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HP Probook 6360b
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Hello there.

I have a spare motherboard of a Probook 6360b laying around, and I'm planning on making a

custom case for it to make it into a mini dekstop solution.

I have already acquired a i7-2640m and it is tested in this system, even though it doesn't say it is compatible, and I have also acquried an GTX770 desktop graphics card, mounted on a external adapter solution that will also sit in the case.
I'm interested in getting an aftermarket CPU fan solution as I have some future plans.

 

The question is: Is there an aftermarket heatsink/fan-combo that fits the hole pattern to the stock heat sink?

 

 

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- I do not need questions asking why I do this as this is just a hobby to keep me busy and learning something as I go. And yes, this is a budget project as I have had this laptop since 2011 and have already done a upgrade to a bigger battery, 8GB's of ram (scavenged from a broken laptop) instead of 4, replaced the CD-rom with an expansion bay sporting a 1TB SSHD for general storage, and the original HDD for a 128GB SSD for running Windows.

Compared to the original 6360b, this is already heaps faster, and as long as it's not catching on fire,

I will NOT change this laptop for another one. This laptop have stood the test's of time, and is still standing-

 

I recently by accident spilled a whole glass of soda over it and got a spare Probook for free that have seen better days on the outside, but everything on the inside was in working condition. Since I only had to change the upper portion of the case itself because I didn't figure out how to change the mousepad, which with the keyboard, was the only two things that broke, I have almost a whole Probook in spare parts. Thank you, you brilliant being who designed the spill drain solution under the keyboard directing liquid under the laptop,

making everything like motherboard, disks and such to survive!

 

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No unlike desktops laptops are designed one-off so the motherboard and auxiliary components like fan and heatsink are unique designs. You can enhance the cooling with copper shims, but there is no other fan/heatsink you can buy to fit on the motherboard than the OEM original part. 

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No unlike desktops laptops are designed one-off so the motherboard and auxiliary components like fan and heatsink are unique designs. You can enhance the cooling with copper shims, but there is no other fan/heatsink you can buy to fit on the motherboard than the OEM original part. 

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Very good reply! Luckily, this seems like a professional forum where the actual questions are answered, and the unnecessary are kept away, just like it should be. Kudos for you and many thanks!
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