Consider your needs and the compatibility of new components before deciding.
Consider your needs and the compatibility of new components before deciding.
Yeah but don’t you need the tools to do it? So those would cost me some money and honestly the risk of ruining a ~$320 cpu for an unnoticeable performance increase just doesn’t sound worth the risk of ruining it to me. I might do it whenever I end up upgrading my cpu but for now I’d rather just keep it lidded as it is. If I screwed up I’d be pissed because I’d not only be out the money for the cpu but I’d have to save up for another cpu and I wouldn’t be able to play on my desktop until I replaced it and my laptop is like a 6700hq & 970m which is pretty decent but nothing compared to an 8700K & 2080 Ti.
Technically it’s just a razor or a vice, and then whatever LM price you pay. I spent $15 on my LM. If you purchase a tool for it, expect about $40 extra. The tool offers better safety, but the Razer or vice approach also works—just your own risk. Regarding spillover… there’s nothing really on the 8700k PCB to spill on. But as I mentioned, it’s not noticeable. Honestly, changing motherboards isn’t worth it unless you’re chasing a few more MHz.
I never mentioned spillover, yet even with free access I wouldn’t wish it on my worst fear. I need to feel safe doing it, but I don’t. Perhaps after testing it on a CPU I’ll be able to take the chance.
It would really matter if I couldn't use hwinfo64 or check benchmarks. Being set up on my PC at MCE (4.7) with 5GHz would make the difference clear. So yeah, it's mostly a waste unless you like modifying things.