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Thermal Grizzly Introduces Intel 1851 Delid-Die-Mate Heater V1
Thermal Grizzly are well known for their high-performance thermal paste, but they’re also an innovator for advanced cooling solutions and accessories. Today, they’ve revealed the launch of the Intel 1851 Delid-Die-Mate Heater V1. This innovative tool is designed to safely remove the heat spreader from Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs…
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Noctua Releases NM-DD1 Direct Die Kit For AM5 Processors
Noctua has today released their NM-DD1 Direct Die kit for AMD AM5 processors enabling direct die cooling. Noctua NM-DD1 Noctua’s NM-DD1 direct die mounting kit for AM5 has been developed in cooperation with professional overclocker and direct die cooling expert Roman “der8auer” Hartung. This mounting spacer kit enables users to…
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AMD Zen 4 (Ryzen 7000?) Processor Gets Delidded!
AMD is excepted to formally announce the launch of its new Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors at some point around September/October this year. – With the transition to a new AM5 socket, and LGA 1718 chipset (and not to mention Team Red’s introduction of DDR5 memory, therefore, there is clearly…
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AMD Ryzen 7 CPU Delidded – What’s Underneath?
Since the adoption of the Integrated Heat Spreader, the CPU die had always been soldered to its protective cover. This changed when Intel introduced the use of thermal paste in lieu of solder, citing concerns about cracking. AMD however, has generally stuck to the use of solder, especially for their…
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- Processors
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Delidding Analysis
Introduction Intel has been utilising poor quality thermal interface material since the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture which increases the thermal values and restricts the overclocking headroom. Modern CPUs are engineered with the silicon die being cooled through a pre-applied integrated heatsink and conductive thermal layer. This method is used because the die emits…
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der8auer Delid Die Mate Coming Soon to Caseking
Today der8auer unveiled his newest device for overclocking, the Delid Die Guard. The device makes removing the lids of CPUs so easy that even my mother could do it. The preferred method of the past has been the vice method for removing lids and unfortunately with the new Skylake CPUs the PCB…
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