Quote Originally Posted by STEvil View Post
Been an interesting read.

I must point out that contrary to an earlier post Intel's thermal testing methods use a thermal probe inlaid into a channel milled into the top of the IHS of an engineering sample CPU.


I'm not saying that the methods being used by anyone are incorrect.
That's what I use along with several other methods, the more the merrier

I even cut an IHS for the guys at HardwareLogic recently, they are using thermocouples now. Should be a good reference for the software monitoring programs

A well rounded thermal test set up in my opinion would encompass thermal diode, thermocouple mount on IHS and sink and synthetic die and what the heck add some pressure film in to boot