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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
They are heat sinks. You definitely should put them back on, as they are there for a reason. If the chips below it get too hot, they could be damaged.
I would purchase some thermal adhesive to ...
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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
These are heat sinks and must be in place for reliable operation.
The shape of those copper devices is designed to dissipate heat effectively from the part on which they are placed. The "waffle" ...
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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
These are indeed heatsinks, but in contrast to what everyone else has said, these are part of a bolt-on aftermarket up-sell modification "upgrade" offered by the laptop distributor, XoticPC, and are ...
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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
As others have already responded, the blocks are heatsinks. But I don't believe the location in the image is where they are supposed to go. In fact, I don't think they're normally supposed to be in ...
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Can the operation of a Banana PI M3 without any heat sink cause damage?
Do I risk a damage when I try the Banana PI M3 board without cooling down the chips?
Not if you are using the provided operating system and standard configuration. It will shut down cores to keep ...
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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
The heat sinks are attached to the chip so that they absorb the heat. The air between the waffles cools down the absorbed heat; as a result, a constant temperature is maintained.
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Can the 8th generation Intel Core mobile CPU be passively cooled like the 7th generation?
The market for passive mini-PCs hasn't yet caught up with these newer processors. Fanless desktops are a relatively small niche, so the product cadence may not be as fast as that of mainstream ...
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Broken pin on Intel heatsink - is it a risk?
tbh, if you're super worried getting a cheap third party heatsink should be an option.
Its not about pins though. Its about having appropriate, even clamping force. If the existing pins can hold down ...
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How do i detach this fan from the heatsink?
Clips on each side?
Pull towards the camera, reverse for the other side.
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Can I get a heatsink to work without thermal paste, temporarily?
There are claims that the CPU can do modest work without thermal paste and you may read
about it in the post
Can I run my PC without Thermal Paste?
However, I'm not going to go along with this post, ...
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Repairing the Northbridge Heatsink / Thermal Glue with Alternative Product
It is possible that it was an adhesive thermal pad of some kind. There are many thermal pads that also have an adhesive layer and chances are your pad has simply dried out and gone brittle over time ...
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Is it OK to use toothpaste instead of thermal paste when fitting a CPU?
You (or anybody else in kind of emergency) can just use regular (comestible) oil, or mineral oil which will be better if avail. for several weeks will work perfectly. Howerver, it will be mandatory to ...
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Can't get Intel heatsink back on
I see all these posts about this issue and no one has mentioned this... the reason why the translucent pegs are not going to go into the mobo holes is very simple!!!
'Solution'
Look at the translucent ...
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Possibility of converting CPU heat to electrical energy
I'm sorry to break this to you, but this is a very bad idea.
A major design problem in modern computers is to cool the CPU, no? Well, anything you add to the CPU that attempts to convert the heat ...
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Stock Intel CPU/Heatsink - same part number, different manufacturer, different amperage?
As long as the heatsink can handle the TDP of the CPU (51W) and it supports the socket (LGA1151) you can use any type of heatsink.
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How unsafe is it to run my PC without fans attached to the CPU heatsink
Its not a great idea as it will put unnecessary stress on your computer - and assuing by "a game" you are talking about something which warrants a decent GPU and serious cooling as implied by 2 case ...
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CPU overheating after replacement
It definitely sounds like an incorrectly installed cooling fan.
You probably haven't seriously damaged the CPU, but I suggest that you do not power your computer back on until you have applied an ...
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Can I place a CPU on an AM4 socket without using the lever?
You probably have way too much thermal paste, or bad paste if you have problems detaching the CPU from the heatsink.
Or as telcoM mentioned, it could have been the optimal amount that made it stick. ...
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Can I get a heatsink to work without thermal paste, temporarily?
Just the fact that I'm going over my initial budget because I have to
buy new paste is making me nervous. Having to use new paste every time
while I make blind tests to understand what is going on ...
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GPU Thermal paste melting off quickly?
Actually, the therml paste only displaces the air in the gaps between the DIE and the Heatsink.
The air would work as insulation.
Following heat transition coefficient for the different materials in ...
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Using liquid metal thermal paste on copper aluminum combination heat sink
No, you should not use liquid metal with this heat sink. It is not easy to keep the liquid metal on only the copper core of this type of heat sink without any getting onto the aluminum parts.
Also, ...
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Thread-holes destroyed for CPU heatsink in laptop
For DIY repairs on plastic threads on a budget without investing in tools or too much extra material, I think you have basically 2 options:
Find slightly larger screws and force them in. Plastic is ...
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Why isn't a heatsink enough to cool a CPU?
Because just moving the heat is not enough. If you move the heat without trying to dissipate it (I.e. cooling the heatsink by using air to take the heat away) then all you are doing is heating up two ...
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Why isn't a heatsink enough to cool a CPU?
Your premise is wrong.
Your mobile phone or the new Macbook Air don't have any active cooling. All the heat is radiated passively. Some desktop(ish) CPUs, like for example Intel's Celeron J4125, are ...
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Hardware: is stacking multiple heatsinks beneficial?
I'm not a thermal engineer nor do I play one on TV, but its worth thinking about the actual physics of heatsinks. You have a chip and a heatsink - ideally with as much surface area between them as ...
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How can I be sure whether my CPU is fried or not?
Am I correct in my assumptions?
Almost certainly.
Is there any way for me to determine which parts are working and which are not?
Not with the constraints you set.
Someone in your vicinity needs ...
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Stock Intel CPU/Heatsink - same part number, different manufacturer, different amperage?
I would assume it'd be perfectly fine. I've used different generation Intel stock heaksinks (one from a Celeron G1820 LGA 1150 socket for an i7-6700k on the LGA 1151 socket) and it worked perfectly ...
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How can I figure the just-right amount of Silver compound?
The answers provided are good. But I have a couple issues with both of them.
First, it was not mentioned that you should thoroughly clean the old compound off. And, it's actually quite hard to get ...
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How can I figure the just-right amount of Silver compound?
Essentially you want to cover the top of the CPU die with as thin a layer as possible so use a very small dab of compound and then spread it with your finger so that it more or less evenly covers the ...
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