Can I use an old computer heatsink?

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FLAPJACKDAN
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Can I use an old computer heatsink?

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Can I use an old computer heatsink and cut it in n64 processor sizes or would the thing not work?
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Re: Can I use an old computer heatsink?

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it will work, just make sure to secure it properly.
like with transfer paste etc.
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Re: Can I use an old computer heatsink?

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Also if I need to can I cut the thing shorter?
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Re: Can I use an old computer heatsink?

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Yeah sure, the n64 doesn't really need much. Look at how RAM sinks are attached to video cards. Using ramsinks is also ok.

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