Hi,
I recently bought brand-new HP workstation Z240 and gave it back immediately. To my great surprise I discovered that the c236 chipset was exposed having no heatsink whatsoever. I checked two other Z240s with the same result. My confusion stem from the fact that 'Intel requires that system designers plan for an attached heatsink when using the PCH'. Has anything changed? Is a heatsink no longer required for c236 (especially in workstations)? What about the lifespan of such solution/application? As far as I know the initial production series have heatsinks attached to c236. Has anyone encountered this problem?
Best regards,
Cezary