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Krogoth wrote:De-lidding IHS might buy you a little more headroom but exposed cores don't take too kindly to the physical stress of modern HSF/waterblocks.
Waco wrote:Krogoth wrote:De-lidding IHS might buy you a little more headroom but exposed cores don't take too kindly to the physical stress of modern HSF/waterblocks.
Delidding and replacing the thermal paste is what I tend to do. It's easy, low risk, and gets you MUCH better temps. The wife's 4770K dropped 30+ degrees under load after replacing the compound with liquid ultra.
Krogoth wrote:Waco wrote:Krogoth wrote:De-lidding IHS might buy you a little more headroom but exposed cores don't take too kindly to the physical stress of modern HSF/waterblocks.
Delidding and replacing the thermal paste is what I tend to do. It's easy, low risk, and gets you MUCH better temps. The wife's 4770K dropped 30+ degrees under load after replacing the compound with liquid ultra.
Unless it was a poor job at the factory (Likely story with that 4770K and other earlier 22nm parts). You probably get closer to a 10-15C drop with just replacing the paste and correcting the placement of IHS. You still void the manufacturer's warranty though.
Waco wrote:Krogoth wrote:Waco wrote:Delidding and replacing the thermal paste is what I tend to do. It's easy, low risk, and gets you MUCH better temps. The wife's 4770K dropped 30+ degrees under load after replacing the compound with liquid ultra.
Unless it was a poor job at the factory (Likely story with that 4770K and other earlier 22nm parts). You probably get closer to a 10-15C drop with just replacing the paste and correcting the placement of IHS. You still void the manufacturer's warranty though.
Yup. My 6700K throttles at stock under a good waterblock and a big 360mm rad...it's especially poor.