Why Ivy Bridge Processor Overheating When "Forced"?

The new processor series "Ivy Bridge" made by Intel called the release of excess heat that is not fair, so different from 20 degrees Celsius, while over-clocked (forced beyond its original capacity).

This was revealed by PC Watch is a test of the latest processors from Intel.

In addition, they also managed to find the cause of the excessive heat, which is likely to come from the material of heat (thermal paste) is used in the processor.

As quoted from Geek.com, Intel put on a type of pasta of heat for sticking with the core processor chip heat spreader (heat spreader) on it. This technique is intended to expand the surface so that the heat release process can be optimized.

However, because it has low conductivity, conductive paste is actually inhibiting the release of heat.

Intel processors earlier series, "Sandy Bridge" chip connected to the heat spreader through a fluxless solder has a higher than pasta konduktvitas of heat.

Differences in the type of material is suspected to cause the difference in temperature to 20 degrees Celsius between the two series when the processor is forced to work beyond the limits with overclocking techniques.

When the pasta of heat Ivy Bridge trying to be replaced with higher quality conductive paste, the tech site PC Watch reported a decline in temperatures between 18-23 percent.

However, the high temperature Ivy Bridge will only appear if forced to run much faster processors through overclocking techniques. In normal conditions for everyday use, the heat Ivy Bridge does not exceed safe limits.

"Ivy Bridge" is the latest processor series from microchip giant Intel. One of the processors are included in this series is the Core i7-3770K.

"Ivy Bridge" is made with 22 nanometer fabrication process and have higher performance than its predecessor.

Smaller fabrication process enables Intel to plant 1.4 billion transistors on a processor core Ivy Bridge measuring only 160 mm square. Laviva Online Store

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