Summary of Hands-On with Delidded AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU

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This video discusses the design of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU and how to delid it. The CPU is smaller and lighter than an Intel CPU due to the use of land grid array (LGA) sockets and the removal of pins from the motherboard. The video shows how to delid the CPU and describes the gold plating on the inner and outer layers of the chiplet die, the IHS, and the Center Patch. The adhesive is silicone, which is necessary to remove but also reduces performance.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses the design of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU. The IHS is made of eight nickel-plated copper plates and is designed to be easily serviced. The CPU is smaller and lighter than an Intel CPU due to the use of land grid array (LGA) sockets and the removal of pins from the motherboard.
• 00:05:00 The video shows how to delid an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU. The CPU has gold plating on the inner and outer layers of the chiplet die, the IHS, and the Center Patch. The adhesive is silicone, which is necessary to remove but also reduces performance.
• 00:10:00 This YouTube video shows off how to mod a Ryzen 9 7950X CPU. The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to take the CPU apart and mod it. The video also provides a description of the charity that the author is donating 10 sales of the CPU to.