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Core 2 question
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ok. but it should be fairly easy to find. its the big metal thing with the fan on it that came in the box with the cpu.
its the thing on the right.
still on the right
its the thing on the right.
still on the right
Whew, thanks for pointing out it's the one on the right, I'd hate to see someone try to install the bunny figure on their CPU. 
Interesting how the thermal pad is three strips instead of one solid strip. That something new Intel thought would be cute?
Interesting how the thermal pad is three strips instead of one solid strip. That something new Intel thought would be cute?
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not cute, but i am sure they are saving millions by using stripes, and not covering the whole thing.
Well, it probably depends on whether they expect the stuff to melt and fill in the gaps.
When you take one large roughly flat surface and put it against another and apply heat, it is easy to end up with a trapped air bubble. I've taken dozens of heatsinks off to discover large portions of the surfaces were not in contact with the proc.
IF, and this is a big IF, they designed it right, the missing areas could possibly allow air to escape before the melted stuff filled in the holes... They use a similar approach when setting some kinds of tiles.
Of course, I might be giving someone a little too much credit really....
just a thought..
When you take one large roughly flat surface and put it against another and apply heat, it is easy to end up with a trapped air bubble. I've taken dozens of heatsinks off to discover large portions of the surfaces were not in contact with the proc.
IF, and this is a big IF, they designed it right, the missing areas could possibly allow air to escape before the melted stuff filled in the holes... They use a similar approach when setting some kinds of tiles.
Of course, I might be giving someone a little too much credit really....
just a thought..
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you're probably right. the only other thing i could come up with is their TIM expands, and they are leaving space for this expansion.
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I see as this if I take the cpu and the fan straight out of the box and install it. If something there isnt right and the cpu dies its Intels fault.
Intel hasnt changed their cooler in a while thats just like the one that came with my prescott. But mine had a full square of thermal paste.
Intel hasnt changed their cooler in a while thats just like the one that came with my prescott. But mine had a full square of thermal paste.
IMHO... people put way too much effort into applying thermal grease. A few air bubles are not going to cause your system to crash. Hell.... the average user could run conroe with NO thermal paste and I doubt they would nitice a difference. Trust me on that one... I've done it. I often use a big heat sink (no fan) for testing and there isn't any thermal past on it (gets too messy when testing multiple systems). Squirt a glob of thermal paste on the middle of the IHS and let the pressure of the HSF take care of the rest. Once the grease heats up it'll fill any gaps.