Now that AMD's fancy new Ryzen processors are available, some people might be wondering if the effort and risk of delidding one of the CPUs is worth the potential reward. This is a question that ...

Three new AMD desktop processors for enthusiasts are now out: The Ryzen 7 1800X, the 1700X, and the 1700. In a performance-versus-price scenario, the chips are rather cheap compared to Intel-based ...

Overclocking specialist Roman Hartung recently undertook a delidding exercise on the Intel Core i9-14900K processor using liquid metal thermal paste to optimize thermal conductivity. The goal was to ...

When someone who is experienced in their field issues a warning not to do something, it is a good idea to heed the warning. In this instance, renowned overclocker Der8auer posted a video explaining ...

Rockit Cool has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a product called Rockit 88. This is an Intel processor “delid” tool that supposedly makes the process a lot easier. So far, the company has raised ...

ASUS China manager Tony Yu delidded the AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPU, which involves removing the IHS (integrated heat spreader) so you can use higher-end forms of thermal paste like liquid metal. Not ...

Dane Enerio is a news writer from the Philippines. He started out in 2018 as a newspaper reporter that covered the government. Dane then moved on to online publications like Game Rant, where he always ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. You may have heard a recent rumor about Intel's freshly arrived Core i9-14900KS processor which sounded improbable and concerned owners delidding the CPU.

Delidding is the process of removing the IHS to re-apply a better form of thermal interface material. Traditionally, this arduous task meant you had to gently pry between the IHS and adhesive at four ...

Kickstarter is home to some of the wildest and ingenious ideas in tech, with Nudecnc's Ncore V1-naked die cooling water block standing out among all the potential suitors for your funding. This ...