Cleaning excess glue from the PCB of my 7700K without causing damage
Cleaning excess glue from the PCB of my 7700K without causing damage
USAFRet:
I'm thinking about removing my i7-7700K.
The reason is I'm not happy with the CPU staying at 10-15°C above the GPU.
Reading says this can really affect idle and load temperatures.
Personally, I think it only matters if the CPU is actually throttling because of heat.
I'd probably skip this step first...
Delidding involves practicing your expertise on a functional but outdated CPU repeatedly before using a new, $300+ model. Which worry you more?
A) Losing the new processor due to mistakes?
B) Running 10-15 degrees hotter than your GPU?
-Wolf sends
I'm pleased I didn't heed the critics... I started with a Kaby Lake Pentium to get familiar with the setup, then moved on to an i7-7700K. I swapped out the internal TIM Intel used for Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut liquid metal TIM. Cleaning most of the glue safely and reassembling the chip was a breeze.
My idle temperatures have fallen by 8-10°C, and full load temps under p95 small FFTs are 20°C lower! While this is common after de-lidding 7700Ks, I'm thrilled I took the chance. The results are definitely satisfying. Now my CPU stays below 63°C regardless of workload, thanks to the Hyper 212X cooling solution. Not bad at all.