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I was watching a couple of Intel CPU delidding video's and I was surprised by how they were getting drops of up to 20 degrees in CPU temperature by simply remov

I was watching a couple of Intel CPU delidding video's and I was surprised by how they were getting drops of up to 20 degrees in CPU temperature by simply removing the cheap thermal paste Intel put on the die and replacing it with quality thermal paste.

valarauca1 9y ago
Its hilarious too because this is such a minor part of the CPU manufacturing process. Especially for the _enthusiast_ market. Then you consider this is their answer to AMD's new chips, cutting corners...
- BoorishBears 9y ago
  They usually replace the thermal paste with solder, solder has a different set of challenges.
  - seanp2k2 9y ago
    Intel could still use better TIM, or even the fancy liquid metal stuff. The fact that you can gain massive thermal benefits just from swapping it out with something better than the stuff they're using on a $1000+ CPU is pretty terrible. Even from a business perspective, a big temp drop is pretty marketable, especially for laptops where I'm sure they're doing the same thing. It's like buying a Ferrari and having it come with Arizonan tires which are glued on.
    - pantalaimon 9y ago
      laptop CPUs usually don't have a heat spreader though, but I agree with your point.
- ethbro 9y ago
  If Intel could get by without the enthusiast market, I feel like they would in a heartbeat. They've been overclocking hostile for almost two decades now (to varying degrees at varying times), seemingly make no efforts towards cross-generation socket compatibility, and are now using PCIe I/O connectivity as a club to drive buyers to higher-margin chips. Aside from the K chips and the unlocked Pentiums, I'm hard-pressed to think of anything Intel has intentionally done to cater to the enthusiast market in recent memory. And even K-chips are a token gesture in response to a problem they created.

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I was watching a couple of Intel CPU delidding video's and I was surprised by how they were getting drops of up to 20 degrees in CPU temperature by simply remov

by bitmapbrother 9y ago

valarauca1 9y ago
Its hilarious too because this is such a minor part of the CPU manufacturing process. Especially for the _enthusiast_ market. Then you consider this is their answer to AMD's new chips, cutting corners...
- BoorishBears 9y ago
  They usually replace the thermal paste with solder, solder has a different set of challenges.
  - seanp2k2 9y ago
    Intel could still use better TIM, or even the fancy liquid metal stuff. The fact that you can gain massive thermal benefits just from swapping it out with something better than the stuff they're using on a $1000+ CPU is pretty terrible. Even from a business perspective, a big temp drop is pretty marketable, especially for laptops where I'm sure they're doing the same thing. It's like buying a Ferrari and having it come with Arizonan tires which are glued on.
    - pantalaimon 9y ago
      laptop CPUs usually don't have a heat spreader though, but I agree with your point.
- ethbro 9y ago
  If Intel could get by without the enthusiast market, I feel like they would in a heartbeat. They've been overclocking hostile for almost two decades now (to varying degrees at varying times), seemingly make no efforts towards cross-generation socket compatibility, and are now using PCIe I/O connectivity as a club to drive buyers to higher-margin chips. Aside from the K chips and the unlocked Pentiums, I'm hard-pressed to think of anything Intel has intentionally done to cater to the enthusiast market in recent memory. And even K-chips are a token gesture in response to a problem they created.