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January 6th, 2026 15:01
Cooler for 7090
I have acquired a 7090 MT with an i7-10700 and I would like to upgrade the CPU cooler from the generic one to something that would give me just a little more cooling. I'm thinking about a low profile Noctua (want it to be quiet), but I do not want to have to remove the board to add a backplate. Any suggestions? thanks!
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redxps630
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January 6th, 2026 16:24
Noctua cooler requires use of their backplate. To use Dell backplate w/o need to remove motherboard you can upgrade from generic 65W pancake entry level heat sink to the 95W tower Dell cooler for 7090.
7090 tower (2021) part list:
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January 6th, 2026 16:50
@redxps630 Thanks for that. A search leads me to the first entry for this on Amazon:
Deal4GO CPU Cooling Fan Heat-Sink Assembly 2NW0M VWD01 Replacement for Dell XPS 8940 OptiPlex 7090 7080 7071 MT G5 5090 5000 Tower Desktop, Black
This looks to me to be fanless. Am I right or maybe I'm on the wrong track.
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January 6th, 2026 16:52
@CEG3 Never mind. I see the fan now.
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January 6th, 2026 18:38
I did eventually track down the actual Dell model using the 2NW0M part number you provided on eBay for less money, but I would wonder if it is as quiet (potentially) or a good quality as the Deal4GO unit at 125W and higher maximum revs.
thanks again for the help!
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January 7th, 2026 02:20
VWD01 is for XPS8940
I think performance wise the two coolers are similar.
Some vendor advertise with inflated “tdp” spec.
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