EliteDesk 800 G3 Aluminum vs Copper Heatsink

[@rockerforlife194]

I suggest you clean the fan! It's really easy. I can see the dust and dirt buildup from the video. I watch a lot of your videos, btw. And I did notice after reminding you the the arrows line the cpu up that you installed it the correct way. Take care. Like the videos, btw.

[@handmedowntech]

@@rockerforlife194 I may go back and redo the paste and clean the fan. I don't know why I forget the fan. I guess I'm so focused on the CPU.

[@rockerforlife194]

@@handmedowntech Good move. I keep all my fans and heatsinks spotless. Inside and out.

[@Swi_10081]

I wonder if the copper cooling would have improved more if thermal paste was cleaned up and reapplied.

[@handmedowntech]

@@Swi_10081 funny you should say that. I'm thinking of going back and reapplying some paste.

[@Maestro_Longaniza]

I did the same experiment with a g4 i7-8700t and had similar results. There was a 3-4 degree difference between the heatsinks, which was really disappointing. I've also enlarged the intake vents at the front cover and I didn't notice a difference. I like to add Tessa tape between the fan and the heatsink, between the heatsink and the case, and over the #2 screw void. I don't know if really makes a noticeable difference, but it creates a bit of duct like effect, lessening the amount of hot air that goes back into the system.

[@handmedowntech]

All these different tapes out there. Duct, kapton, electrical, and now tesa, I'll have to check that out

[@dailylife8901]

Liked your test, I have one small question, is there a yellow light on the motherboard when you plug the power supply? I'm not sure if it's a normal thing or there's something wrong with my unit.

[@handmedowntech]

I checked two G3s - when I attach the power a tiny light flashes momentarily - it is sitting next to a number "2" and near a small black chip

[@dailylife8901]

@handmedowntech does that light stay on or goes away? My motherboard yellow light stays there, didn't notice until I removed the caddy to use an nvme and run the pc without the top lid.

[@dailylife8901]

@handmedowntech by the way I have a g4 with a ryzen 3 2200ge, I did a case swap to get better ventilation, with some minor sacrifices of course since it's not a full motherboard to add an external power button.

[@handmedowntech]

I'll try and do more testing this weekend

[@handmedowntech]

So the little mobo in a big case. Sounds crazy and inventive

[@DrivingVertigo]

You should always clean and reapply thermal paste between testing. Mating 2 sides with paste already applied can trap air bubbles, skewing your test results.

[@handmedowntech]

@@DrivingVertigo I may go back and fix the paste on my current unit.

[@stevenbell9589]

i do like your videos and i picked up a Lenovo m720q for £110 on Facebook and have restored it using the Lenovo recovery image for testing went well even did the windows 11 update this one is going to be imaged with my works image for my works stuff but this pc works so well I'm going back to the same guy to buy another one for my main pc the hp computers I have will be donated to needy kids for school work i have 3 of them i will also say the Lenovo will take an NVidia t100 card

[@handmedowntech]

I sort of did a similar transition. I got an EliteDesk for doing VMs and cluster stuff and finally decided to use one for my personal stuff and video editing. These are made so well that it's tough to use basic consumer computers.

[@stevenbell9589]

@@handmedowntech have to agree for me im repeating person from work and having one for a media pc so that will be 3 of them I'm finding the lenovo much cheaper to buy with newer hardware for the money

[@handmedowntech]

@@stevenbell9589 more computer for the money.

[@stevenbell9589]

@@handmedowntech maybe I wanted one my company supported so I did to buy a hp from the same year it like double the cost

[@wonkmisteriuz]

finally 😂

[@handmedowntech]

@@wonkmisteriuz sorry for the wait and thanks for the suggestion 😉

[@wonkmisteriuz]

@@handmedowntech I didn't expect it, it turns out the difference isn't that big

[@handmedowntech]

@@wonkmisteriuz it's probably more of a case of the non T processor needing something beefier than an aluminum heatsink. I'm going to continue using it until I need it again for my 65w G3.

[@wonkmisteriuz]

@@handmedowntech yes, but it's pretty good cooling, drops the temperature so quickly after full load