From chip to cooler: heat transfer explained in the PCGHX forum

If the processor gets too hot, it doesn’t always have to be due to an insufficient cooler – anyone who hasn’t removed the protective film from the bottom of the cooler before installation can confirm this, for example. It is also difficult to understand intuitively when a chip with a lower power consumption than a competitor model tends to overheat more in practice. It can therefore also be worthwhile for experienced PC screwdrivers to take a closer look at heat transfer, which Sinusspass explains in the PCGHX forum.

In his thread, the community member explains what heat flow is and the effects of thermal resistance, conductor losses and leakage currents. Sinusspass explains how a CPU and the cooler base are constructed and the advantages and disadvantages of different heat-conducting materials such as pads, paste, solder and liquid metal. The forum member also explains what constitutes various optimization measures such as grinding down heat spreaders and die or direct die cooling and what needs to be considered. You can access the thread worth reading in the PCGHX forum: From the transistor to the cooler

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