Noctua on Tuesday introduced its NM-DD1, a special kit that allows installation of the company's coolers on delidded AMD processors in AM5 packaging. This kit can be purchased direct from the manufacturer, or you can 3D print the needed spacers and source your own fasteners. The kit was co-developed with Roman 'Der8auer' Hartung, a professional overclocker and an exotic cooling expert.
One of the ways to enhance cooling for overclocked AMD's Ryzen 7000-series processors is to remove their integrated heat spreader (delidding them) and attach the cooler directly to the dies. According to Noctua, this ensures more efficient heat transfer from the heat-generating CCD chiplets to the cooler and reduces CPU temperatures by 10C – 15C. Such a boost in thermal headroom can be leveraged to significantly reduce fan speeds and related noise levels, increase CPU turbo boost frequencies, or increase the overclocking potential.
