Thermal GrizzlyDelid-Die-Mate - AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU Delid Tool - Processor Heatspreader Removing Tool - Delidding Tool Developed by der8auer - Enhances Cooling

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.

This thing totally worked as advertised. Very well designed and made from top quality materials. It took me about 30 "back & forth" movements until my IHS just "fell off". Using liquid metal I lowered my all-core temps (water cooled) by over than 20C. Using mild water chilling I can get a sustained 5.7Ghz+ all core overclock and still only hit 55-60C. That's a 400MHz overclock and the temps are only 15C over idle!!! Amazing product but not for the faint of heart...

I heard anywhere between 30-100 cycles to remove the IHS on chips for this. Seen people go at it for 30+ minutes. Mine was off in less than 10. Amazing device. Worth every penny.

This works incredibly, just as advertised & while was scared when it arrived since I've never delidded a processor before, it is very beginner friendly & i highly recommend it! Even if you have no experience with delidding & custom overclocking, this things works amazingly! GO FOR IT!

Thrust bearings constantly were falling apart on me. These are a ball bearing design which is rather ridiculous given the small m5 size.I actually have professionally specified roller bearings in the past and will again in the future (as part of an engineering role)… and the use of semi caged ball bearings like this was a huge fail. Right out of the gate one of the cages was damaged or something, and the balls were falling out. I spent more time trying to chase these tiny little balls around my work space than I did using the tool.Next up, no lubrication was supplied nor recommended. This is pretty crazy as we have a steel thread applying quite a bit of tensile stress to the internal aluminum threads. The force isn’t that great ultimately, and most people won’t use it that much. But the threads and the thrust all really benefit from lubrication.Combine that with this delidding project ending with killing my 7900x, I would give it a firm no go. Wish more effort had gone into the solutions from thermal grizzly. I previously had good things to say about them as a company/their products, but this was a fail.I have successfully de lidded my last two CPUs, without issue. I would not recommend it for the ryzens- the performance gain even when everything was working, was rather minimal

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.

I works, very simple to use.

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.