momo25

So ive got the heatsink and delided my 11900k and it arrived today along with my 780w Eurocom PSU. Happy about the PSU but the heatsink is giving me headaches. Not only did it arrive bent but it also seems to make bad contact and no matter which pads or sizes I use its worse then stock. I used Nanogrease extreme and the pads that came with it. Also tried it with arctic tp3 but that didnt improve it. Im seeing mid 80s on the GPU compared to mid 60-70s on the stock heatsink. Which pad sizes did you use? The seller recomendation seems to be not working. Is there anything youve dont to make it work? My air cooled performance is 10C worse then before...

Yeah the copper IHS is just for my OCD ^^ I also had an SM-G but that was worse than my KM-G. Constantly throttled and no matter what I did i just couldnt get it to run properly. Glad about my KM purchasr tho!

Damn, thanks for the fast reply! I just noticed that i posted it in the SM thread instead of the KM, my bad 🫣 Yes I know that it is nickel plated copper but unfortunally my IHS is concave which resulted in over 10°C differences between the cores. So you think buying the hugely expensive pads is unnecissary? Is the AliExpress heatsink able to transfert more heat than the stock one even with no water? Also what is the prefect PL1/2 limit for the CPU? Im still trying to optimize the temps for gaming. What limit do you have for the CPU?

Hey guys! I bought a x170KM-G with an 11900K and a 3080 a couple of days ago and I would like to get the most performance out of it. Im planning to delid the CPU and get a copper IHS, repaste with liquid metal and replace the entire thermal pads. I found EC360 Platinum pads with 16wmk to be the best option. They offer standard ones and one designated "soft". Which ones are best for the x170? Also Im curious to test out the AliExpress watercooled heatsink. Are the temps better than the stock heatsink even without water? Im also looking for an i9 11900k with a high SP Rating thats worth the delid and the copper IHS. Does anyone have one that they would like to sell? (Im in europe) If you have any other tips to reduce the temps i would love to hear them! I already read through most of the forums but if there's any game changing tip i would be more then happy to hear about it 😃

Hey guys! I bought a x170KM-G with an 11900K and a 3080 a couple of days ago and I would like to get the most performance out of it. Im planning to delid the CPU and get a copper IHS, repaste with liquid metal and replace the entire thermal pads. I found EC360 Platinum pads with 16wmk to be the best option. They offer standard ones and one designated "soft". Which ones are best for the x170? Also Im curious to test out the AliExpress watercooled heatsink. Are the temps better than the stock heatsink even without water? Im also looking for an i9 11900k with a high SP Rating thats worth the delid and the copper IHS. Does anyone have one that they would like to sell? (Im in europe) If you have any other tips to reduce the temps i would love to hear them! I already read through most of the forums but if there's any game changing tip i would be more then happy to hear about it 😃