Tag: lapping
Lapping, Delidding, and Liquid Cooling to Tame Intel 13th Gen Thermals
by Kent Burgess | Aug 9, 2023 | Cases and Cooling | 2
Over the last few generations of CPUs and GPUs, there has been a disconcerting trend towards high power draw, and therefore die temperatures that push the boundaries of what many users are…
Read MoreWe can’t benchmark Threadripper yet, but we can cool it
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 8, 2017 | Processors | 12
It has been a long time since lapping was a requirement to get the best cooling for your new processor, however it might be making a comeback. Threadripper is endowed with a…
Read MoreAre you still lapping your heatsinks?
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 4, 2013 | Cases and Cooling | 5
Back in the ancient past of aircooling, when heatsinks did not weigh a kilogram and 120mm fans were a novelty item and not the standard many enthusiasts practiced the...
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