> Nonsense. I have a P4 right in front of me which is perfectly readable, you just have > to remove the compound. Some might be but I've not seen one.
It depends on the compound used. If you're talking about some pre-built rig with the cheapest most generic compound possible then you're probably correct. If the person used Liquid Ultra, IC7/24, or Shin Etsu then absolutely no chance in reading the information off the IHS