P4 c Metal cover.

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Aerobahn

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Just got a new waterblock (6002).

I was wondering if it is infact worth it to take off that big hunk of metal over the core? I do not know why Intel put it there ( to prevent the core from being damaged? AMD does not do this?).

I plan (if the responses here are favorable) to remove the metal plate with Dental floss.

Will I see a nice decrease in temps by say like 5-10 degrees?

Any feed back welcome thanks.
 
That plate is a heatspreader. Please leave it on there! AMD's 64-bit processors have those, iirc.

Anybody know if it can be removed, AS5 put on the core, and then put the plate back on with krazy glue on the corners? :confused:

Or is it epoxied on there really good.
 
It's just another piece of copper between the core and your CPU, removing it would yield a small increase (very small).

I think, if you were feeling extreme enough that the improvement would be "worth it" to you, you wouldn't need to ask. =)
 
If I get a chance i will take a pic of mine. I removed the ihs with a flat painters razer!
 
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