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| Thread ID: 126691 | 2012-09-12 15:41:00 | Removing IHS | jareemon (5207) | Press F1 |
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| 1300655 | 2012-09-12 15:41:00 | I've been reading a bit about Ivy Bridge CPUs and their crappy TIM under the IHS. Anyone taken one off a 3770k or any other Ivy Bridge? How much did it improve the temps? What TIM did you upgrade to? I have a tube of Antec Formula 7 lying around so I was thinking of using this to replace the current TIM. I plan to put the IHS back on the chip once I've put the new stuff on. I've already overclocked, so I'm not worried about voiding the warranty, ofcourse :D |
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| 1300656 | 2012-09-12 22:58:00 | A cooler PC is a happier PC (within reason) Even though my motherboard uses the old "Sandy Bridge" micro architecture, instead of "Ivy bridge", I replaced the existing Intel H67 Platform Controller Hub (PCH) heatsink. I simply took a more robust GPU cooler, cut off the "ears", and reused the existing clip. It dropped the temperature by 10 degrees C. |
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| 1300657 | 2012-09-13 03:29:00 | Wait, what? You put a gpu cooler on the cpu? | jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1300658 | 2012-09-13 03:50:00 | PCH <> CPU Anyway I'm not game to try it myself, my 3570K is rock solid at 4.2Ghz and I'm happy with that as an OC. More power than I need and temps hit the low 60's at full load which is fine. Not really worried what is going on under the lid. I'd argue that overclocking a "K" version CPU shouldn't void the warranty provided you don't go overboard. The K version's only selling point over the reguar version is it's ability to be easily overclocked. |
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