Computer part???

[Buckwild331]

I moved my spare computer and noticed a rattle. When I removed the cover I noticed this small metal cube broke off from what it was connected to, and was hanging from a clip. The other clip was missing as well. I googled a picture of the part and is posted below. Can anyone tell me what the part is and what its function is? I plugged it up and it still runs and works, but I know it cant be good. Thanks in advance



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[abecx]

Its just a heat sink, seems like one of the bridges. should be fine.

[Buckwild331]

thanks

Thats what it is and according to YouTube, it doesnt look to hard to fix. I could be wrong

[hunt4m3x]

Its just the Internet Explorer chipset bridge, you should be fine. I would use Firefox.

[Buckwild331]

Is it worth fixing? How important is it? If I use Firefox instead of internet explorer it wont mattet?

[abecx]

You should be fine, Chrome however uses it as a filter for IE based content to increase site performance and to display the code correctly on the screen, but if you stick to firefox you wont have a problem as it uses the Mozilla tunnel based chipset ( its usually nearby, its open source ).

[Mach1]

if yo shit gets unstable, then it's causing a problem, if not, use and abuse

[Buckwild331]

Thanks guys, think im gonna let it ride and see what happens. If it crashes, I still have my laptop

[Ratt]

Thanks guys, think im gonna let it ride and see what happens. If it crashes, I still have my laptop

It won't crash because the heatsink is missing from one of the bridge chips. I mean it could, but it would take a while and have to be under really heavy load, and if it does let go, then you'll need a new motherboard.

[mstng86]

Glue the sink back in.

[CJ]

You can buy some thermal epoxy for a few bucks. I personally would since an mch going through electromigration is a huuuge pita.