This block from Der8auer uses a direct die design which replaces the stock IHS on the Ryzen 7000 CPU to make direct contact with the processor chiplets and in turn lead to much cooler temperatures ...

What just happened? Renowned overclocker der8auer has developed a custom direct-die water block for AMD's Ryzen 7000 series CPUs that can significantly lower operating temperatures under load and ...

The AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors already have a reputation for running hot, but we are assured this is perfectly as planned. As such, it won’t be an issue in the near or distant future.

For folk who aren't familiar, AMD's desktop CPUs since third-generation Ryzen have followed a particular form: two or three chips under an integrated heatspreader, with one being an I/O die that ...