How BAD is it if you forget to peel??

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Waterblocks and air coolers both share the common trait of a metal cold plate that makes contact with the CPU for heat transfer. This needs to be protected, and not all protection is created equal. What happens to your Core i9 if you forget to peel that little piece of plastic? Let's find out.


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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:22 Why is plastic protection needed?
2:40 i3-8100 - Setup
3:36 Brandon gives away the mystery :(
3:46 i3-8100 - Testing
6:19 i9-9900k - Setup
7:07 i9-9900k - Testing
8:00 Heat transfer explanation
9:49 Thermal throttling explanation
10:42 How bad is it ACTUALLY?

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