Friday, March 10th 2017
You Really Shouldn't Delid AMD's Ryzen 7 CPUs
Power users sometimes really go the extra mile towards achieving the best performance on their hardware. And sometimes, this process includes delidding, as in, removing the processor's Integrated Heatspreader (IHS). This would allow for users to sometimes replace less than perfect TIM (Thermal Interface Material) companies use, achieving lower operating temperatures, and possibly even higher overclocks.
Well, you really shouldn't try to do so with AMD's Ryzen 7. The reason: attempting to delid said processors cost overclocking genius der8auer a grand total of 3 (three!) Ryzen 7 samples before he managed to do it without damaging the processor. This happens because contrary to other CPUs, AMD's Ryzen 7 IHS comes soldered to the chip, which obviously increases difficulty and risk of such a delidding process. Apparently, AMD did a pretty good job with the thermal interfaces of Ryzen 7 anyway - der8auer achieved only a 2ºC decrease in operating temperatures on the delidded Ryzen sample. Long story short: maybe it's not worth it. Especially if your cooling solution of choice isn't able to achieve proper contact with the CPU after the process. You can see a video of the direct cooling test, after the break.
Well, you really shouldn't try to do so with AMD's Ryzen 7. The reason: attempting to delid said processors cost overclocking genius der8auer a grand total of 3 (three!) Ryzen 7 samples before he managed to do it without damaging the processor. This happens because contrary to other CPUs, AMD's Ryzen 7 IHS comes soldered to the chip, which obviously increases difficulty and risk of such a delidding process. Apparently, AMD did a pretty good job with the thermal interfaces of Ryzen 7 anyway - der8auer achieved only a 2ºC decrease in operating temperatures on the delidded Ryzen sample. Long story short: maybe it's not worth it. Especially if your cooling solution of choice isn't able to achieve proper contact with the CPU after the process. You can see a video of the direct cooling test, after the break.
56 Comments on You Really Shouldn't Delid AMD's Ryzen 7 CPUs
It's one Chip, one DIE and two solder pads.
The ccx's is faster than MCM design still as it's ondie.
Also if you would go through the trouble of Delidding, idk why on earth you would put the ermm lid, back on it.
Leave it off and get something like a:
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and connect the cooler directly.
Also, AMD uses TIM on their cheaper processors, and have for years now.
While 7700K is an excellent chip it suffers from same fate of cheap TMP as usual with INTEL cpu's.
However your cooler probably is not, Stock AMD Coolers with Ryzen is flat as it gets, Noctua and Scythe (3 year old ones) is not flat at all and I had on my scythe a temp drop of 9 C.the 7700K at 91W tdp really should have proper tim....
AMD seems to have done it for a 65W part (1700) and I'm really happy about that!
I can play Rainbow Six on this G4560 all day long without a heatsink on it. After this article I have this urge to practice delidding this G4560. Let me grab a cutter and a rubber mallet :roll:
:)
as it was an early reply, stating clearly for others: One chip and not specifically for you :)