How are contact frames not the norm for lga1700?

[netarangi]

Installed a thermal right frame yesterday on my 12700kf and temps dropped from thermal throttling 100 degrees to 85. Same bios per core OC.

Highly recommend getting one!

 

[netarangi]

I didn't use one and my temp under full load is 67c or less depending on ambient.

Was that stock?

 

[netarangi]

What board and cooler are you using?

Current setup is..
X73 Kraken
Asus tuf gaming z690 d4
Corsair lpx vengeance 4000mhz (3800 cl14)

I did try reseat my cooler three times before I installed the bracket, just to ensure I didn't screw it up. Fairly confident it wasn't due to a bad mount.

The thermal paste was all over the show each time I took it off for remounting. Spotting in different areas and definitely wasn't getting good contact.

I've pushed clocks above where I was able to go on my old setup and I haven't thermal throttled yet. Previously setup would thermal throttle at 5ghz. Does seem to have made an improvement for me

 

[netarangi]

Some people wont use one cause it voids the warrenty

That's very true