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Kol12 said:

Well I found a Der8auer Delid Die Mate in NZ, previously there were none. There are only a few units left so I think I should get one not knowing when they'll be available again. I'm still a little nervous about delliding my 8700K but I've had it 7-8 months and there should be no reason for the Intel warranty going forward.

You need to be careful which version you get for your CPU


Delid-Die-Mate 2:

Kompatibel mit Intel Ivy-Bridge- / Haswell- / Devil's Canyon- / Broadwell- / Skylake / Kaby Lake- und Coffee Lake

Delid Die Mate 2 | der8auer ECC

@Cliff It's the Delid-Die-Mate 2

Kol12 said:

@Cliff It's the Delid-Die-Mate 2

There's just 4 SMD's on the 8700K that you don't want liquid metal on right? They're quite close to the DIE too, that makes me nervous. Can the liquid metal potentially spread that far?

Kol12 said:

There's just 4 SMD's on the 8700K that you don't want liquid metal on right? They're quite close to the DIE too, that makes me nervous. Can the liquid metal potentially spread that far?

Nail polish

When delidding a chip with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, does this stuff dry out over time??

OldMike65 said:

When delidding a chip with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, does this stuff dry out over time??

Thermal Grizzly High Performance Cooling Solutions - Home
Cryonaut is the paste, no curing

Conductonaut is the liquid metal and generally will never need to be reapplied.

Cliff S said:

Thermal Grizzly High Performance Cooling Solutions - Home
Cryonaut is the paste, no curing

Conductonaut is the liquid metal and generally will never need to be reapplied.

Thanks for the link Cliff, my chip was done with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut by the Silicone Lottery ....someone posted that this stuff could dry out, but after reading the info, looks like it will never dry out.

Cliff S said:

Nail polish

Is the nail polish supposed to dry over the top of the of the SMD's as protection? I thought nail polish evaporated..

Kol12 said:

Is the nail polish supposed to dry over the top of the of the SMD's as protection? I thought nail polish evaporated..

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3...y-liquid-metal

Our recommendation is to use a clear nail polish to protect the capacitors and SMDs. This will create a thin film over electrically sensitive components to prevent shorts in the event of LM spilling over. From VSG of Thermal Bench, here is why nail polish works (and when it won’t):

"Nail polish typically has nitrocellulose or another functionalized cellulose in it which forms a thin, stable film without a gap over items such as fingernails, or the capacitors you used it over. An alkyl acetate helps move it into place, and then promptly evaporates leaving behind just the thin film.

"Some nail polish formulations have benzene derivates. Toluene is a prime candidate used by some companies, which does a similar job as nitrocellulose. Look at the composition before buying or using these, as toluene isn't nice to play with even at lower concentrations."

Also the best video I have seen for a safe application method is from Buildzoid: