M17x R4 VGA heatsink replacement

[whitewhale2]

Hello,

 

I have a M17x R4 and two VGA cards: a GTX 980M  and a GTX 680M (spare).

 

I have the opportunity to get a cheap M17x R5 VGA heatsink (PN 0YP26V).

 

Will it fit in a M17x R4 motherboard? Will it be any improvement in terms of heat dissipation regarding the original heatsink (PN 0MT1DN)?

 

 

Thanks,

Regards.

 

[NNS_Max]

Out of interest, where did you get your 980m? I've been trying to purchase one for the M17xR4 but the last 3 from China, as well as a local 880m in the UK, have all arrived faulty.

[Tenoroon]

34 minutes ago, NNS_Max said:

Out of interest, where did you get your 980m? I've been trying to purchase one for the M17xR4 but the last 3 from China, as well as a local 880m in the UK, have all arrived faulty.

I have a working 980m pulled from a Clevo P870DM, as a matter of fact, I'm using it right now.

Would you be interested at all?

[Tenoroon]

1 hour ago, whitewhale2 said:

Hello,

 

I have a M17x R4 and two VGA cards: a GTX 980M  and a GTX 680M (spare).

 

I have the opportunity to get a cheap M17x R5 VGA heatsink (PN 0YP26V).

 

Will it fit in a M17x R4 motherboard? Will it be any improvement in terms of heat dissipation regarding the original heatsink (PN 0MT1DN)?

 

 

Thanks,

Regards.

 

Yes, it should fit with the M17x R4 motherboard, @Maxware79should be able to ensure if it fits, he knows a lot.

There won't be much difference since they have a very similar mass and both have 3 heatpipes. There is a 5 pipe custom one on Ebay that I used in my Ranger and it kept my power hungry 1070 at under 65C all the time, I'd recommend that if you want to do a bit of overclocking or want to keep your GPU cool.

[Maxware79]

The heatsinks are very close but not quite the same. One is slightly longer than the other. I have heard someone putting a 17 R1 heatsink into an M17x R4 so maybe it works that way but not the other. I can do a comparison photo when I get a chance to show the slight difference. 

[aldarxt]

On 4/23/2022 at 6:46 PM, whitewhale2 said:

Hello,

 

I have a M17x R4 and two VGA cards: a GTX 980M  and a GTX 680M (spare).

 

I have the opportunity to get a cheap M17x R5 VGA heatsink (PN 0YP26V).

 

Will it fit in a M17x R4 motherboard? Will it be any improvement in terms of heat dissipation regarding the original heatsink (PN 0MT1DN)?

 

 

Thanks,

Regards.

 

I have been looking at 6 pipe heatsink and wondering if they really make a difference in dissipating the heat. If they make a difference the price would be worth it.?!