Tag: delidding
MAINGEAR Does the Unthinkable – Will Ship PCs with Delidded Intel Core i9-14900KS CPUs
It's not every day that a press release really surprises jaded, long-term hardware editors like me. But today is the exception. MAINGEAR is doing what I thought a system integrator would never…
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Lapping, Delidding, and Liquid Cooling to Tame Intel 13th Gen Thermals
Over the last few generations of CPUs and GPUs, there has been a disconcerting trend towards high power draw, and therefore die temperatures that push the boundaries of what many users are…
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Delidding Ryzen 7900X Lowers Temps by 20 Degrees, Increases OC Headroom
Review embargo just lifted at 9:00 AM local time, but der8auer already had a Ryzen 9 7900X delidded. The video is very instructive, and not just because of the behind-the-scenes look…
Read MorePodcast #673 – Ryzen 7 5800X3D Goes on Sale, Falcon Northwest Tiki Review, C64 is 40, 12th Delidding + MORE!
Hey there PCPer viewer! Brett's back this week after being tied up in Kent's closet - some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the restraints. On to the show! Is the AMD…
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Delid your Alder Lake with Rockit Cool’s 12th Gen Delid & Relid Kit
If you’re tired of seeing your new i9-12900KS hitting triple digits temps, then Rockit Cool has just the ticket for you. Their new delidding tool and IHS replacement kit has been…
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Raven Ridge Delidded: der8auer Posts AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Before and After Video
Overclocker der8auer has posted a video demonstrating the delidding process of the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, and his findings on its effect on temperatures and overclocking headroom. The delidded Ryzen...
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Flipping the lid on the i5-8600K
[H]ard|OCP have once again voided a warranty in the goal of better overclocking. The past several generations of Intel chips have sparked debate on the effectiveness of their thermal solutions,...
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Aqua Computer and Rockit don’t want you to keep your hat on
Delidding a Kaby Lake processor such as the i7-7700k does not offer the same overclocking advantages as with previous generations when replacing the TIM gave you more headroom. Instead of being able…
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Podcast #441 – GTX 1080 Ti, FCAT VR, Ryzen, Kaby Lake De-lidding
PC Perspective Podcast #441 - 03/16/17 Join us for NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti, AMD Ryzen Scheduler Discussion, AMD Ryzen 5 Announcement, Intel Kaby Lake de-lidding, and more! You can subscribe to us through
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Ryzen owners, you can leave your hat on
There are now two less working Ryzen 1700 processors on the planet, sacrificed in an experiment to delid the new AMD products. The third lived and was tested by der8auer, the mad…
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Flipped your lid and want to reattach it?
[H]ard|OCP have been spending a lot of time removing the integrated heatspreader on recent Intel chips to see what effect it has on temperatures under load. Along the way we picked up…
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Podcast #435 – Qualcomm aptX, FSP Twin 500w PSU, Micro 5100 Enteprise SSDs, AMD Fiscal Results, ASUS Tinker Board, ZeniMax
PC Perspective Podcast #435 - 02/02/17 Join us this week as we discuss Qualcomm aptX, FSP Reundant PSUs, Micron Enterprise SSDs, 5G LTE, AMD Fiscal Year, ZeniMax lawsuit, and more! You can subscribe to us…
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Living dangerously; delidding your i7-7700k
Recently [H]ard|OCP popped the lid off of an i7-7700k to see if the rumours that once again Intel did not use high quality thermal interface material underneath the heatspreader. The...
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