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HP Thimphu (such as Envy Phoenix 860-011no) overclockers should be aware

HP Thimphu (such as Envy Phoenix 860-011no) overclockers should be aware

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xKPainZx
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10-30-2016, 08:42 PM
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Hi folks,
First write up of mine
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So, i had issues with HP 860-011no Thimphu CPU temperatures. CPU is i5-6600K. It turned out that cooler was very badly mounted and was touching the CPU from one edge only (80% of the area was not touching at all and paste was virgin in that 80%). Paste itself was fine, well smeared and layer uniform and cooler mounting is firm 4-point mounting BUT, one of the screws was somehow faulty and was not all the way down resulting bad alignment. I had hard time fixing that problematic screw since it appeared to be different size (too big) than the others. Eventually the "pipe" -portion (coming trough PCBA holes) of the nut literally broke into pieces allowing the screw go all the way down properly. Perhaps lacking of the pipe portion of the nut made it easier for a oversized screw to go down (less threads to be fought against). Anyway, since there were loose metal chips as a result of my fight I had to dismount the PCBA and vacuum so my "tighten-the-screws-and-continue-gaming " thing got to be a bit bigger exercise.
It may well be that I am the only unfortunate one but if you have problems with Thimphu temps I highly recommend to check the alignment of cooler and that screws are all the way down. Given the fact that manufacturers have very strict and consistent processes I find it hard to believe that just one bad screw had found it's way to production line.
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xKPainZx
10-30-2016, 08:42 PM #1

Hi folks,
First write up of mine
🙂
So, i had issues with HP 860-011no Thimphu CPU temperatures. CPU is i5-6600K. It turned out that cooler was very badly mounted and was touching the CPU from one edge only (80% of the area was not touching at all and paste was virgin in that 80%). Paste itself was fine, well smeared and layer uniform and cooler mounting is firm 4-point mounting BUT, one of the screws was somehow faulty and was not all the way down resulting bad alignment. I had hard time fixing that problematic screw since it appeared to be different size (too big) than the others. Eventually the "pipe" -portion (coming trough PCBA holes) of the nut literally broke into pieces allowing the screw go all the way down properly. Perhaps lacking of the pipe portion of the nut made it easier for a oversized screw to go down (less threads to be fought against). Anyway, since there were loose metal chips as a result of my fight I had to dismount the PCBA and vacuum so my "tighten-the-screws-and-continue-gaming " thing got to be a bit bigger exercise.
It may well be that I am the only unfortunate one but if you have problems with Thimphu temps I highly recommend to check the alignment of cooler and that screws are all the way down. Given the fact that manufacturers have very strict and consistent processes I find it hard to believe that just one bad screw had found it's way to production line.

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10-31-2016, 12:18 AM
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and the answer is to apply fresh thermal paste, handle the screw carefully and ensure it's fully seated
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10-31-2016, 12:18 AM #2

and the answer is to apply fresh thermal paste, handle the screw carefully and ensure it's fully seated

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