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does H77 chipset (Ivy Bridge) need heat sink?
I got a used Dell XPS 8500. Trying to find out the motherboard model,
Dell website no help. But I see mainboards for this PC advertised on various sites. There are 2 different photos in these listings, one has a heatsink on the chipset, the other does not. The board in this PC has no heatsink, and no mounting holes for it. Intel's specs say 6.7 Watts, so I guess it survives without a heatsink. |
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does H77 chipset (Ivy Bridge) need heat sink?
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I got a used Dell XPS 8500. Trying to find out the motherboard model, Dell website no help. But I see mainboards for this PC advertised on various sites. There are 2 different photos in these listings, one has a heatsink on the chipset, the other does not. The board in this PC has no heatsink, and no mounting holes for it. Intel's specs say 6.7 Watts, so I guess it survives without a heatsink. https://www.dell.com/community/Deskt...t/td-p/3873294 You'd have to check the chip spec, and see what TcaseMax is. My general rule of thumb is, if it burns me, it gets a heatsink :-) A reasonable figure for removal of a heatsink like that, is a 2W power dissipation. (There were some Northbridges long ago, that drew 2W.) When a max dissipation is quoted, it would be quoted with all the interfaces working hard. If fitting a heatsink, you have to consider whether the top of the chip is flat. Double sided tape thermal pads should only hold heatsinks weighing 50 grams or less. You can use the Z clip if you have a spare around. The alternate mount points, I can't figure out how those work. I don't see threads on them. 6.7W sounds a little high. The machine should survive long enough for you to check it. I don't think there is a source of forced air flow at that point on the motherboard. You might not need a heatsink if there was a large large airflow present. ******* Do you know for sure what the part number is ? In addition to the H77, there's a mobile version of it which draws less power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets Paul |
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