One thing to keep in mind is the length of time that the thermal paste needs to be reapplied because of oil etc separation issues. I wouldn't want to have to dig out the cpu and delid every year just to keep things working.
PK-1 recommends reapplying every year but their paste is thick and viscous iirc like Noctua's HT-N1 (recommended reapply every 3yrs) or AS5 so it probably doesn't separate that easily and the 1yr recommendation is for best performance. The compound that I know with the longest shelf life is mx-4 (8yrs) and Artic says it does not need reapplication because it is different from metal/silicon compounds.
Glad someone is looking at it this way instead of just raw clock speed whining.
I could run a dragster engine, and get from Point A to Point B (on empty roads) faster...if it wasn't for that issue of needing a rebuild every 120 seconds.
This new process is a new beast, and the things we understood before may not necessarily work the same now. The IB heat cycle is definitely increased, old TIM may not have been capable of handling it for years on end. Remember Intel isn't building something to work for a year until the next processor comes out just so you can get your overclocking jollies off, they are building 99% for the OEM's, the ones that sell these computers by the thousands day in and day out and their users (especially business) expect a 5 year life cycle out of them. Intel does care about the enthusiast, but not as much as you all would like them to. They are still in it for the profit and the mainstream, where most of the profit lies. I trust the Intel engineers on their choice of TIM over some armchair engineers. As for the gap, my guess is the shrunken die caused the gap and they didn't want to change from the IHS height that most of the coolers are designed for because numbskulls would tighten them down too much. Complete shot in the dark. If they did it for that reason, then Ivy still performs exactly as it is supposed to. Intel isn't there for the overclocking 1%, they are there for the mainstream. And these processors will be reliable work horses day in and day out, and that's all that matters.
i'll remember this post if you are right lol
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