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    IHS lapping, is it worth it?

    Modern CPU's boost higher if the thermals permit it, which is exactly what's happening with my bone stock 3950x.
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    IHS lapping, is it worth it?

    It wasn't all that long ago that people would buy 6950x's just because they wanted the best so what's to say someone who isn't an XOC enthusiast would see the value in improving the performance of their CPU in a way that is stress free and far superior to liquid metal? You won't be able to turna...
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    IHS lapping, is it worth it?

    No, it is not. But wet sanding is not lapping. Lapping is absolutely worth it but only if you do it the proper way.
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    A machinist lapped an AMD Ryzen 16-core CPU within a nanometer

    From the limited testing I've done and with only second hand knowledge of liquid metal I can still say that going #timless isn't just superior to thermal paste but also comfortably beats the piss out of liquid metal. The only that might be comparable is direct die cooling. To put things in...
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