
     
    Raidriar, Sep 8, 2017
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