Quote Originally Posted by bachus_anonym
I just can't imagine that there would be -24C on IHS and +5C on a DIE. It just looks way to much of a difference.
Actually... that isn't out of the realm of reality... with your Vcore and Mhz used I figure something on the order of a 0.21 C/W thermal impedance... considering that your measurement is on the corner of the IHS and not at the center, it is actually lower. That said, those IHSs and the paste between them and the die stink

What surprises me to a degree [ pun intended ] is the difference from the embedded probe ("evap") to the side of the block... I might suggest that you do two things... get yourself some copper tape to mount the probes with and put some very good paste on your probe to help get better contact.

I guess I need to take a closer look at Chilly1's blocks...

Peace