Hi, ok bit of a noob here, my plan is to overclock a 4670k, not to astronomically high levels but just want to get some increased performance, downside is im on a budget so the cpu cooler is going to have to be quite cheap, ive lined up the Cooler-master hyper 212 evo and im hoping it fit on the g1 sniper z87 that i was persuaded to buy by Mr TTL, as this is a fairly cheap cooler I'm probably going to need to de-lid now here's the thing, unsure how; been suggested that i use a hammer and vice method, and watching a few videos i just want to confirm a few things that seemed a bit risky, the fella i saw do this (Destiny) used his vice a block of wood and a hammer and gripped the cpu via the ihs plate, now logically the only place to put the wood that is left would be the pcb, this is what im unsure about, is it really safe to smack the pcb with wood and hammer?
delidding a 4670k for overclocking
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Remmy
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Never mind "is it safe to whack my CPU with wood and a hammer", delidding a CPU is NEVER safe. EVER.
When you try to remove that IHS, you're taking complete responsibilty for the fate of your CPU. If you don't know what you're doing, then there's a good chance you'll break it. You mention that you're on a tight budget, so when you tell Intel you broke your CPU with a hammer, you're on your own, and you have to buy another CPU, which I'm pretty sure is out of budget.
If you are only moderately overclocking then the CM heatsink will be fine. I don't understand why delidding would be considered before you have the best cooling for the CPU anyway, it's kind of a last resort thing to do, not something to save £30 on. Despite the CM heatsink being around £20, it's an excellent heatsink for the money, so don't be deceived.
When you try to remove that IHS, you're taking complete responsibilty for the fate of your CPU. If you don't know what you're doing, then there's a good chance you'll break it. You mention that you're on a tight budget, so when you tell Intel you broke your CPU with a hammer, you're on your own, and you have to buy another CPU, which I'm pretty sure is out of budget.
If you are only moderately overclocking then the CM heatsink will be fine. I don't understand why delidding would be considered before you have the best cooling for the CPU anyway, it's kind of a last resort thing to do, not something to save £30 on. Despite the CM heatsink being around £20, it's an excellent heatsink for the money, so don't be deceived.
Remmy
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Like I say, it's in your own hands if you decide to do it. But like I also said, if you're on a tight budget is it worth risking your CPU for something which isn't even necessary because you haven't pushed it to its cooling limit, and you're only mildly overclocking anyway?
Your question was is it safe; no, it isn't.
If you insist on doing it, that's fine, I'm just making sure you understand the risks involved. Personally if I were doing it, I would remove the IHS carefully with a razor blade rather than using the hammer method. Just think about it: which method allows you to be more careful and precise?
Your question was is it safe; no, it isn't.
If you insist on doing it, that's fine, I'm just making sure you understand the risks involved. Personally if I were doing it, I would remove the IHS carefully with a razor blade rather than using the hammer method. Just think about it: which method allows you to be more careful and precise?
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Unless you are going for an overclock of over 1.25v, a Cooler master Hyper 212 can keep it cool even if you haven't delidded it. You should be able to get 4.4 out of it with that cooler. I would recommend against delidding unless you really have a need for the extra 5% ish performance other than epeen score.
twistedillusions
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the hyper 212+ (imo) is worth its weight in gold. i have used it to cool my old amd 970 oced to 4.1 and was still super quiet and stable. 
as said before delidding is a last resort\ who cares i got more aproch lol
as said before delidding is a last resort\ who cares i got more aproch lol
