Look, is it too hard to try to replicate the surface damage under normal use conditions? By normal I mean buy a few cheap CPUs, mount various coolers on, and report your findings? We have all seen the lab test attempting to replicate the damage, but it came out negative. It will be so much easier for all of us if you have went "look guys, I mounted various CPUs and heatsinks, let it cure for a few weeks while applying normal heating/cooling cycles for typical computer usage. Can't find any damage, so I am not quite sure how you damaged yours." Or "yeah I found that ICD scratches the surface, be careful when you use them". So much more useful than going "I can't replicate the pitting, so you must be lying and trying to flame the product. Results show that you manipulated the images, you little trolls".
There are quite a few rep of different companies in TPU, and whenever we present them with a problem they will always try the hardest to fix things, not to sling mud all over the place.
