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Replacement GPU heatsink

I had to trim each of the 99 pins on the heatsink by 0.5cm, so it fitted under the DVD drive!

 

This larger heatsink replaces the fan+heatsink combination that the original Xbox shipped with. I used thermal tape to attach the heatsink to the GPU, which worked well and was clean and hassle free. The GPU operating temperature only increased by 1°C, which was better than I had hoped for.

 

At the same time I put some new thermal grease under the main CPU heatsink, which lowered its operating temperature.

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Uploaded on October 21, 2008
Taken on October 21, 2008