Interchangeable heatsink expansion card holder module for an information handling system

A heatsink expansion card holder module for use with a motherboard of an information handling system comprising:

• a plastic card holder frame including a polygonal-shaped frame structure including a plurality of apertures in the center of the plastic card holder frame and a plurality of double snap fit hooks extending from a perimeter portion of the polygonal-shaped frame structure;
• a metal heatsink card operatively coupled to the plastic card holder frame to snap in to a first layer of the plurality of double snap fit hooks such that the metal heatsink card is held to the plastic card holder frame;
• the heatsink expansion card holder module sized to fit a first type of expansion card by snapping into a second layer of at least two of the plurality of the double snap fit hooks to thermally couple to the metal heat sink card on a first side;
• the heatsink expansion card holder module sized to fit a second type of expansion card by snapping into the second layer of the plurality of the double snap fit hooks that is greater than the number of the plurality of the double snap fit hooks used to hold the first type of expansion card to thermally couple the second type of expansion card to the metal heat sink card on the first side;
• the first type of expansion card or the second type of expansion card operatively coupled to the heatsink expansion card holder module;
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• the heatsink expansion card holder module mounted to a motherboard of an information handling system via a retention screw.

An information handling system with a heatsink expansion card holder module comprising:

• a motherboard printed circuit board (PCB) having a hardware processor, a memory, a power source, and data busses and power traces;
• a heatsink expansion card holder module having a plastic card holder frame including a polygonal-shaped frame structure including a plurality of apertures in the center of the plastic card holder frame and a plurality of double snap fit hooks extending from a perimeter portion of the polygonal-shaped frame structure;
• a metal heatsink card operatively coupled to the plastic card holder frame of the heatsink expansion card holder module to snap in to a first layer of the plurality of double snap fit hooks such that the metal heatsink card is held to the plastic card holder frame;
• the heatsink expansion card holder module sized to fit a first type of expansion card by snapping into a second layer of at least two of the plurality of the double snap fit hooks to thermally couple to the metal heat sink card on a first side;
• the heatsink expansion card holder module sized to fit a second type of expansion card by snapping into the second layer of the plurality of the double snap fit hooks greater than the number of the plurality of the double snap fit hooks used to hold the first type of expansion card to thermally couple the second type of expansion card to the metal heat sink card on the first side;
• the first type of expansion card or the second type of expansion card operatively coupled to the heatsink expansion card holder module;
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• the heatsink expansion card holder module operatively coupled to the motherboard PCB of the information handling system.