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Exactly, you asked where else would the put them, and I replied under the lid like before.Its the layout of those SMDs that keeps the lid open like that.
My point was that I don't think there's anything that stops AMD from putting the SMD's under the lid, it's just that this is a better solution.
How is having a smaller contact area between the lid and the cooler a good thing? I'm pretty sure the CPU cooler provides more cooling than the air around the CPU.Plus, cut outs provide more surface for heat dissipation.
Those cutouts will be like air pockets once the cooler is mounted, although probably a better cooling solution for the SMD's than having them under the lid.
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