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[Woomack]

It's better to just remove the IHS, as then you see the difference in thermals. Lapping barely helps, or you have to make the IHS very thin, and it's a lot of work to make it right. The only problem is finding a proper cooler with a fitting mounting kit. You will be limited to liquid coolers or something like Noctua with a mounting kit for delidded CPUs. It fits perfectly, but it's still not worth to delid lower CPUs.
Ryzens (non-X3D) boost to 95°C, but for the best results, you have to lower voltages and use some other settings. Then you can make the CPU run at about 90°C and keep max clocks for longer or simply boost higher.

 

[mtdewcowboy]

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[Sologuy]

It's better to just remove the IHS, as then you see the difference in thermals. Lapping barely helps, or you have to make the IHS very thin, and it's a lot of work to make it right. The only problem is finding a proper cooler with a fitting mounting kit. You will be limited to liquid coolers or something like Noctua with a mounting kit for delidded CPUs. It fits perfectly, but it's still not worth to delid lower CPUs.
Ryzens (non-X3D) boost to 95°C, but for the best results, you have to lower voltages and use some other settings. Then you can make the CPU run at about 90°C and keep max clocks for longer or simply boost higher.

I know its better to do that but don't want the hassle of setting up a H2O system for thermals. I'm looking at getting my "old" Cryorig R1 Ultimate to fit in with some mods to washers, etc. I finally got the grades of sandpaper I need now, so its just a matter of finding time to do the remount. I've also got to change my ram cause the Corsair Vengeance kit I have now annoys me with is RGB bling & its height is too much for the 140mm fans that are going to be sitting practically on top of them. So I was looking at some G.Skill Flare X5's or Ripjaws S5 kits because their heights are barely 33mm. I don't like the Corsair Vengeance kits because they all seem to use Samsung B die ICs & Corsair pushes the volts on these kits to get them clocking higher with reasonable CL.