Four Washers Could Help Drop Intel Alder Lake CPU Temps By Up To 5°C

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[{"selector":"#anim-50d01200-8a46-49d3-b211-0349eac8080c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-855b3887-25fe-4ed0-99a3-f8f5888cc854","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.66666%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Igor’s Lab has found an effective and easy mod for 12th Gen motherboards.

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[{"selector":"#anim-c7f4864f-bdbd-4dff-8e97-d5aee1d6b48d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1baa222-468c-478c-8888-9dd23908d50c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.54795%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The concept of the mod is to reduce the bending of the IHS and process at a point of high pressure from the ILM.

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