quick question what is it called now ?

[nomnom123qwe]

what is called when people remove the metal shield of intel processors and change thermal paste ?

 

also is it true intel 4th gen is hearting as much as amd these days ?? 

[Glenwing]

De-lidding.

 

AMD's CPUs produce more heat than Intel's equivalent CPUs right now.

[JerkyMcDilerino]

what is called when people remove the metal shield of intel processors and change thermal paste ?

 

also is it true intel 4th gen is hearting as much as amd these days ?? 

delid? 

[ImBleu]

1. De-lidding

2. Definitely not.

[thekeemo]

De-lidding.

 

AMD's CPUs produce more heat than Intel's equivalent CPUs right now.

then why do they have muchblower operating temps?

[Glenwing]

then why do they have muchblower operating temps?

 

Could be many factors. Die size, soldered heat spreader... Temperature doesn't correlate directly with heat generation.

[burnttoastnice]

De-lidding.

 

Wait, there is thermal paste underneath the CPU shieldy-looking thing?

[Glenwing]

Wait, there is thermal paste underneath the CPU shieldy-looking thing?

 

On newer Intel LGA 115x CPUs, yes. Ivy Bridge and up.