Gavin

I saw this on a another forum, but I haven't seen it here. I thought I'd post it because it's pretty valuable information.
I'm sorry if it's not okay to link other forums here, but to be perfectly honest, I didn't read the ToS when I registered and I can't find it anymore. I'm just linking it here so I don't have to plagiarize or take any credit for this.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1376206/how-to-delid-your-ivy-bridge-cpu-with-out-a-razor-blade/0_20
 
Basically, instead of removing the IHS with a razor blade and risking cutting into the PCB, this new method uses a vice to clamp down the IHS, and then you put a piece of wood against the PCB and tap it lightly with a hammer and it should come right off.
 
Here is a video, if you don't quite understand what I'm saying. (Not mine)

 
 
So far in that thread plenty of people have done it successfuly  and only one person failed. The only reason the one person failed is because he hit it too hard and the PCB went flying off into a wall and damaged one of the corners.
 
If you are going to try this, make sure your vice is steady, otherwise you are going to have difficulty getting the two to separate. Also, if you are going to do this, you should use Coolaboratory Liquid Pro or Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra, inbetween the die and the IHS order to get significant temperature improvements (It's not reccomended to use it inbetween the IHS and your CPU cooler though, just use regular thermal paste).
 
If you need anymore information, it's probably in that thread. I happen to have a vice mounted to a desk in my basement, but I'm waiting to get some CLU (Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra) and some good thermal paste for my cooler before I give this a try.

Favorite thing here would have to be the headset, would like to try it out though, but it looks REALLY nice.

I saw this on a another forum, but I haven't seen it here. I thought I'd post it because it's pretty valuable information.
I'm sorry if it's not okay to link other forums here, but to be perfectly honest, I didn't read the ToS when I registered and I can't find it anymore. I'm just linking it here so I don't have to plagiarize or take any credit for this.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1376206/how-to-delid-your-ivy-bridge-cpu-with-out-a-razor-blade/0_20
 
Basically, instead of removing the IHS with a razor blade and risking cutting into the PCB, this new method uses a vice to clamp down the IHS, and then you put a piece of wood against the PCB and tap it lightly with a hammer and it should come right off.
 
Here is a video, if you don't quite understand what I'm saying. (Not mine)

 
 
So far in that thread plenty of people have done it successfuly  and only one person failed. The only reason the one person failed is because he hit it too hard and the PCB went flying off into a wall and damaged one of the corners.
 
If you are going to try this, make sure your vice is steady, otherwise you are going to have difficulty getting the two to separate. Also, if you are going to do this, you should use Coolaboratory Liquid Pro or Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra, inbetween the die and the IHS order to get significant temperature improvements (It's not reccomended to use it inbetween the IHS and your CPU cooler though, just use regular thermal paste).
 
If you need anymore information, it's probably in that thread. I happen to have a vice mounted to a desk in my basement, but I'm waiting to get some CLU (Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra) and some good thermal paste for my cooler before I give this a try.

The Titan has nothing to do with the 700 series, and the 8000 series isn't even going to come out this year.

To be perfectly honest, it's also "A"s fault for listening to "C", even though "C" did not provide any information. The only thing we can do to stop this is to question everything we're told, spread the best and fullest information we can provide, and hope for the best.