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Dell Precision T3500 chipset overheating
I recently purchased a used Precision T3500 Workstation.
The chipset, which is located near the RAM slots (under the aluminium heatsink with the Z-bracket), seems to work at really hot temperatures (I cannot touch the heatsink). Sometimes, the computer shuts down and the BIOS logs indicates CPU/chipset overheating (CPU is running at 40°C~50°C). I would like to replace the chipset heatsink by a better one.
Does someone know which thermal compound has been applied to this chip? It is quiet hard to remove and I do not want to damage the board..
An other solution would be to mount a fan on the existing heatsink. I think it is a 64mmx64mmx20mm (approx.) heatsink. However, I need to find a fan with brackets designed to be mounted on top of the heatsink which is not common.
Does anyone have a solution? Thanks for your answers
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January 29th, 2022 18:00