Tim

[Wolf10K]

im looking everywhere and i cant find anything on this stuff 

i can google how much W/k any paste/Lm has but i cant find how much the stock tim that intel provides under the IHS has

i want to know because a questions came to mind 

if i put better tim on the IHS and say it pulls 15W/k but the tim between the die and IHS only has 8 W/k whats the point of using 15 on top if the tim only transfers 8W/k to the IHS where your pulling only the 8/15 W/k  

[LogicalDrm]

I don't think you will find anything. Unless you find actual factory worker ready to sacrifice their contract for your curiosity.

 

Best thing you can find are countless tests made before and after delid. As for follow up question, there really isn't any point. Which is why you don't need to compare aftermarket pastes. They will all transfer as much heat as possible. It's the longevity that makes biggest difference between low end and quality pastes.

[WoodenMarker]

On 12/28/2017 at 8:11 PM, Wolf10K said:

if i put better tim on the IHS and say it pulls 15W/k but the tim between the die and IHS only has 8 W/k whats the point of using 15 on top if the tim only transfers 8W/k to the IHS where your pulling only the 8/15 W/k  

More material between two surfaces will always slow heat transfer. Better TIM can improve temps even if the IHS and die have bad contact.  Bad contact due to adhesive raising the IHS is actually the reason why temps are higher before delidding and not the TIM. 

 

The conductivity of the stock TIM is pretty good from what I remember from what I've read on some long OC3D thread.