j3pfynn- Re: "the great calbiker"
Didn't know j3pfynn also needed to stoop down so low. ;-)
when you add a relatively inefficient thermal junction(die-to-IHS or any other similar junction) between the die and the ultimate "sink" for the thermal transfer - that is, the air - you lose efficiency.
I have no problems with that statement. The question is however if the IHS is efficient. If by chance the die gets 4 degrees cooler when the IHS is removed, Intel would remove it in a New York minute. They are up against the wall in temperature. They just redesigned the motherboard, heatsink, and case to get a few extra degrees out of their processors. Getting 4 degrees by removing the IHS would be a gold mine for them. But it's not. The added the IHS to reduce junction temperatures, not to increase them. Ha.
Drop it, you'll never convince anyone who has any knowledge of physics or thermodynamics.
You're speaking for an awful lot of knowledgeable people. I bet they don't appreciate you speaking for them. ;-)
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