First post, by mzry
Hi,
After safely removing the old heatsinks (YouTube) I finally managed to install some heatsinks on my V5, here are some pics:
I used Sunon maglev fans which are whisper quiet (Link) I used these heatsinks (Link) But they needed modifying cause the holes were about 2mm out. I put the crappy fans they came with in the bin 😀 And I used Arctic Silver 5 for the thermal paste.
The prices for these fans and heatsinks are very reasonable. It took a LOT of searching before I found adequate items. There seems to be a lack of decent VGA heatsinks on ebay, and even the half decent ones cost lots, plus you can never be sure about the hole distance because half the time they don't even advertise it.
All working good.