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I thought this was a funny joke... then I started testing the MCW6000-A today. Joke's on you though. A couple of pieces of thin double sided tape (to hold the blue holddown onto the copper top so the block can't "wobble") and temperatures look reasonably consistent.
MCW5000-A mounting was much better... SocketA shouldn't be an afterthought
Jag: An across the board 2C temperature drop is really very impressive given the same general design. Why NOT optimize this internal layout fully (lots of expertise) rather than jump ship to some new design that undoubtedly will demand years of optimization?
SOME users are willing to pay to get extra performance (Iwaki pump users are a good example). MOST think that they fall into the above category but have not fully optimized ALL their components for best temps. For those users a block like the MCW6000 will be a lot more forgiving I think.