e2180 IHS

uv · 4 Feb 2008 at 15:59

Howdy

During load, one core is around 4C higher than the other - can you remove the IHS from C2Ds, and would anyone recommend it?

Using a waterblock, so shouldn't be a problem getting contact between the cores and the sink

Columbo · 4 Feb 2008 at 16:00

For the sake of 4c leave it alone.

uv · 4 Feb 2008 at 16:05

pfft.. I can't leave stuff alone, I like to tinker

and then cry when it inevitably breaks :/

but that's overclockers for you!

Pneumonic · 4 Feb 2008 at 16:37

just lap the CPU

Columbo · 4 Feb 2008 at 16:42

Pneumonic said:
just lap the CPU

Yup then if its causing lost sleep the above would have to be the answer, removing the IHS is kinda extreme, unless you've got something like a cascade set-up.

m3csl2004 · 4 Feb 2008 at 18:36

I was under the impression you cant remove there IHS like you could with A64's of old?

Cob · 4 Feb 2008 at 19:35

I think I read somewhere that the IHS of the E2*** chips can be removed, unlike the other C2D IHS's which are soldered on.

Chris Beard · 4 Feb 2008 at 19:50

e4300 is reported to have a removable IHS. I believe the more powerful chips than the 4xxx series have a stronger connection to the IHS but the lesser chips have a removable IHS.

It has a higher failure rate for removal than the Athlons. From a small sample of accounts I've read about a 25% success rate.