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coolab ultra, not my CPU in the image (just a similar one)
 

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coolab ultra, not my CPU in the image (just a similar one)
coolab pro is little bit easier to apply as far i have heard, ill like to try Thermal Grizzly liquid metal to see how it performs...

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coolab pro is little bit easier to apply as far i have heard, ill like to try Thermal Grizzly liquid metal to see how it performs...

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pro is almost impossible to remove, ultra can be removed. being direct on an IHS i didnt want to ruin the chip if i did it wrong.
 

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Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
pro is almost impossible to remove, ultra can be removed. being direct on an IHS i didnt want to ruin the chip if i did it wrong.
forgot about that fact...
also what do you think about pasting back your delidded chip? coollab ultra would not glue it back ...

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forgot about that fact...
also what do you think about pasting back your delidded chip? coollab ultra would not glue it back ...

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regular paste runs out over time - vibration slowly makes it come loose. reports from people who did it years ago say the coolab ultra is the perfect midground and still works to this day, so you re-paste the IHS back on with it. about 30C drop from stock temps for me.
 

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regular paste runs out over time - vibration slowly makes it come loose. reports from people who did it years ago say the coolab ultra is the perfect midground and still works to this day, so you re-paste the IHS back on with it. about 30C drop from stock temps for me.
agreed but im talking about glue or paste back the IHS to the processor's PCB
las time i took out my cooler and was cleaning all the hardware, took it out and the PCB stood at CPU socket and IHs in my hands... what a creepy situation ...i forgot 100% about my delid...

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superglue in the corners should do it, i havent bothered with mine. the IHS cant come off with the heatsink due to the retention clasp, so the worst case is the IHS coming off in my hands when removing the CPU - which is not very likely (it didnt do that with MX4 in it, so it shouldnt with CLU)
 

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superglue in the corners should do it, i havent bothered with mine. the IHS cant come off with the heatsink due to the retention clasp, so the worst case is the IHS coming off in my hands when removing the CPU - which is not very likely (it didnt do that with MX4 in it, so it shouldnt with CLU)
i do use AC MX4 too, but everytime i took cooler out i usually repaste, since the 20G tube i have could last forever!!
i'll check for more information about it, how to glue it back and the best product, im not a fan of superglue, i rather something like Arctic Alumina™ Thermal Adhesive, but ill do the research ...
 

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the major problem with MX2/MX4 was that vibration from the cooler/waterblock was slowly causing the paste to run out. people were seeing awesome temps for at least 2 weeks, then they just started to climb...
 

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Y'all tempting me to delid and get a delid bracket for my 4790k.
 

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Y'all tempting me to delid and get a delid bracket for my 4790k.


dunno about the 4k's, but the 3k series (ivy) were friggin terrible without it :p
 

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dunno about the 4k's, but the 3k series (ivy) were friggin terrible without it :p
Mine needs about 1.35-1.375v for 4.8ghz and that gets the temps too damn high.
 

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mine just runs too damn high :p

i wish i had a 2600k instead of a 2500k, apart from the lower ram speeds it'd be the better chip. these new ones just run too hot, even at lower wattages.
 

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the major problem with MX2/MX4 was that vibration from the cooler/waterblock was slowly causing the paste to run out. people were seeing awesome temps for at least 2 weeks, then they just started to climb...
that's an interesting fact, new for me, gotta tell that the temps achieved with the Arctic cooling tims are the best i have gotten on TIM's, also i re-pasted my work rig with this product, temps dropped like 15 C and also the difference in temps over 3 weeks has been like 1C up or a 2 C down, since the computer is not off never, works like a slave!

Y'all tempting me to delid and get a delid bracket for my 4790k.
no more excuses,


dunno about the 4k's, but the 3k series (ivy) were friggin terrible without it :p
amazing, isn't it? Delid its like a Hack on this dude's

Mine needs about 1.35-1.375v for 4.8ghz and that gets the temps too damn high.
Need more support?

mine just runs too damn high :p

i wish i had a 2600k instead of a 2500k, apart from the lower ram speeds it'd be the better chip. these new ones just run too hot, even at lower wattages.
i7 2700K its pretty nice soldier, i have seen some of them pretty cheap on ebay, also i5 3570K

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Is a delid bracket worth it?
 

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Retired my old 3770k, was a great chip but the gtx1080 was a bit much for it to deal with. Sooo went with some x99 goodness:

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use IHS like everyone else, delid is fun enough!
Already did it, was fast, and easy. Using CooLaboratory liquid metal for the TIM between the bare die, and heatspreader. Did it 6 months ago.
 
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Memory 64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s) 2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s) ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse Generic
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores yes
Retired my old 3770k, was a great chip but the gtx1080 was a bit much for it to deal with. Sooo went with some x99 goodness:

One hell of a nice build. Great parts list too.
Good work putting everything together.
 
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Messages
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Processor Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk ATX
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
Memory VENGEANCE LPX 2 x 16GB DDR4-3600 C18 OCed 3800
Video Card(s) XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage 970 EVO NVMe M.2 500 GB, 870 QVO 1 TB
Display(s) Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case Phantek Eclipse P400S (PH-EC416PS)
Audio Device(s) EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse SteelSeries Rival 310
Keyboard Logitech G G413 Silver
Software Windows 10 Professional 64-bit v22H2
Need to update your System Specs @STIG_ZA
 
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Location
Johannesburg South Africa
System Name HEXA
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @4.4
Motherboard Gigabyte X570 Master
Cooling Corsair H115i XT + ML140 pro fans
Memory 2x 8Gb Corsair Vengance pro 3600mhz
Video Card(s) Zotac GTX1080Ti amp! extreme core edition
Storage 500GB sabrent pcie 4.0, 500GB samsung 750 Evo, 500gb crucial mx500, 4tb seagate
Display(s) Asus PG279Q
Case Corsair 500D
Audio Device(s) Fiio K5 pro
Power Supply Corsair RM850x white
Mouse Corsair m65 pro rgb
Keyboard Corsair K70 Lux rgb(mx brown)
Software Windows 10 Pro 64bit

peche

Thermaltake fanboy
Joined
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Messages
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Location
San Jose, Costa Rica
System Name Athenna
Processor intel i7 3770 *Dellided*
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s) GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s) 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s) On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

Kanan

Tech Enthusiast & Gamer
Joined
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Location
Europe
System Name eazen corp | Xentronon 7.2
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 3700X // PBO max.
Motherboard Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus
Cooling Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 w/ AM4 kit // 3x Corsair AF140L case fans (2 in, 1 out)
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x16 GB DDR4 3600 @ 3800, CL16-19-19-39-58-1T, 1.4 V
Video Card(s) Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti modded to MATRIX // 2000-2100 MHz Core / 1938 MHz G6
Storage Silicon Power P34A80 1TB NVME/Samsung SSD 830 128GB&850 Evo 500GB&F3 1TB 7200RPM/Seagate 2TB 5900RPM
Display(s) Samsung 27" Curved FS2 HDR QLED 1440p/144Hz&27" iiyama TN LED 1080p/120Hz / Samsung 40" IPS 1080p TV
Case Corsair Carbide 600C
Audio Device(s) HyperX Cloud Orbit S / Creative SB X AE-5 @ Logitech Z906 / Sony HD AVR @PC & TV @ Teufel Theater 80
Power Supply EVGA 650 GQ
Mouse Logitech G700 @ Steelseries DeX // Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Keyboard Corsair K70 LUX RGB /w Cherry MX Brown switches
VR HMD Still nope
Software Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores 15 095 Time Spy | P29 079 Firestrike | P35 628 3DM11 | X67 508 3DM Vantage Extreme
Changed my 3820 with a 3960X. Now where's that exclusive "Extreme" club? :laugh:
 

peche

Thermaltake fanboy
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System Name Athenna
Processor intel i7 3770 *Dellided*
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s) GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s) 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s) On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
Changed my 3820 with a 3960X. Now where's that exclusive "Extreme" club? :laugh:
Tell us moaaaar!
Clocks.,.., freq... and how much fun have you gotten with the upgrade!

Regards,
 

cdawall

where the hell are my stars
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System Name All the cores
Processor 2990WX
Motherboard Asrock X399M
Cooling CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory 4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s) (2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage 2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s) Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s) Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard Keychron K8
Software W10P
Changed my 3820 with a 3960X. Now where's that exclusive "Extreme" club? :laugh:

I would join said extreme club. Is it exclusive?
 
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