Delidding my 8700K, how to glue HSF back on?

[evo4ever86]

Hello all.

I'm gonna delid my 8700K soon and apply liquid metal, what do I need to use to glue the heatspreader back on? Cheers.

 

[evo4ever86]

I depends , i don't bother bonding the lid back on and just use the socket to hold the heat spreader in place. So in reality and unless you need to rma the cpu there is no need to bond the lid back on.

The main reason i say this is while all the liquid metals are very good conductors how long they last is debatable , i have used liquid pro, ultra and the thermal grizzly stuff and had very mixed results , my 4970k requires re doing every year or so , the liquid metal tends to dry out and turn to a flaky alloy along with obviously degrading thermals, yet on my gpu its been fine and was still liquid the last time i cleaned the block. I made the mistake once of using it between a 5960x and a nickel monoblock, it alloyed with the heatspreader and destroyed the surface completely requiring me to lap the cpu.

If you must just use standard automotive Silicone black (loctite 5910/5940).

Now that you mention it I have noticed a slight rise in my CPU temps. My 8700K is currently overclocked to 5100MHz @ 1.345v LLC6, I've had it since release and I used the Ultra liquid metal stuff. It idles between 20-25c and on full load it's between 65-75c depending on ambient temps. I remember when I first got it, it used to idle in the teens, now it doesn't. Maybe it's a good time not only to re-apply the thermal paste but to de-lid it too in the process.

What do u use to remove the liquid metal paste? I've heard it's got to be alcohol based remover is this true?

And is it a good idea to get a de-lidding tool like this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/der8auer-delid-die-mate-2-hs-003-dr.html

EDIT: The reason why I want to glue the heat spreader back on is for resale as I'm planning on upgrading to the 9900K in the near future.

 

[evo4ever86]

@evo4ever86 is not need to glue back the cover, however shall you want to do so, use tiny drop of superglue at the 4 corners.

Regarding your high temps, did you applied the liquid metal on both sides? Have you removed the glue residuals on both sides?

FYI HSF is the cooler (heatsink fan) what you referring to is the IHS (integrated heat spreader)

I'm referring to the IHS, not the HSF, I got mixed up lol. I use an AIO cooler, I've got the Corsair H115i 280mm Extreme Performance.

So how do I clean off liquid metal paste?

 

[evo4ever86]

Thanks for the replies guys it's much appreciated!

I think I'll leave re-sealing the heat spreader until I resell which won't be for a while anyway.

 

[evo4ever86]

put a little silicon in each corner then mount in the socket. when you come to remove the lid is sealed back on.

Ok thanks.

 

[evo4ever86]

Cheers guys. I've gone against replacing my 8700K with a 9900K so I won't be resealing it back on.

EDIT: Tell you what tho I'm getting 5100MHz without delidding with decent temps which is really good imo. I'll try and push to 5300MHz delidded lol. I think ive hit the silicone lottery with this 8700K!

Temps: 20c idle, 50-65c full load @ 1.345v LLC5