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  1. ICIT2LOL
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    Yep well just be aware you will have no comeback if you de-lid the CPU and for what it is worth I don't think you will get much of an improvement.
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  3. charkzilla20
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    ICIT2LOL said:
    Yep well just be aware you will have no comeback if you de-lid the CPU and for what it is worth I don't think you will get much of an improvement.
    but it's fun! :P
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  4. ICIT2LOL
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    Yep well to be honest I have often wondered how I would go doing that my concern would be doing it in a particulate free environment as far as possible. I guess you know already how expensive and just one use that metallic compound is so it could turn out to be a costly flop.
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