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    P-6831FX northbridge/heatsink gap?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Darth Shatner, Jan 3, 2009.

  1. Darth Shatner

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    Can anyone tell me exactly how big the gap is between the heatsink and the northbridge in my Gateway? Or at least the size of the pad/shim they successfully used, at any rate. I need a replacement thermal pad, but doofus that I am, I don't still have the pad that I ruined. :rolleyes:

    Basically, I need to know if this

    http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=580

    will work. Thanks!
     
    Darth Shatner, Jan 3, 2009
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  2. goodspeed(TPF)

    goodspeed(TPF) Notebook Deity

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    Were you actually thinking of ordering that for 10 dollars plus shipping? :eek: I would recommend going to your local hardware store and buying some brass shim stock and cut/trim to fit. You can use PLASTIGUAGE or just CLAY-PLAY-DOH to give yourself an idea of what size you need. May be more than you want to do though. It will certainly give you better heat transfer than a piece of rubber. :D Don't forget to use thermal paste on both sides.
     
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  3. Darth Shatner

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    Er... that's not rubber. It's uncut thermal gap padding. For use with aftermarket video card water blocks. It's plenty thermally conductive for the northbridge, but I don't know if it's the right size.

    I thought about doing the same copper mod that I've read about here, but that sounds like an awful lot of work to cool a motherboard chipset... and I still can't find any solid info about the dimensions of the shim.

    Hence my question! Anyone know?
     
    Darth Shatner, Jan 3, 2009
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