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Delidding 4770K

You do not want any fibres from paper on it so be careful what you use, do it on a clean bit of glass or tile.

The manu claims the cotton buds/swabs are lint free and meant for it (though probably same as your ears ones).
 
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Thanks for sharing that tip. Ive yet to use the pro myself. Only tried ultra which ive read is a little thicker than pro.
 
Easier to apply and remove but not much hotter going by my readings.

IMO, its a waste to delid and not do liquid metal for both Die to IHS and IHS to Heatsink, you can see in this very forum and other forums 15-20c drops and more importantly for some evener core temps.
 
setter said:
Thanks for sharing that tip. Ive yet to use the pro myself. Only tried ultra which ive read is a little thicker than pro.
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liquid pro for a reason lol :D
really does come out fast.

also i used varnish on the vrm/ic`s works a treat, running my 4790k @4.8 :D
awesome temps liquid pro on the die, ic diamond on the ihs.

58c aida32 bench
prime95 none avx version 69c
intel burn test 73c
@1.280v with 0.2+overvolt 1.298v

i could go higher by why :D
just got myself a EK waterblock for my R9295x2 going to be fitting it at the weekend as i have no time due to working nights
cant wait.... need to find out the best past to use on that i might buy some of that gelid extreme stuff :D
 
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And i see it's now possible to completely remove all traces of liquid metal from the ihs. My 4770k had a few bits left on it when i sold it, new owner got it cleaned at an electronics lab and it came up pretty nicely. Some sort of process involving jetting isopropyl alcohol onto the surface.
 
IC Diamond is overrated IMO, very hard to get out tube (even after heating in hot water) and I am not alone in this opinion and temps nothing special but they will blame the mount pressure no doubt.

Also make a mess of the IHS (if your going to sell later on may effect).

AS5 is still a great all rounder from applying to temps to removing.
 
i went with ic diamond cause of its hard substance but when your clamping down the heatsink onto the ihs it pretty much flattens out :D i used the line method for the ihs and works a treat 20+ load temps drop is a given :)
 
I used to spread AS5, then went to line method but like many do not like or rate it, now I got a near perfect amount worked out for blob in middle for current IHS sizes like Haswell.

Obv I only know its perfect when I later remove it.
 
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setter said:
Seeing as your watercooling now mate, will you be going direct die or keeping the ihs in place? Look forward to your results. Good luck.:)
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Cheers bud,

Nervous but excited too:D, got the liquid pro and a temp display for my loop turning up tomorrow.

In regards to going direct die or keeping the IHS, the plan is to keep the IHS and see how it goes first.

truthfully my temps aren't bad at all tbh, i don't run stuff like IBT, prime etc, i just game and the max temps i've seen after hours of BF4 is around 60C on 1 core, that's @4.6 1.3v, the rest are lower (which is one of the reason i want to do this to make the temps a little more uniform).

I'm also hoping that with the cpu running at lower temps, it'll mean cooler temps in the loop for my gpu too.

I'm half tempted to just take the cpu out now and try delidding but i think I'll wait so i can get it all done in one go.
 
I was getting 68c max at 4.8 on the 4790k in sig in game. (10c lower than my 4770k on 1.296v for 4.5ghz), but still not stable on 1.32v. Delidding would help if i intended to run heavy stuff like p95 etc, as even at stock this one will hit the 90's. Currently running at stock as i may not be keeping this chip much longer.
 
Another 4790k lol, getting a hold of an L4 to test and possibly swap. Tbh a few months down the line i could even see myself moving to X99.
 
^^ or AMD lol

Sick of the Ivy/Haswell lottery where there is a big difference from batch to batch or even chip to chip within batches.
 
setter said:
Another 4790k lol, getting a hold of an L4 to test and possibly swap. Tbh a few months down the line i could even see myself moving to X99.
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I'll be no doubt moving to X99 on release too, looking forward to it, hope you have better luck with the new cpu though bud, btw, what cooling are you using?
 
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^^ or AMD lol

Sick of the Ivy/Haswell lottery where there is a big difference from batch to batch or even chip to chip within batches.
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Do AMD even make cpu's anymore.:D

Indeed, the lottery with ivy/haswell is a bit rubbish tbh. No consistency in manufacturing. Take x58, ive owned two such setups, 4ghz is practically a given and runs cool, same for sandybridge. Obviously being soldered helps a great deal with temps. But most recent haswell chips have been relatively poor. When you do get a good one, you have to go to extreme lengths to get the best out of it.

EDIT. Cooling on my own setup is an Alpenfohn k2 air cooler with x2 corsair 2350 rpm PWM sp fans.
 
I'll likely need a z97 mobo for broadwell guys. I'll see how this other 4790k performs first before making any decisions.
 
I de lidded the 4770k I got from setter it made quite a difference and I have only used mx4 on the die and heat spreader.

I used a board that has metal pegs and a wire that cuts the glue. I didn't fancy hitting it with a hammer.

I have a tube of liquid metal now but for now I'm happy with the temps with the mx4.
 
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