Hey all,
Recently I've delidded a 7980XE ES and before AND after, the temperatures of the individual cores have very big differences between them.
For example core 1 can be 70c, while core 12 is 90c and this is the same for several other cores. Some are very cool, some are really hot.
I've seen it before with a previous 7980XE ES I've had, so I'm wondering, is this an ES thing, or can it also be seen on retail chips?
And can I do something about it? So far the chip has been relidded with a new copper IHS with Liquid metal, but also with the original IHS, but there's not really a difference. Letting the IHS loose without glueing it back with silicon, the temps are even worse.