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E8400 Heatspreader shape?

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I've had a problem with my core temps reporting two different temperatures about 10degrees apart.

Wondering if it may be something to do with how well my HS is contacting with the heat spreader. Do the E8400's convex/concave/slope?
 
I'd imagine that all the intel IHS's were the same so its more than likely not perfectly flat.

although my coretemp is reporting both cores to be roughly the same temp, 2 - 3 degrees difference max.

I've got the E8400 btw :)
 
I wouldn't mind a difference that small, but when it's 10+ degrees, I've got to assume there's a problem!

The hotter core doesn't reach above 50 under load so it's not an emergency to fix, it's just a little annoying :p
 
im still confused about which is right, with everest i max about 49-53, now with this realtemp i idle at 25 and max out about 39 (E8400)
 
int said:
I've had a problem with my core temps reporting two different temperatures about 10degrees apart.

Wondering if it may be something to do with how well my HS is contacting with the heat spreader. Do the E8400's convex/concave/slope?
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You have a stuck diode. No way to fix it. Real temp will tell you this if you click on test sensors. However, the chip should still throttle correctly because the diode should move upwards at high temps.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11748898&postcount=7
 
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My sensors used to move evenly until this morning, now they're at 3 and 8. But the temps are still reporting the same difference!

e: They seem to be moving more freely now, back to 7 and 7.

There is always a large temp difference, even at load, which makes me think it's something to do with the heat sink not sitting right on the cpu.
 
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recheck the pushpins if they are all in tight, one of mine had come loose since installation.

my sensors report 6/6 in RT most of the time in tests, with sometimes a +1 or -1 difference.
 
TUNSTALL_NICK said:
eat your heart out q6600 owners.
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Why? I can still encode faster than you when I have my q6600 running at 3.8Ghz to your 4.1Ghz. And better than that I can play Crysis while I do it as well! :p

Don't go around making rash comments like that or this thread could snowball!
 
I've O/Ced to 3.6 (400*9) at stock voltages. I must admit the gap has closed between the temperatures...
 
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