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ProfessorW00d
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February 24th, 2023 11:00
You are not missing anything. The Aurora R7 has the VRM heatsink only on the left side of the CPU, where the VRMs are actually located. Those holes in your motherboard photo are unthreaded placebos.
redxps630
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February 24th, 2023 15:00
professor is spot on. according to one Alienware user
(1) there is only one VRM heatsink for the R7, it is shipped on all R7/8/9 configs.
(user’s R7 PC, it has a VRM heatsink).
(2) there is no L shaped VRM heatsink option for the R7, 8 or 9 or anything before R10.
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ProfessorW00d
4 Operator
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2.4K Posts
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February 24th, 2023 11:00
You are not missing anything. The Aurora R7 has the VRM heatsink only on the left side of the CPU, where the VRMs are actually located. Those holes in your motherboard photo are unthreaded placebos.
redxps630
9 Legend
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15.3K Posts
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February 24th, 2023 15:00
professor is spot on. according to one Alienware user
(1) there is only one VRM heatsink for the R7, it is shipped on all R7/8/9 configs.
(user’s R7 PC, it has a VRM heatsink).
(2) there is no L shaped VRM heatsink option for the R7, 8 or 9 or anything before R10.