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XPS 8940, Heatsink replacement
Anyone replace the stock heat-sink/fan on an XPS? A friend recommended a Noctua NH-U12A as a replacement option, but I figured I'd stop by here to get some opinions.
Seems like it would fit and clear the memory, any thoughts?
speedstep
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April 17th, 2021 07:00
@DELL-Chris M what is the part number for the heatsink with the copper heat pipes and fan?
Also what is the part number for the optional 120mm front fan and bracket?
Gambit_man
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April 17th, 2021 08:00
@Jon-62 Great thanks
Jon-62
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April 17th, 2021 08:00
@Gambit_man I looked on eBay and ended up using pri_cut_services to print it for me.
DELL-Chris M
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April 17th, 2021 09:00
speedstep,
XPS 8940 fans =
07V8P 80X20MM, D11 (no picture)
D4NJ4 80X20MM, D10
DVH85 80X25MM, 12V, D10
H9MTC 80X25MM, 12V (no picture)
MWXCG 92X25, 12V
XPS 8940 heatsinks =
612F7 VR-MS
VWD01 95W
2NW0M 95W
3HRY2 65W, D10
26W12 65W
Jon-62
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April 17th, 2021 09:00
Interesting. The stock cooler originally fitted in my XPS 8940 has the part number DVH85, although it looks very similar to the other 65W coolers.
SomeCaliGuy
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April 23rd, 2021 23:00
The XPS 8940 (which I know is similar) has one 2.5 bay that can hold 2x 2.5 drives but only has one caddie. It also has two discrete 3.5 bays, both of which I'm using.
biggus65
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August 18th, 2021 00:00
I grabbed a basic Dell heat sink that goes on the K series CPU from ebay, and it works beautifully. It dropped the idle temp 20 degrees c!
Took all of one minute to fit (and several minutes cleaning the thermal grease of the CPU)
NiNoLaz
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September 18th, 2021 06:00
I did Managed to install Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black but now my XPS 8940 with an I7-11500K looks like Frankenstein.
