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Sensor in heatsink

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I was wondering which part of the CPU heatsink gets the hottest, or in other words: if I had to put a sensor from a automatic fan controller on the best place for the CPU, where would that be?

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Put the sensor in the bottom center of the heat sink in between the fins, (do NOT put the sensor in between the CPU and heat sink =P)

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