Yeah I removed that pad before I even started on the IP35. It was a white pad though, not sure why that one is black?
It made even contact however I replaced it with AC MX-1 on each chip. It seems to make solid contact and is tight even though I am still using the original pins and despite the paste being much thinner than the pad. PWM temps maxed out at 53c in my testing today, maybe a few degrees hotter on a hot day but nothing near the 90+ degrees that I am seeing on here.
Again this is with a modest overclock, E6550 (2.33Ghz chip) @ 458x7 for 3.2Ghz at 1.3v.
I will have to take a close look at the Pro board as well when I get that system together, which is my 2nd project.
IP35 / E6550
IP35 Pro / E6850
On a side note, you just have to love the effortless overclocking on these chips...my 3700+ San Diego really didn't like me and was so touchy to the smallest increases. This little E6550 is taking a near 1Ghz overclock without a single bump in voltage and loving it. Its even stable with EIST and C1E enabled and doesn't crash when the volts come down at idle. It's so easy it feels wrong in a way...
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