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Article #54Re: How to clean the socket 775 heatsink + cooling fan?
From: kony
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:52
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:52
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:15:25 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 28, 3:01�pm, "JR Weiss" <j...@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote... >> > If the heatsink / fan is so mucked up with grime, I would consider >> > locating a "replacement" heatsink / fan assembly. �A quick search on a >> > known parts web site (www.startech.com) comes up with 4 new heatsink / fan >> > kits: >> >> I agree. �Since you already have the old heat sink off the CPU, most of the >> hard work is done. >> >> Some require removing the motherboard to fix a mounting plate on the >> underside, but there are several that do not require MoBo removal: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119092 >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150056 > >Especially that the fan has a place where we can not access with most >brushes. The fan "spinner" is extremely "fragile" and most brushes >are not easily pushed through the sight gap. It is very rare to find a fan that can't be cleaned out with the smallest size artists brushes. It is possible you might only get 90% of the dust out instead of 99%, but it doesn't have to be clean enough to eat off of.
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