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[Spawne32]

actually thats not really a good way to check for contact thugsrook, if the heatsink is making perfect contact with the IHS it would actually push the thermal paste out of the way.

[ThugsRook]

actually thats not really a good way to check for contact thugsrook, if the heatsink is making perfect contact with the IHS it would actually push the thermal paste out of the way.

oh come on, its pretty obvious that about 2/3 of that TRU90 aint touching nothing.

[Spawne32]

oh come on, its pretty obvious that about 2/3 of that TRU90 aint touching nothing.

i cant say that, i dont know what the IHS of the cpu looked like when it came off, and you didnt do any pressure mounting test to confirm that for sure did you?

[ThugsRook]

i cant say that, i dont know what the IHS of the cpu looked like when it came off, and you didnt do any pressure mounting test to confirm that for sure did you?

i spread the TIM by hand, so if it was touching it would have TIM on it.

the IHS of my e8200 is flat, many other coolers have perfectly good contact to this chip, the TRU90 is the only one that doesnt.

the TRU90 has a large buldge in the center, wobbles like a weeble, and can spin on a flat counter like a top.

mounted with the washer mod, spring bolts were very tight, i could not twist the cooler by hand.

and i checked it twice to be sure.

[Spawne32]

i spread the TIM by hand, so if it was touching it would have TIM on it.

the IHS of my e8200 is flat, many other coolers have perfectly good contact to this chip, the TRU90 is the only one that doesnt.

the TRU90 has a large buldge in the center, wobbles like a weeble, and can spin on a flat counter like a top.

mounted with the washer mod, spring bolts were very tight, i could not twist the cooler by hand.

and i checked it twice to be sure.

lol regardless of what you think is flat with your naked eye, the IHS on all intel CPU's arent flat, they are designed with a concave center so that the retail heatsink makes specific contact with that area. Part of the reason the retail heatsinks are designed the way they are.

Now i know TR bases on all their heatsinks generally have poor maching but im just saying you can make a direct judgement of contact by thermal paste alone. I learned that the hard way.

[ThugsRook]

lol regardless of what you think is flat with your naked eye, the IHS on all intel CPU's arent flat, they are designed with a concave center so that the retail heatsink makes specific contact with that area. Part of the reason the retail heatsinks are designed the way they are.

Now i know TR bases on all their heatsinks generally have poor maching but im just saying you can make a direct judgement of contact by thermal paste alone. I learned that the hard way.

dude, stop deflecting the point... its junk out of the box

my test results? it was no better then my XP120, which is about 3*C behind my Enzotech EX120.