Hands-On with Delidded AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU

Sponsor: Linode Hosting - get $100 credit with GN () AMD just formally announced its 4 new CPUs for Zen 4, their prices, and their release date. Now, we’re looking at a delidded Ryzen 7000 CPU to learn more about the very unique IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) design with the “spider leg“ shape. In this quick video, we’ll talk about why AMD made these design decisions, how CPUs are soldered, why gold is used, and more. UNTIL 9/17/22, we are giving 10% of ALL GN STORE REVENUE to Cat Angels, a no-kill cat shelter local to us that we support and have visited. They will use the donations for taking care of shelter cats and for adoptions. Grab a 4-Pack of GN Coasters, a Modmat, or a toolkit here! Watch our news coverage of the new AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs, including the Ryzen 9 7950X, R9 7900X, R7 7700X, R5 7600X, and motherboards: Check out der8auer’s channel here: The best way to support our work is through our store: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: FIELD REPORT ETHICS When GamersNexus travels for show coverage, company coverage, or industry events, GamersNexus pays for all its own flights, hotels, meals, cars, and other trip-related expenses. GamersNexus does not accept any form of money, including for sponsorships, from the host of the event or booth that it is reporting on. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Ryzen 7950X CPU 01:52 - CPU IHS Overview 03:25 - Introducing a New Problem 04:00 - Benefits 04:40 - Talking About the Inside 05:30 - Explaining the Gold Plating 07:15 - Die Layout 07:37 - Challenges for Delidding & Adhesive 09:00 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host, Writing: Steve Burke Video, Editing: Andrew Coleman