4870x2 VRM "2" - Which is it ? Can you help ?

[kiselk]

Oh, do they die so quick?

There was one thing I noticed - the original pads were some sort of "hardened" ones for VRMs. Mem pads were like chewing gum and VRM pads were like dried glue, maybe even dried thermal grease, with fishing-line inside. That made me think I need something special for these VRMs. But the odd thing is that my second VRM is good.

As you tell me different manufacturers have different temp with your block I start thinking it is either pad thickness or the chips theirselves. Mine is Sapphire.

I am thinking about selling mine too in a couple of months, but who needs it after 5870 hits the market?