Asrock P67 Extreme4 UEFI & Drivers thread [Extreme6 & Pro3 owners welcome]

[mean6]

Hey Ket, I know you have been asking about whether the IHS on the new SandyBridge are soldered. Since I had this dead cpu sitting here, I figured why not. Well, I popped it off, and the answer to your question is..........(drum roll), YES they are.

[Ket]

Hey Ket, I know you have been asking about whether the IHS on the new SandyBridge are soldered. Since I had this dead cpu sitting here, I figured why not. Well, I popped it off, and the answer to your question is..........(drum roll), YES they are.

Can we get pics?

[mean6]

Can we get pics?

Ket, here's my $200+ contribution to the forum. As you can see in the pic, the cpu die is still attached to the IHS.

[pythonse]

Ket, here's my $200+ contribution to the forum. As you can see in the pic, the cpu die is still attached to the IHS.

what happened to ur chip? u burn it up?

[Ket]

Ket, here's my $200+ contribution to the forum. As you can see in the pic, the cpu die is still attached to the IHS.

That pic should go in some kind of hall of fame its pretty awesome Guess that settles my last hope for cooling my hothead 2500k down though, its just a hot mofo. Hmm... maybe I could run the chip just for like 2 mins though with no cooling on it at all... enough to let any solder spread over the CPU die that maybe isn't being covered properly.

[Poohead]

That pic should go in some kind of hall of fame its pretty awesome Guess that settles my last hope for cooling my hothead 2500k down though, its just a hot mofo. Hmm... maybe I could run the chip just for like 2 mins though with no cooling on it at all... enough to let any solder spread over the CPU die that maybe isn't being covered properly.

Just an FYI, this won't do any good. Melting point of solder is ~180C. Your chip will reach Tj and shut off before any solder melts. You could use really short bursts of heat with a blow torch to do the job, although that still risks the possibility of burning up your chip.