Quote Originally Posted by tastymannatees View Post
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
What kind of thermocouple and is it controlled correctly?

The reason I ask is because thermocouples have a tendency to become more or less efficient depending on the temperature they are operating at. If you have a power supply which monitors and controls power output you can adjust to hold total power consumption constant which helps with that a bit (not perfect but more reliable than hooking it up and flying blind which can and will skew results).