By
Jay89
der8auer deliding a 6950x processor has soldered heat spreader
scraping the excess solder of the chip with a razer blade @ 10:23
lowering of temps at @17:08
delidding lowers the temps even on a soldered chip as of the thickness of the solder & the glue that holds the lid on, the glue actually lifts the heat-spreader off of the cpu die by a small amount
proven by Idontcare over on annadtech forums back on the i7 3770k
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=34053183&postcount=570
look at he Intel TIM out preforming NT-H1 !