ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

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I pulled my board apart to re-do the paste on the NB and SB. My temps were ok, but I wanted to make sure it was done properly.

Pics

Board with sinks removed:


Top fets, contact was better than I expected:


Side fets, contact also good:


NB, notice the thick layer of paste:


SB, also had very thick paste:


NB cleaned:


NB Heatsink, notice the foam spacers that can be removed (I did not remove them, I noticed there were traces around the holes and didn't want to damage them):


SB Heatsink, also has some foam & plastic spacers that can be removed, but again I left them on,for same reason as the NB, the traces may be damaged if the metal standoffs scratch them):


From re-doing the paste I dropped 5*C off the NB and 6*C off the SB temps. I may do the washer mod to apply a little more pressure on the NB and SB as after replacing the heatsink setup, I noticed the foam pads around the NB were not very compressed around the NB, so some more pressure may allow better contact and drop temps further.