I could use some help with delid

[Slim Tech]

Hello,

I have an i7 5960X Extreme (Haswell E) and the CPU is starting to heat up as of lately. I have a custom loop with the water temp around 28 Celsius under load, the GPUs are around 30-32 Celsius but the CPU is steadily climbing and now is reaching 45 Celsius. I don't have stability problems or crashes so my guess is that the tooth paste Intel used to use back then has crumble to dust.

I see that the Delid-Die-Mate 2 is available on the site but as for compatibility it says, quote "Compatible with all Intel Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Devil's Canyon, Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake Socket 115x (so no "-E" versions) Desktop Processors". Does that mean it's not compatible/recommended to use with the 5960X?

Also a follow up question in case the delid kit can be used, what kind of glue should I use? Any suggestions from your experience?


Thanks guys.

 

[Slim Tech]

You'll need to heat it up before attempting a delid as it's soldered.

You'll then need to scrape all the solder off the die without cutting into it.

You'll probably get no noticeable drop in temperatures by doing this.

You're at 45c, why are you worried? Such a confusing topic.

Yes, I know the steps I've seen Der8auer. My CPU used to stay at 35 Celsius (4.0GHz all cores) but recently it started climbing, 10 degrees jump does point to some problem. The pump is working fine and I took apart the CPU water block to check it's not clogged, which wasn't. I keep my loop clean and drain it every 12 months with warm water plus I don't use specialized dyes that my break down and clog the water blocks.

Note: I don't read the temperature of the motherboard's integrated sensor, instead I use an EK-Cable Temperature Probe 10k NTC behind the MB CPU socket.