Tuesday, May 2nd 2023
Der8auer Reveals New Ryzen 7000 Direct Die Water Block
Overclocking expert Roman "der8auer" Hartung has unveiled the new Ryzen 7000 direct die water block, the AM5 Mycro Direct Die cooler. The new direct die water block promises significantly lower temperatures compared to all-in-one (AiO) liquid coolers.
Of course, users will have to remove the Ryzen 7000 series IHS in order for the block to be in direct contact with the processor, or more precisely, chiplets on the AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. It works with Der8auer's high-performance heatspreader. As tested on the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, the new Mycro Direct Die cooler can lower the temperature down to 65°C, which is significantly lower than standard 280 mm AiO coolers. The Mycro Direct Die cooler shows its true cooling potential on overclocked CPUs, offering up to 28°C lower temperatures.
Der8auer's Mycro Direct Die cooler should be available soon, and come in RGB and non-RGB versions, priced at around €140 and €100, respectively.
Sources:
Der8auer (Youtube), via Tomshardware
Of course, users will have to remove the Ryzen 7000 series IHS in order for the block to be in direct contact with the processor, or more precisely, chiplets on the AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. It works with Der8auer's high-performance heatspreader. As tested on the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, the new Mycro Direct Die cooler can lower the temperature down to 65°C, which is significantly lower than standard 280 mm AiO coolers. The Mycro Direct Die cooler shows its true cooling potential on overclocked CPUs, offering up to 28°C lower temperatures.
26 Comments on Der8auer Reveals New Ryzen 7000 Direct Die Water Block
I mentioned that I have built PC's back when there were no IHS's. Funny you mention a time with 'no levers', because well... we've had levers all the way back in your "486SX days". Of course, both manufacturers no longer use PGA, they both use LGA, which would be a signficant redesign to the socket for your proposed fused custom block idea.
I find it a but funny that you call going back to not using IHS's progress. IHS's were never really 'progress', however they were insurance for the CPU manufacturers. They make it easier for everyone involved down stream of the manufacturing process. No more cracked dies from improper mounting, resulting in what I suspect would have been tens or hundreds of thousands of warranty claims, most of which weren't valid because warranty isn't covered by cracking the die during the mounting process.
We will not return to CPU's without IHS's because of this. Bare die mounting too large of a headache for everyone involved in the PC building process, that includes DIY PC builders, OEM's and the CPU manufacturers themselves.
The DIY Custom Water Loop PC building is so niche I'm actually quite willing to bet you'd never see a CPU manufacturer do it, unless the product is marked up to some extraordinary amount (Get the i9 15950ks, now with direct die fused water block and custom mounting kit for a low price of $3,000!).