Delid for Lower Tempertures
There’s an additional way to get extra performance out of your CPU and that is to delid
it. Delidding your CPU will reduce your CPU temperatures by 15-30C on load which
allows for higher voltage settings thus higher overclocks.
Delidding is the process of removing the integrated heat spreader (silver part) from the
PCB (green part). Once you delid you can remove the thermal interface material (TIM) that
is used to conduct heat between the IHS and the PCB and replace it with superior
performing thermal paste.
There are a few ways to delid. The safest way is to use a delidding tool that is available on
the market.
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