OneRingRuler

You need to delid that CPU, and put some Cool Laboratory Liquid Pro between the die and the IHS, then use some between the IHS and your heatsink. Temps will be 10-20 degrees C lower than without it. Speaking from experience, here.

It's not the solution for everyone, but I consider myself an enthusiast. Maybe delidding is a bit excessive for those not willing to take a big risk, but I used Liquid Pro on a friend's CPU that is in a Silverstone Raven mini-itx build. His temps dropped by 5-10 degrees C depending on CPU load.

You need to delid that CPU, and put some Cool Laboratory Liquid Pro between the die and the IHS, then use some between the IHS and your heatsink. Temps will be 10-20 degrees C lower than without it. Speaking from experience, here.

2.0 is already way fast enough for the boot freenas bootdrive

this was just a quick look for like 2 minutes. I would indeed normally not tell you/somebody to buy WD red pro drives when normal reds would do(like now.)

If you need primochill fittings (which I will assume you do based on your previous thread) then that's as cheap as it gets. And quite honestly, if you are building a custom loop you need to scratch the thoughts of "cheap" or "low cost" from your mind, as water cooling is not even remotely a cheap option.

... Yes, yes my pump is running. And yes, my temps WERE rubbish, hence me making this thread to share that my temps dropped tremendously since using Liquid Pro.

kwljunky makes a good point. You only need a drop of this stuff, then you actually spread it across the CPU before applying your heatsink/waterblock. And don't use it if your block is aluminum, since whatever is used in the compound to keep it liquid WILL eat your aluminum.

Hence you apply it to the CPU under the IHS uninstalled so you do not get it on the motherboard.  I have done it and it is very easy.  Used the vice method to delid my CPU, apply Coolaboratory Pro to the die, install CPU, install IHS, latch down, and you are done.  Temps dropped an average of 20c.  Best thing I have done to modify my CPU.

I find that stuff sketchy, one little drip onto the motherboard and...well yeah. 
 
I find that the indego extreme is a far safer option, as the liquid tim remains in the container, avoiding going everywhere. 
 
But if anyone is inspired by this, be fecking careful! Tiny amount