Aqua Computer Intros Spacer for Skylake CPUs

Stefan Mileschin · 21st December 2015, 18:47

The Intel Skylake CPUs are getting very popular at the moment. For a much better cooling performance many users are reomoving the heatspreader from the CPU. This has some negative effects on the secure installation of the CPUs. Aqua Computer has developed a protective spacer to allow a much more secure mounting and usage of Skylake CPUs without the original heat spreader. The spacer is available at a price of 6.99 Euro.

Why is it recommended to use a spacer after removing the heat spreader? The first problem is that the brittle silicon die is not protected against tilted mounting of a CPU cooler - due to this fact edges of the die can easily be broken. The same issue can happen during transportation of the system.

http://www.techpowerup.com/218545/aq...lake-cpus.html

21st December 2015, 18:47	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	Aqua Computer Intros Spacer for Skylake CPUs The Intel Skylake CPUs are getting very popular at the moment. For a much better cooling performance many users are reomoving the heatspreader from the CPU. This has some negative effects on the secure installation of the CPUs. Aqua Computer has developed a protective spacer to allow a much more secure mounting and usage of Skylake CPUs without the original heat spreader. The spacer is available at a price of 6.99 Euro. Why is it recommended to use a spacer after removing the heat spreader? The first problem is that the brittle silicon die is not protected against tilted mounting of a CPU cooler - due to this fact edges of the die can easily be broken. The same issue can happen during transportation of the system. http://www.techpowerup.com/218545/aq...lake-cpus.html

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