I did a quick scan of that thread at your link.
It reminded me about the different patterns Arctic Silver recommends
for the "CPU top surface heatsink" covers.
They have showed "X-Ray" pictures of the covered dies, and EXACTLY
where to apply the paste. They approach it like a Science, not an art...
I assume you saw that, but if not it might help IF ONLY a little.
Rick Glazier
From: "Anthony Q. Martin"
Well, google is my friend. It turns out this temp diff between cores is
quite common for Intel Core 2 chips. Many have reported about it for
quad cores. Here is just one thread:
http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=60434
