Der8auer predelidded cpus seem stupid

[RollTime]

So I was browsing the interwebs, as you do, and came across a der8auer (the guy who makes delidding tools) product I hadn't heard of before. It's a pre-delidded, overclocked 8700k with a fancy IHS installed. 

 https://www.caseking.de/en/der8auer-core-i7-8700k-5-1-ghz-ultra-edition-cpbu-161.html

And it's €700. Which is ridiculous. So here's what you get-

A factory overclock

A fancy, laser-engraved copper IHS

A presumably cherry-picked CPU.

 

What the hell? Can anyone think of any plausible reason to buy this over a delidding kit, some liquid metal, and a copper ihs? Hell, you could buy TWO 8700ks and use the best one if you're worried about the silicon lottery. 

 

Anyone willing to buy Intel's flagship consumer cpu is most likely willing to do all this themselves. The product seems worth a Linus roasting to me.

[Dankk]

1 minute ago, RollTime said:

So I was browsing the interwebs, as you do, and came across a der8auer (the guy who makes delidding tools) product I hadn't heard of before. It's a pre-delidded, overclocked 8700k with a fancy IHS installed. 

 https://www.caseking.de/en/der8auer-core-i7-8700k-5-1-ghz-ultra-edition-cpbu-161.html

And it's €700. Which is ridiculous. So here's what you get-

A factory overclock

A fancy, laser-engraved copper IHS

A presumably cherry-picked CPU.

 

What the hell? Can anyone think of any plausible reason to buy this over a delidding kit, some liquid metal, and a copper ihs? Hell, you could buy TWO 8700ks and use the best one if you're worried about the silicon lottery. 

 

Anyone willing to buy Intel's flagship consumer cpu is most likely willing to do all this themselves. The product seems worth a Linus roasting to me.

Short answer. No.

[Crunchy Dragon]

I honestly wouldn't buy one.

 

I like the DIY aspect of my PC. If I need something done, I'll do it myself.

[dizmo]

I know loads of people that don't want to go through the hassle, and frankly gambling to see if they'll get an awesome OC chip. Then on top of that buying the tool and going through the possibility of destroying your CPU applying liquid metal. PLUS this has a 2 year warranty? Honestly, it's not that bad of a deal at all if you're one who wants the performance without the downsides.

[Mira Yurizaki]

You're paying for the service, not the product. If you don't think the service is worth the cost of the processor, then don't indulge in it.

[Enderman]

The regular intel IHS is already copper...

This is just a lot of marketing.

[RollTime]

13 minutes ago, Dankk said:

Short answer. No.

 

13 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I honestly wouldn't buy one.

 

I like the DIY aspect of my PC. If I need something done, I'll do it myself.

 

8 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

You're paying for the service, not the product. If you don't think the service is worth the cost of the processor, then don't indulge in it.

 

5 minutes ago, Enderman said:

The regular intel IHS is already copper...

This is just a lot of marketing.

I should have changed the title as I kind of answered my own question. I definitely think this is a dumb product, to be clear.

[GDRRiley]

I have thought about a 7700K from silicon lottery but thats only 330

[Lathlaer]

7 hours ago, RollTime said:

A fancy, laser-engraved copper IHS

It's silver, not copper.

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IHS aus Silber (99%)

 

7 hours ago, RollTime said:

Anyone willing to buy Intel's flagship consumer cpu is most likely willing to do all this themselves

If you are willing to do something and are capable of doing it and you have the tools to do it then it's almost always better to do it yourself. And that covers not only delidded CPU's but 99% aspects of your life.

 

Then again, if you are not comfortable of going with conductive liquid metal near your naked CPU die, it might be a better idea to let a professional do it. That way you will also get this:

 

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24 Monate King Mod-Garantie inklusive

 

Plus it's pre-binned to some degree.

 

I'm not saying that I would pay that much for a mainstream CPU but there are reasons why someone might find it a good idea.

 

EDIT: finally managed to format this post the way I needed.

 

[Froody129]

I would never buy it but there are definitely people who want the best performance without having to fuss. 

[Nicnac]

I think it's only worth it if you really really want a super good overclocking chip. sure, you can cherry-pick your own ones by ordering multiples and sending them back but even if you buy 3 i7s you might not get lucky. That said it still is a huge premium you pay for it. But on the other hand... imagine how many cpus this guy has to go thru to find the good ones. not that they don;t oc well but that one special piece of silicon is rare so if you buy the best they have it kinda makes sense.

[B4Quattro]

I would buy the advanced edition of the 8700k @5,1 GHz. It´s 170€ cheaper and i don't think that a silver IHS will make any noticeable difference compared to a copper one.

If i do my next hardware upgrade, i will buy a predelidded cpu from caseking.

[asand1]

Warranty on a delidded CPU maybe? ONLY reason I could think of.