EKWB De-Lids an AMD Processor

EKWB De-Lids an AMD Processor for Better Cooling opening a new door for enthusiasts to tinker with their AMD CPU or APU.  Intel fans have been doing this same process for many years now with the Ivy bridge/Haswell family of CPUs and finally AMD will get that same option availability through EKWD. De-lidding is a process of removing the top of your CPU to allow for more direct cooling and better overclocking as it can actually cool the CPU down by quite a large margin as seen in the link provided in the beginning of this sentence. Not to be taken lightly this process voids your warranty and is only for those on the extreme end of the spectrum or those who just want to tinker with their CPU.

AMD APUs are a very popular product for may PC audiences and now EKWB claims they have the first viable solution for de-lidding the AMD APU series CPUs. Currently only the Llano, Richland, Trinity, and Kaveri APUs can be de-lidded by this as the Socket AM3+ soldered top the motherboard cannot be de-lidded in any fashion due to being soldered to the IHS. So how does this new product from EKWB work? Using a different screw the long winded EK-Supremacy PreciseMount Add-on Naken APU allows EKWB’s water block to be mounted lower on the die than previously possible. This allows the block to actually reach the CPU die while still providing the appropriate pressure needed for perfect contact. The price is a mere $5.48 and can be bought directly through EKWB or other online stores. Thanks for reading Tech Of Tomorrow and remember is you screw this up the fallout lies on you alone.

Source: Toms Hardware