Delid-Die-Mate - AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU Delid Tool

Got this in, still waiting on the TG AM5 heatspreader which should arrive tomorrow so I cannot speak to temps yet but... Device is very well machined and ready to delid right out of the box. I popped in my $700 CPU and noticed a few things different than my previous 14700K and 14900K delids. The ease of which the 9950X3D comes apart is amazing, the intel chips snapped apart. This was very drama free and it really just comes down to moving back and forth about 30 times (for me, some people have to do it 100's) until the red block just slid around on its own. It took about 8 minutes or so with hand cranking on the allen wrench, I did not use a drill. Once the red piece freely moved I knew the IHS and die's were separated fully. Pulled the unit apart and yep, this was delidded without cracks/breaks/drama. It did not snap apart, make any noise, this indium solder is very soft. I cleaned up the cpu with maybe 6 runs of rubbing in DC2 Pro liquid metal, then switched to flitz polishing compound until the dies were all mirror like. I did the same for the IHS but the indium was very thick on the IHS side. I eventually just used a small bamboo stick from another delid kit I had and just pushed off the solder then cleaned it up with the flitz. Right now the cpu is working, I am using it to type this review. I just have polar therm x10 on the die and on the IHS side until I get the heatspreader in. Temps basically the same but I did set the cpu to 65w eco mode just incase. This is definitely more clean up work than raptor lakes since you deal with 2 cores and the memory/io die but it is 100% compatible with ryzen 9000 and the X3d variants.

The device works. It doesn't break the cpu. The only downside is that using liquid metal on these is dangerous. The hight is so low that any excess liquid metal will go on the resistors, so use nail polish or something to cover them. This was less of an issue with intel cpus. I don't plan on doing this to my 9900x. It did decrease the temps by 5c, but not worth it given the minimal gains. Intel used to get you 20c. I have a custom water loop and used this on a 7800x3d.

Used one time. Worked perfect. Might never use again, but cheaper than buying an already delidded chip!

Did what it was supposed to do very well without damaging the CPU, that being said, the design could be improved to only use one bolt to push and pull the top plate. Would speed up the process significantly.

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It's nerve wracking but incredible simple to use. 9800X3D popped after what felt like a million back and forth movements but in reality was probably close to 40 or 50. The solder cleaned off easily with the included plastic scraper and a bit of Eagle One metal polish afterwards.

Got this for my first de-lidding attempt and it worked like a charm. Takes a while to get the IHS to fully separate, but slow and steady wins the race. Very small movements back and forth, but I found doing it quickly helps as the friction builds up heat and helps to loosen the solder quicker; it will start to rub, bundle and then flake out the small edges before eventually fully separating. Would highly recommend. Very sturdy construction and won’t fail you.

If you are reading this review and looking to liquid cool your system, Thermal Grizzly (aka Der8auer's company) has since announced that they are selling warranty-covered 9800x3d and 9950x3d CPUs. Sure, there is a ~$200-300 surcharge on top of the CPU price itself, but this is a small price to pay to ensure that you are able to de-lid the processor safely and clean the dies without damaging the product. And yes, de-lidding with this tool is a PITA. Even after an hour of cranking the screws on both sides to loosen the heat spreader, I was barely able to get it off, and that's before accounting for how difficult it was to clean the TIM stuck to the die. Having a 1yr warranty removes a lot of the risk and effort needed to do this yourself which normally voids the warranty anyways. Speaking of which, as mentioned in some other reviews, the thrust bearings are trash, most of the little balls had snapped off in the back and forth process of the alternating screwing. No replacement parts are given, so if they break, you are now out $50 that could have gone towards a pre-delidded CPU.

Delided my 9800X3D a treat.

Perfektní, splnilo to vše co má a fungovalo to na jednicku

Utilisé pour delid un 9800x3d, le tool est de bonne qualité, le procédé relativement safe , il m'aura fallu déplacer l'ihs de droite à gauche pas moins de 25 fois avant que la soudure de cède.

Did the job, took some time as they said but did the trick, not much of a performance increase in my case tought, ryzen 9 9950X3D, maybe because i was already using water cooling.

Great device! Very solid build quality. Delids very well. And killed my CPU, too.