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I might would recommend using a benchmark maybe that isnt so hard on temps. might get to see more variation in temps between pastes. When using the hottest test I would think that it might push temps rather close. Just a guess on my part though.
But nice work so far. And it is appreciated
Perfect answer. Been looking for an excuse to tear her apart anyway!
Won't know til I "waste" it trying. Lol It's a pretty fast procedure, and if I am going to keep building PC's for myself and helping friends with theirs I better be able to save the 2 degrees Celsius the first time around.
Wow there has been a lot of activity today. Let me take this one by one.
@Nebulous- This is serious scientific research man, it is not a waste of TIM. I had a hard time saying that with a straight face. Seriously though I go through so much TIM nowadays that I buy it by the pound.
Agreed...I look at it this way. I am pushing the core temp to about 85-90c. Going to a crappier heatsink will just force me to drop the overclock to keep the cpu in the 85-90c range as I am not willing to exceed that.
I feel using the better cooler is actually stressing the TIM more than a crappier cooler as it allows me to clock the cpu up resulting in a higher wattage draw. This will then make the TIM have to transfer a higher heat load.