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A VGA card assembly comprises a VGA card (10) having a socket (13) thereon. A GPU (11) is attached on the socket. A base plate (22) is located on the VGA card and contacts with the GPU, for dissipating heat generated by the GPU. A back plate (30) is located below the VGA card, for supporting the VG

A VGA card assembly comprises a VGA card (10) having a socket (13) thereon. A GPU (11) is attached on the socket. A base plate (22) is located on the VGA card and contacts with the GPU, for dissipating heat generated by the GPU. A back plate (30) is located below the VGA card, for supporting the VGA card. The back plate has studs extend upwardly through the VGA card. Fasteners extend downwardly through the socket to threadedly engage with the studs. Screws extend downwardly through the base plate to threadedly engage with the fasteners. A heat dissipation device including a fan, a heat pipe, fins and a lid is removably mounted on the base plate.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic system, comprising: an add-on card having a socket thereon, an electronic element being attached on the socket, the electronic element being for processing video signals; a base plate located on the add-on card for dissipating heat generated by the electronic el

What is claimed is: 1. An electronic system, comprising: an add-on card having a socket thereon, an electronic element being attached on the socket, the electronic element being for processing video signals; a base plate located on the add-on card for dissipating heat generated by the electronic element; a back plate located below the add-on card for supporting the add-on card; and a separable interlocking device extending through the add-on card and the base plate and threadedly connecting the add-on card, the base plate and the back plate together; wherein the interlocking device comprises a plurality of fastening members which extend through the socket of the add-on card and protrude from the add-on card to threadedly engage with the back plate; and wherein the interlocking device further comprises a plurality of screws corresponding to the fastening members, each of the screws having external threads extending through the base plate and threadedly engaging with a corresponding fastening member. 2. The electronic system as described in claim 1, wherein the each of the screws comprises a head and a shaft, a spring dimensioned to loosely fit around the shaft of the each of the screws and compressed between the head of the each of the screws and a top surface of the base plate. 3. The electronic system as described in claim 1, wherein each of the fastening members comprises a cap and a shaft extending downwardly from the cap, the cap forming internal threads on an internal surface thereof, the internal threads threadedly engaging with the external threads of a corresponding screw, the shaft forming external threads at a free end thereof, the external threads threadedly engaging with the back plate. 4. The electronic system as described in claim 3, wherein corners of the back plate are provided with respective studs, each of the studs has internal threads therein, for threadedly engaging with the external threads of the shaft of a corresponding fastening member. 5. The electronic system as described in claim 1, wherein the back plate forms a protrusion at a central portion thereof, for supporting a central portion of the add-on card to prevent the card from being deformed. 6. The electronic system as described in claim 1 further comprising a heat dissipation device mounted on the base plate for dissipating heat generated by the electronic element. 7. The electronic system as described in claim 6, wherein the heat dissipation device comprises a plurality of fins mounted on the base plate, a heat pipe thermally connecting the base plate and the fins, a fan located on the base plate, and a lid mounted onto the base plate and covering the fins, the fan and the heat pipe. 8. The electronic system as described in claim 7, wherein the lid comprises a top portion and a lateral wall extending downwardly from an edge of the top portion, an intake is defined in the top portion and is in alignment with the fan. 9. The electronic system as described in claim 8, wherein a plurality of tabs is formed on the lateral wall of the lid, the base plate defines a plurality of locating holes, the tabs clasps the locating holes for fastening the lid to the base plate. 10. A video graphics array (VGA) card assembly, comprising: a video graphics array (VGA) card having a socket thereon and a graphic processing unit (GPU) mounted on the socket; a base plate contacting with the graphic processing unit (GPU) mounted on the socket, for dissipating heat generated by the GPU; a separable interlocking device extending between the VGA card and the base plate, for threadedly connecting the base plate and the VGA card together; wherein the base plate has an intimate contact with the GPU; and a back plate located below the VGA card to reinforce the VGA card; wherein the interlocking device comprises a plurality of fastening members which extend through the socket of the VGA card and protrude from the VGA card to threadedly engage with the back plate. 11. The electronic system as described in claim 10, wherein the interlocking device further comprises a plurality of screws corresponding to the fastening members, each screw having external threads extending through the base plate and threadedly engaging with a corresponding fastening member. 12. The electronic system as described in claim 11, wherein each of the fastening members comprises a cap and a shaft extending downwardly from the cap, the cap forms internal threads on an internal surface thereof threadedly engaging with the external threads of a corresponding screw, the shaft forms external threads at a free end thereof threadedly engaging with the back plate. 13. The electronic system as described in claim 12, wherein corners of the back plate are provided with respective studs, each of the studs has internal threads therein, for threadedly engaging with the external threads of the shaft of a corresponding fastening member. 14. A VGA card assembly comprising: a VGA card having a socket mounted thereon and a heat-generating electronic component mounted on the socket; a back plate mounted to a bottom portion of the VGA card, the back plate having studs extending upwardly; a plurality of fasteners having upper threaded portions and lower threaded portions extending downwardly through the socket to threadedly engage with the studs, thereby threadedly connecting the socket, the VGA card and the back plate together; a base plate mounted on the VGA card and intimately contacting with the electronic component for absorbing heat from the electronic component; and a plurality of screws extending through the base plate to threadedly engage with the upper threaded portions of the fasteners, thereby threadedly connecting the base plate and the VGA card together. 15. The VGA card assembly as described in claim 14 further comprising a plurality of fins mounted on the base plate, a heat pipe thermally connecting the base plate and the fins and a fan for generating an airflow flowing through the fins. 16. The VGA card assembly as described in claim 15 further having a lid mounted to the base plate and covering the fan, the fins and the heat pipe, the lid having an intake in alignment with the fan.