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Dell XPS 8700 CPU Fan Replacement Question
Recently upgraded my Dell 8700 with a GTX 980, getting some crashes and noticed the CPU was running a bit hot at high 70s C. So I got a Be Quiet fan with push pin. Obviously when I tried to install the fan it would not fit because of the non standard backplate of the XPS 8700.
My question is can I just get a standard backplate off another motherboard and use that to secure the retention clamp then install the Be Quiet fan into the Motherboard?
Dan-H
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January 22nd, 2017 21:00
I'm not sure but here is a way to mount the cryorig H7. video is an 8900 but the mount is the same as an 8700
en.community.dell.com/.../19993539
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January 25th, 2017 11:00
Visually my experience is that the mounting for 8500 8700 8900 is the same. The 8910 however cant work because they mount the power supply directly over the cpu.