The chassis type is also important as it defines the housing of the heat sink assembly and compatibility with the system.
Similarly, the type of processor also determines what heat sink would go with it. In order to buy the right heat sink / fan for your system, we recommend that you use the Service Tag look up feature in the Parts For Your Dell™ tool. Dell Heatsink for 2 CPU with GPU configuration The heat sinks and the fans are responsible for dissipating this heat and maintaining the safe temperature limits. The various components of a computer system such as the chipset, the graphics card and the hard drive can produce a large amount of heat while operating.