We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The process of delidding your CPU is exactly as it sounds — it's the removal of the lid-like metal integrated heat spreader (IHS) from a ...
Delidding a CPU is supposed to be the last word in CPU cooling. Removing the IHS and exposing the CPU die to either replace the TIM between the die and the IHS, or resort to direct-die cooling, is the ...