Rick,
Interesting share. I missed the "X-Ray" pix. And, now, I find in 2010
that I did NOT spread my AS5 properly on my C2D's..... DAMN!
It is tough when manuals get revised and I miss the revision!
I spread my AS5 on the small, round silvery puck of the Intel HSF. Did
the old "credit-card" trick. That puck was SO much smaller than the
surface of the C2D, I sensed an immediate OVERHEAT! Very odd I thought
at the time (10/08). C2D's were brand new to me at that time..... :)
I still subscribe to AS5.
I am happy to now have a NEW installation manual for AS5.
I will continue to use and suggest AS5.
My 3 E8400's heat nicely at ~32C idle. I do so love the C2D!
Best,
Duncan
On 01/23/2010 10:40, Rick Glazier wrote:
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
