![De-lidded my Intel i7 7700K, and replaced TIM with liquid metal. Is now much more stable when running at about 4.87 gHz. Around ~20 degree difference from stock “Thermal paste”. : r/overclocking De-lidded my Intel i7 7700K, and replaced TIM with liquid metal. Is now much more stable when running at about 4.87 gHz. Around ~20 degree difference from stock “Thermal paste”. : r/overclocking](https://preview.redd.it/nvzvvp0blad31.jpg?auto=webp&s=70c35dfc064383c6dfba5ec9cabdf152905d2a5d)
De-lidded my Intel i7 7700K, and replaced TIM with liquid metal. Is now much more stable when running at about 4.87 gHz. Around ~20 degree difference from stock “Thermal paste”. : r/overclocking
![For anyone still wondering if the 8086k uses the same TIM as the 8700k and others...... Just delidded mine. : r/intel For anyone still wondering if the 8086k uses the same TIM as the 8700k and others...... Just delidded mine. : r/intel](https://preview.redd.it/s207pimb1r511.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d6e6056a2d0056dec5f1e88c25f9e1477f459e2d)
For anyone still wondering if the 8086k uses the same TIM as the 8700k and others...... Just delidded mine. : r/intel
![Tom's Hardware on Twitter: "Intel Skips Solder TIM for Core i5-9400F, Uses Six-Core Die https://t.co/B9GLlcBVRH https://t.co/DKcDRJhaOh" / Twitter Tom's Hardware on Twitter: "Intel Skips Solder TIM for Core i5-9400F, Uses Six-Core Die https://t.co/B9GLlcBVRH https://t.co/DKcDRJhaOh" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DygpkQ7VAAAjeZq.jpg)
Tom's Hardware on Twitter: "Intel Skips Solder TIM for Core i5-9400F, Uses Six-Core Die https://t.co/B9GLlcBVRH https://t.co/DKcDRJhaOh" / Twitter
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Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake Delidding Video Lays Bare Thinner Die And A Gold Surprise | HotHardware
A possible reason why Intel was forced to use TIM instead of solder with IB & Haswell | Overclock.net
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