Thermal Grizzly Delid-Die-Mate For Intel 13th & 14th Gen [TG-DDM-i13G]

- Delidding tool for 12th, 13th and 14th generation Intel Core
- Developed by Roman “der8auer” Hartung
- Made from black and red anodized aluminum

The Thermal Grizzly Delid-Die-Mate Intel 13th Gen in detail
The Delid-Die-Mate Intel 13th Gen from Thermal Grizzly is a tool for removing the heat spreader ("delidden") on Intel processors from the Alder Lake and Raptor Lake series. With the so-called “direct die”, the CPU cooler is mounted directly on the processor chip. By omitting the heat spreader in the cooling circuit, a significantly optimized heat transfer from the die to the CPU cooler is possible.

Why Delidding & Direct Die Method on Intel Processors?
During delidding, or “heading,” the processor’s heat spreader is removed. For unsoldered processors, delidding is usually used to replace the thermal conductive agent (TIM) between the CPU die and heat spreader with high-quality thermal paste or liquid metal before the heat spreader is reassembled. However, since the 13th Gen Intel Core processors are soldered, this is not an option as removing the indium solder would create too large of a gap between the IHS and CPU dies.

That's why the 13th Gen Intel Core CPUs are primarily delidded for the possible installation of the CPU cooler directly on the CPU dies. Experience has shown that by omitting the heatpsreader and mounting the CPU cooler directly on the die, temperatures can be reduced by 10-15 °C when liquid metal such as Conductonaut is used as the TIM. A corresponding test with an Intel Core i9-13900K was carried out by content creator and tech YouTuber Roman “der8auer” Hartung, professional overclocker and engineer.

Attention: Removing the heat spreader (“decapping”) of a processor is done at your own risk! If the CPU is removed, the manufacturer's warranty expires! Damage caused by removing the CPU is not covered by the manufacturer's warranty!

Technical details
Main color black
Accent color red, silver