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    Area-51 m17x cpu fan vs M17 fan

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by makatec, May 16, 2012.

  1. makatec

    makatec Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does the M17 fan fit to area-51 m17x? I didnt ordered one but considering about these two. I'll put x9000 in my m17x and need to know if this M17 fan fit or not, becase it seems better than stock m17x.

    Left is stock area-51 m17x and right is M17.
    http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7797/m17xcpuheatsink.jpg.
     
    makatec, May 16, 2012
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    protivakid Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are good with a dremel it looks possible. May not be worth the time though. Obviously the mounts are different and the fan location is moved slightly.
     
    protivakid, May 22, 2012
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