New faster CPU, need new heatsink?

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New faster CPU, need new heatsink?

#1 Post by At0mAng » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:27 am

Currently my T60 has a 1.66 Core2 Duo. Just got lucky and came across a T7600 CPU. Is there a difference in the heatsink from what comes with a low end CPU to a higher end on the T60 or am I good to go with what I have?

Also upgrading to 200GB HD and 4GB of RAM :)
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#2 Post by ryengineer » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:55 am

Yes, very possible there would be regardless of GPU (Integrated or Discrete):

Thermal device and fan.

I also remember the fan was revised at least once for thinkpad T60/p.
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#3 Post by At0mAng » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:46 am

Thanks. I took the plunge and was hoping that my heatsink setup would work and it has so far. Temps are normal for the CPU under heavy stress so I guess it will be ok.

Nice speed increase :D
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#4 Post by Peak2Peak » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:02 pm

At0mAng - Welcome to the T7600 club! :D :D :D
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#5 Post by Crunch » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:09 am

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#6 Post by brentpresley » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:23 am

Both the "Rev A" and "Rev B" fans on the T60/p can handle a T7600, but the bottom of the casing will get hot if you run it at load. There is no way around that.


The only significant difference b/w the two revisions of the fan is that the B version was re-designed to get rid of the noise that a SMALL fraction of Rev A fans exhibited. I've personally never noticed a difference in sound, and they do not cool any differently from my personal experience.
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#7 Post by abu_sme » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:29 am

CPU's really aren't as heat producing as they once were though. It's the GPU that is brutal nowadays.
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#8 Post by brentpresley » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:44 am

abu_sme wrote:CPU's really aren't as heat producing as they once were though. It's the GPU that is brutal nowadays.
The T7600 puts out a LOT of heat. It pushes the limit of what the HSF can handle in the T60/p.
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