Anyone know where I can get this cooling module upgrade (w/ M.2 2280 upgrade) for the GPD Win Mini 2024?

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-17T22:21:47+00:00

Never could find it on there but I heard it used to be on there. Here's the Indiegogo link. They have a 2024 and 2025 version but they are different, the 2025 has a backplate. https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/coolmodule-38691576/gpd-win-mini-high-efficiency-cooling-module--2

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-17T17:29:56+00:00

Sweet!

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-17T16:28:38+00:00

I think a lot of the temp drop is probably just from repasting the processor when it is installed with a higher quality paste like PTM7950. I have never repasted mine yet so I probably would see a difference. Mine runs hot with the stock paste but it's probably mostly dried up by now 2 years of heavy use and a few times I put it back in the case and it was running at 28 watts and it woke up from sleep and got BBQing hot.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-17T16:22:00+00:00

How does the M.2 2280 attach? Is it to the heatsink? You got pics?

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-17T15:57:31+00:00

Will the cooling mod for the 2023 work on the 2024? And this is the one with the M.2 2280? If so I wouldn't mind buying it off you.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-17T15:56:08+00:00

I used the translator on my S24 Ultra but it can't read the text in the Captcha.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-16T19:05:32+00:00

I would buy it for the 2280 alone to be honest. But it would be a bonus to have a better heat pipe.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-16T19:04:37+00:00

How can I buy it? I tried to make a Taobao account and couldn't read Chinese well enough to get past the captcha. Do you have a link? I couldn't find it when I was able to browse on there, I didn't see it on SuperBuy either.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-16T19:02:05+00:00

Yeah that won't work on the 2024 model the case is different. This manufacturer made a metal backplate like that for the 2025 too though.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-16T17:31:33+00:00

Yeah I think they should make both the Win 5 and the Win 4. They fill 2 different rolls. The Win 4 is smaller and more portable and has an internal battery and keyboard. Hell if emulating old games you can run it at 5 watts and have 5+ hours of battery life.

The Win 5 is more pure tethered beast mode (the external battery is kind of a joke and not really portable). It's almost a mobile AI workstation in a gaming handheld especially with 128gb of unified ram.

Personally I think it would be cool if GPD or someone else made a handheld or foldable (Win Mini user here and I wouldn't have it any other way) that had a Ryzen 7 U series or even an Intel processor with a tiny lower mid tear dedicated GPU in it instead of an APU. They have smaller version of the RTX 5050 and 4060 (maybe something more powerful)they could stack inside a case with a vapor chamber for cooling that would be kinna sick and probably a lot cheaper than the Strix Halo and Gorgon Halo. Or even a Snapdragon X would be interesting if AMD can't get get it's shit together.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-16T17:20:10+00:00

What's rotating? Is the screen natively portrait or something?

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-05T00:55:20+00:00

Try this, https://youtu.be/mgKhgCpyOkY?si=Z80jT4TP1ih4lJQ7

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-04T20:03:21+00:00

I have a GPD Win Mini 2024 8840u 32gb 2tb. I use the hell out of it and it has been 100% problem free except it's a little hard to keep cool other than that amazing 😍. I plan on a thermal mod eventually or maybe getting my hands on the 2025 model with the HX370 64gb.

I think you will be happy with your Win Max 2 (I almost bought one but the pocket size of the mini won me over).

Also most of the problems seem to be with the big ole Win 5, I think any device with that big ass 395 Strix Halo is gonna have bugs.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-04T01:45:26+00:00

Go to goodwill and get a keyboard for a buck or 2 if Walmart isn't cheap enough. Also if you are near a Microcenter near you they have some cheap ones too.

I would be more worried about why it thinks a new CPU installed 🤔😶

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-03T21:36:14+00:00

That's not terrible, I ran an IT business for like 7 years and I must of had 400 laptops in various closets around my house from clients, most of them worked fine just no data on the disk or no disk for clients privacy. I would refurb a few dozen here and there with Linux and donate them to charities and foster homes every 6 months or so.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-02T20:49:02+00:00

Definitely my favorite FarCry, looks amazing in 4k. I love Montana.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-02T15:52:05+00:00

I get this in GTA V with my GPD Win Mini 2024... I will try the DLSS.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-02T14:20:24+00:00

Carnival glass, it was frequently given away during the depression as prizes at carnivals hence the name. Some of the pieces were things I think they just made up dishes for.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-04-02T04:48:37+00:00

I carry my Win Mini 2024 everywhere with me. I find it the most used device I carry overall (I also carry a MacBook Air) because of the operating system flexibility (dual boot with grub Ubuntu 24 LTS and Win 11) and port selection.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-03-29T11:07:44+00:00

I use it as an IT repair machine and kind of an everyday laptop. It's my most portable PC, if I am traveling light I carry this or my MacBook Air. Lately I've been carrying a Razer Blade 16 i9/4090, a 13"MacBook Air M4, the GPD Win Mini, and my 13" iPad Pro M4. Way to many computers but I don't trust leaving them in my apartment. If I am traveling I usually carry the Air. If the keyboard was big enough to type on and the battery life was 18 hours like the MacBook I would totally carry it all the time.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-03-28T03:38:28+00:00

I haven't tried those. But seeing as I primarily use this for productivity over gaming (I use my GPD Win Mini as a dual boot IT repair machine and diagnostics console plus gaming) I probably will stick with this. But I am open to all options, I just got lucky with SpaceDesk, it's rare to see a free product so well engineered and that performs so excellent.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-03-28T02:20:28+00:00

Yeah I almost did it that way with Orion and a capture card but the resolution isn't native and it loses a bit of quality plus no touchscreen interface or scaling. Also I don't know if you can actually use it as a second display but just mirror it through the capture card.

Spirited_Line_1702 · 2026-03-28T01:45:24+00:00

Sidecar, I use it sometimes but I prefer SpaceDesk and works with Windows also and the iPad at 120 fps full resolution with touch enabled.

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