is this HS flat?

leftheaded · 01-03-08, 04:16 PM

looks flat to me

my ketchup test on thermalright ultra 120 extreme

another look:

EmAn · 01-03-08, 04:19 PM

that looks pretty good to me except those little empty spots although that was probably from pulling the heatsink off whatever it was on

thideras · 01-03-08, 04:37 PM

That is very flat....unless the glass is not flat.

leftheaded · 01-03-08, 04:50 PM

thanks for the quick feedback.. i thought it was flat, but better to ask you gurus

i wish i would have taken a photo of the cpu... it did seem to be thicker on one corner/side. it could very well be slightly concave and the reason for my heat issues.

could slightly concave cpu ihs be the cause of idle temps of 35-41C? and load at 71-80C on my q6600?? or are those temps just too high. i don't know how much lapping the cpu would buy me

Hazaro · 01-03-08, 04:51 PM

Did you try the razor + light test?

Hold the HS and place a razor blade across it, then hold it up and see how much light passes through.

Seems flat, now try your CPU

EmAn · 01-03-08, 05:02 PM

it may be angled a little bit also... that is a lot of TIM

leftheaded · 01-03-08, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmAn

it may be angled a little bit also... that is a lot of TIM

hmmm... angled, meaning level? does the glass need to be level for this test too? the right side of the glass plate is on my kitchen counter. i'm holding the left side of the glass and ducking under to get the photo. it was basically level, but i'm sure it wasn't level level

i was pretty generous with the ketchup in this test, but don't use near that much TIM on the cpu.

SkuToV · 01-03-08, 05:46 PM

Whats the ketchup test and how does it work?

leftheaded · 01-03-08, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SkuToV

Whats the ketchup test and how does it work?

bing has a link to it his signature... check it out

Hazaro · 01-03-08, 06:08 PM

Razor test razor test!

Mycobacteria · 01-04-08, 07:59 AM

what happens if its slanted but technically its flat. And I can see like little specs of tomato sauce under the HSF?

Drinkyoghurt · 01-04-08, 08:56 AM

those specs are from the tomato sauce itself

You, like me, have been blessed with a perfectly flat factory manufactured TRUE 120

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01-03-08, 04:50 PM	Thread Starter #4
leftheaded Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: the present	thanks for the quick feedback.. i thought it was flat, but better to ask you gurus i wish i would have taken a photo of the cpu... it did seem to be thicker on one corner/side. it could very well be slightly concave and the reason for my heat issues. could slightly concave cpu ihs be the cause of idle temps of 35-41C? and load at 71-80C on my q6600?? or are those temps just too high. i don't know how much lapping the cpu would buy me __________________ ---------------------------- workstation ----------------------------- Q6600 \|\| EVGA 780i \|\| 8GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 PQ \|\| EVGA GTX 285 64GB SSD (Win7 x64) \|\| 3 x 640GB WD6400AAKS RAID0 LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo \|\| Dell 3008WFP \|\| Corsair HX1000W \|\| Rocketfish Air Cooled with ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme ------------------------------- server -------------------------------- Q6600 \|\| Abit P35 Pro \|\| 8GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 PQ 640GB WD6400AAKS (Win7 x64) \|\| Areca 1231 ML \|\| 12 x 1TB Samsung HD103UJ RAID5 Corsair HX750W \|\| Antec 1200
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01-04-08, 07:59 AM	#11
Mycobacteria Member Join Date: Dec 2006	what happens if its slanted but technically its flat. And I can see like little specs of tomato sauce under the HSF?
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