I delidded my cpu, and 1 core is still 10c hotter than the others.

henr9740

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My i7 3770k (4.4ghz 1.27v) that i just delidded is not balanced between the cores when it comes to temps under load. I ran Linx which functions like Intel burn test a few times and took a picture of it:
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When i delidded my cpu, i removed the black rubbery glue that they use, replaced the old thermalpaste with conductonaut. I also put a small bit on the ihs to make sure that a connection between the cpu and the die was made. After getting the cpu back on the socket i used kryonaut between the die and my nh-d15 and installed it.

And i am getting better temps, it would normally be in the 70's and maybe spike to 79/80c.

But i can't stabilize the temps between all cores, people keep saying that the reason the temps have such a large gap is because of the rubber glue and the bad thermal paste Intel use. But clearly it didn't have a affect on my system.
 
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Please use gallium and not mercury if you are using liquid metal TIM. Mercury is extremely toxic. Also, it could just be an inaccurate sensor. Consider this from Tom's temp guide: "Intel's specification for DTS accuracy is +/- 5°C. Although sensors are factory calibrated, deviations between the highest and lowest Cores can be up to 10°C."
It is normal to see different core temperatures.
Some cores will be in hotter locations than others.
I suppose it is possible that you used too much paste.
paste is not as good a heat conductor as metal to metal contact.
If the lid was not clamped down evenly, that could be a reason too.

All in all, I would not worry.

 

shmoochie

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Please use gallium and not mercury if you are using liquid metal TIM. Mercury is extremely toxic. Also, it could just be an inaccurate sensor. Consider this from Tom's temp guide: "Intel's specification for DTS accuracy is +/- 5°C. Although sensors are factory calibrated, deviations between the highest and lowest Cores can be up to 10°C."
 
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henr9740

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I read from an old post that it isn't mercury, but i'm not 100% sure. The liquid metal i used was Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut.

(Quote from link below) "It's definitely not Mercury and also not hazardous. Basically Galinstan, which is an alloy mainly composed of Gallium, Indium and Tin."

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/is-liquid-metal-safe-for-health.810142/


For now i will say the sensor might be the problem, if i by any chance find the solution i will just edit this post :)