Delidding a CPU is the process of removing its integrated heat spreader, or IHS. This is quite a drastic procedure and runs the risk of damaging or even breaking your processor. But — and it’s a big ...

Direct-die cooling has always been the holy grail of CPU cooling. By removing a CPU's integrated heat spreader (IHS), a cooler's cold plate can make direct contact with the CPU die(s), allowing for a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The process of delidding your CPU is exactly as it sounds -- it's the removal of the lid-like metal integrated heat spreader (IHS) from a ...

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 ...

Intel has opened a "special deal" with select PC manufacturers, which enables these system builders to officially dismantle its new hot-running Intel Core i9 14900KS to improve its cooling, with Intel ...

Popular German overclocker der8auer delided a Ryzen 7 8700G to see what untapped performance could be squeezed out of AMD’s latest Zen 4 APU. He found that delidding the chip and replacing the stock ...

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Fake Intel CPU packages, specifically the Intel Core i9 14900K, have been found on sale in China that are completely missing a silicon chip underneath their heatspreader. The CPUs were being sold as ...