Adaptor for graphics module
AssigneeNVIDIA Corporation
InventorCharles E. Buffington
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Abstract
Embodiments of this invention relate generally to systems used to cool computer hardware and more particularly to an adaptor for a graphics module. In one embodiment a graphics card assembly is provided. The graphics card assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB); a graphics processing unit (GPU) attached to the PCB; and an adaptor having first and second surfaces and made from a thermally conductive material. The adaptor is disposed on the PCB so that the first surface is in thermal communication with the GPU and the second surface providing a standard interface for thermal communication with a cooling system.
Claims20
A graphics card assembly, comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB);
- a graphics processing unit (GPU) attached to the PCB;
- an adaptor having first and second surfaces and made from a thermally conductive material, the adaptor disposed on the PCB so that the first surface is in thermal communication with the GPU and the second surface is adapted to thermally connect to two or more different base plates, each base plate forming part of a different cooling system for the GPU.
An adaptor made from a thermally conductive material and configured to be coupled to a printed circuit board (PCB), the adaptor comprising:
- a first surface that includes:
- a recess configured to be thermally coupled to a graphics processing unit (GPU) disposed on the PCB, and
- one or more pads configured to be thermally coupled to one or more memory units disposed on the PCB, wherein the recess and the one or more pads compensate for height differences between the GPU and the one or more memory units;
- and
- a second surface that includes:
- a thermal transfer area configured to thermally connect the second surface to two or more different base plates, each base plate forming part of a different cooling system for the GPU, wherein the second surface is configured to be coupled to the two or more different base plates via a plurality of fasteners that each includes a biasing member, wherein the biasing member causes the two or more different base plates to float on the second surface of the adaptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.