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    How to upgrade to 940xm on m6500

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by inspiron_geek, Jun 19, 2011.

  1. inspiron_geek

    inspiron_geek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there,
    I just bought a 940xm OEM and I need to know what kind of thermal pads do I need in order to install it on a DELL M6500 Workstation.I rember a few months ago I bought dell pads for another upgrade.

    Thanks
     
    inspiron_geek, Jun 19, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I prefer thermal paste for CPU's. Thermal pads get gunked up with dust and if you aren't careful when removing your CPU heatsink, you will shred the pad into little pieces. You don't have to buy ones from Dell, they sell plenty on Ebay.
     
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    Use thermal paste, MX-4 for example performs very well and is easy to apply. The 940xm can get pretty warm, especially when overclocking it with Throttlestop. The paste will give you much better results than the pads.
     
    svl7, Jun 19, 2011
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