Details
The Aquacomputer Dr. Delid PROFESSIONAL tool for Kaby Lake-S, Skylake-S and Coffee Lake-S processors is a delidding tool for heat spreader removal and reinstallation on those Intel CPUs. It is not compatible with CPUs of the Coffee Lake-R, Kaby Lake-X, Skylake-X, Skylake-W and Skylake-SP series, and generally not with CPUs with a soldered heatspreader.
Properties
- For
- Intel Kaby Lake-S, Skylake-S and Coffee Lake-S processors
- Base
- High strength aluminum alloy, anodized black
- Inserts
- Stainless steel frame and bracket
- Drive
- Hexagon socket screw, turned by hand with the supplied wrench
What the tool does
Dr. Delid takes the heat spreader off for an exchange of the thermal interface material (thermally conductive paste), as well as precise reinstallation of it afterwards. Instead of being pushed sideways, the heat spreader is rotated against the CPU base during removal. The force is distributed to all four sides of the CPU, opposed to only one side when using tools with a sliding mechanism. This prevents damage of the thin PCB of the processor, and the heat spreader is removed without jolt or excessive force.
What sets the PROFESSIONAL version apart is the black base part. It is made from anodized aluminum with great surface hardness, instead of the acetal used for the standard version.
Heat spreader removal process
Aquacomputer makes prevention of CPU damage its first priority, and each step of the process is built around it.
- Step 1: the processor sits in an exact, CNC machined recess in the aluminum base, which on the PROFESSIONAL version is anodized in black color for maximum durability.
- Step 2: before the actual removal, the CPU is locked in place by turning the delid disc by hand. The tool can then be handled without risk of the CPU dropping from it.
- Step 3: removal is facilitated by rotating the hexagon socket screw by hand with the wrench, until the heat spreader comes loose. A mechanical stop limits the rotation of the heat spreader in the tool.
- Step 4: the heat spreader stays secured in the tool the whole time, so it can not hit the CPU die by accident.
- Step 5: an aperture in the tool allows you to lift the CPU out afterwards without touching the gold contacts.
Reinstallation of the heat spreader
After cleaning the CPU and the application of new thermal grease onto the die, insert the CPU into the tool again. Dr. Delid then serves for precise installation of the heat spreader:
- Step 1: a stainless steel frame (the centering tool) goes into a recess in the tool. The heat spreader can now be inserted into this frame for heat spreader alignment, resulting in perfect alignment to the CPU. It can be installed with glue, for instance silicone or polyurethane.
- Step 2: a stainless steel bracket (the press tool), supplied with the tool, slides in to apply slight pressure to the center of the heat spreader until the glue is cured. Its knurled screw made from polyamide prevents damage to the heat spreader.
What a delid needs
Besides the tool you need new paste for the die, from our thermal compound section, and a glue such as silicone or polyurethane to set the heat spreader. Other tools are in the CPU delidding section.
Notes
- Please note: a CPU is not included; the scope of delivery is the tool and its wrench only.
- To start, unfasten the screw and remove the delid disc, then insert your CPU and the delid disc.
In the box
- Tool with stainless steel inserts
- Hexagon socket wrench
The manual shows every step of removal and reinstallation in pictures.
