This Cooler Might Kill Your CPU - EK Direct Die Cooler

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EK just released a direct die cooler for LGA 1700 CPUs. Will we finally be able to tame the i9-13900K, and will it survive the day at all?

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link:    • [Electro] - Laszlo - Supernova [Monst...  
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
Video Link:    • Sugar High - Approaching Nirvana  
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa   / mbarek_abdel  
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE

CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Build Redux
1:24 - Quantum Velocity^2 Direct Die
2:42 - Delidding
4:50 - Why delid a CPU?
6:25 - Mounting the CPU + Cooler
9:50 - Booting up
12:40 - Overclocking feat. Chiller
17:52 - Bitdefender
18:30 - Outro