In our endless attempts to squeeze out the last MHz from our processors, some of us have resorted to removing the integrated heat spreaders on our processors in a bid to improve thermal efficiency, to garner that 2-3 degrees, and trade it for that final 10MHz.

The LGA socket processors use a solder thermal interface between the core and the heatspreader so removing it involves more than just cutting past the rubber linings. Well, I just went out on a daredevil.

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