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Originally Posted by Joe
Bill I still want to know what basis shows the intel IHS is any less variable than the AMD besides just what some of the vocal AMD folks have said about their CPU's?
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Let me explain. The 775 Intels IHS's are somehow BONDED to the core, either with epoxy thermal adheisive or some sort of solder. It is NOT easy to get the IHS off, in fact I won't do it anymore. I have cut the epoxy 'ring' round the outside of the IHS which used to remove the IHS on the Northwoods (and current AMD's) but not on the new Intel's. In fact, I posted how I stuck the CPU in the oven at 400 f for an hour, froze the thing overnight, even soaked the damn thing in googone and the IHS still would not come off. Consider Intel's IHS to core a permanent bond if you will.
Now, my thinking here in re to IHS testing and IHS-less testing. If pH were to use 2 different CPU's, one with and one without IHS I think this would be fine. My thought is that the tests with the IHS will numb the cooling affect of all blocks, just like Lee's CPU test did. I think from a Maze 3 to an Apogee to a Storm the IHS based test will yeild each block within 1C of each other (On an AMD IHS that is). With the IHS removed, all bets are off and there will be no doubt which block will perfrom the best. The Maze 3 will show exactly what a dog it is as well.