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It seems Skylake X will not be soldered [0] unlike previous HEDT CPU's from Intel. AMD even solders their normal consumer CPU Ryzen. How much will Intel save wi
by redtuesday 9y ago
It seems Skylake X will not be soldered [0] unlike previous HEDT CPU's from Intel. AMD even solders their normal consumer CPU Ryzen. How much will Intel save with this? 2 to 4 dollars per CPU?
I'm also curious what that means for the thermals. Intels 4 core parts have much better thermals when delided to change the bad TIM.
[0] https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/intel_s_skylake-x_and_kaby_lake-x_cpus_will_not_be_soldered/1 https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/intel_s_skyla...