Woo! Got a nice 5.1Ghz 7700k but it runs a bit hot, let's delid it! Look at this beauty:
Oh yeah, check it out!
Now that's a nice cpu right there.
Got my delid kit 3d printed, going to be fun!
Uh oh, looks like some capacitors are trying to run away, get back here so I can delid the cpu!
Just another shot of those sneaky capactiors running away:
I added a nice electrical tape blanket for them to keep them warm. Unfortunately they're too shy to work again:
Let's solder them back (HELP ME, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING. WHAT IS SOLDERING)
OH GOD THEY ARE MUTANTS! RUN! (Worst solder job in the world)
Please do not laugh at my amazing solder skills:
Hiding the mess so no one can see the horrors beneath the cpu:
IT'S ALIVE!:
Moral of the story: Make sure the delid kit is rotated properly and the space for capacitors is aligned correctly. Still want to delid this baby, just not tonight.
1/21/2017 UPDATE
My Liquid Ultra arrived today and I am ready to properly delid my CPU
This was super easy and took me about 5 minutes total (being super carful)
Cleaned it all up
Quick test... it's not booting, oh my god not again
This time I really messed it up and took me another 2 hours of soldering. Here is CLU applied:
Results @ 5Ghz after 10 minutes of prime 56c max (before it would just go up to 80c in 1 minute and crash). Will test it for longer tonight.
Aida64 for 20 min:
I also noticed one of my Quick Disconnects was leaking:
Good thing I had a spare to replace. Anyway CLU result for me -30c. Highly recommend delidding 7700k as results are amazing.
Got my motherboard added to the loop today:
Next to external 1080 (3x360) radiator:
Oh yeah, check it out!
Now that's a nice cpu right there.
Got my delid kit 3d printed, going to be fun!
Uh oh, looks like some capacitors are trying to run away, get back here so I can delid the cpu!
Just another shot of those sneaky capactiors running away:
I added a nice electrical tape blanket for them to keep them warm. Unfortunately they're too shy to work again:
Let's solder them back (HELP ME, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING. WHAT IS SOLDERING)
OH GOD THEY ARE MUTANTS! RUN! (Worst solder job in the world)
Please do not laugh at my amazing solder skills:
Hiding the mess so no one can see the horrors beneath the cpu:
IT'S ALIVE!:
Moral of the story: Make sure the delid kit is rotated properly and the space for capacitors is aligned correctly. Still want to delid this baby, just not tonight.
1/21/2017 UPDATE
My Liquid Ultra arrived today and I am ready to properly delid my CPU
This was super easy and took me about 5 minutes total (being super carful)
Cleaned it all up
Quick test... it's not booting, oh my god not again
This time I really messed it up and took me another 2 hours of soldering. Here is CLU applied:
Results @ 5Ghz after 10 minutes of prime 56c max (before it would just go up to 80c in 1 minute and crash). Will test it for longer tonight.
Aida64 for 20 min:
I also noticed one of my Quick Disconnects was leaking:
Good thing I had a spare to replace. Anyway CLU result for me -30c. Highly recommend delidding 7700k as results are amazing.
Got my motherboard added to the loop today:
Next to external 1080 (3x360) radiator: