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[Roger_D25]

Thanks for all the replies in regards to the removal of SB/NB heatpipe, doesn't that sound that hard at all. I assumed the heatpipe was soldered onto the heatsinks not glued, in this case I'm glad its not soldered! Thanks A-Grey for your thoughts about the warranty, they probably take it on a case by case basis. I'll report back if/when I try removing my heatpipe and if I see any temp changes. I was also thinking about removing the ROG logo on the SB, it looks like removing that might help a bit with temps (but the difference might be negligable)?

neo rtr - Thanks for posting those links, very interesting! I wish I read that back when I first got my board because the first thing I did was completely remove the heatpipe assembly to replace the thermal paste and make sure everything was seated properly. Just like you noticed my stock thermal paste was rock solid and made very poor contact with the heatsinks so I'm glad it was the first thing I did. I think its a good practice to do this with pretty much any new motherboard (although some seem to be better than others).