EsotericJahanism_

I don't think hard drives are going away anytime soon. Seagate just releases their dual actuator drives to market recently so not only are hdds not going away but they're still actively being innovated and improved upon.

Good luck taming the beast brother!

My advice use small screw turns at a time and don't try to torque the bolts.

But that IHS is definitely the weak link when it comes to cooling the i9s. Delidding or Chilled is really the only way to stop it from throttling under heavy loads when overclocking.

You're gonna get great Temps without having to faff about with insulating your board or possibly frying it from condensation.

Clean your nasty ass computer.

Could try something like this https://www.amazon.com/RAIJINTEK-Morpheus-Heat-Pipe-Heat-Sink-Options/dp/B00R6YQYQ2/ref=asc_df_B00R6YQYQ2/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=563598683736&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18356538083250893712&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033829&hvtargid=pla-698366067011&psc=1

Or this https://www.amazon.com/RAIJINTEK-Morpheus-Compatible-Supports-0R10B00223/dp/B0C2TYM49J/ref=asc_df_B0C2TYM49J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=674685775564&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12781659742383776690&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033829&hvtargid=pla-2206014887715&psc=1

Or this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XCFB5WP/ref=sspa_mw_detail_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWwp13NParams

Or something like the Alphacool Eiswolf though you'd probably have to switch the rad to something smaller to fit your case.

But tbh for the price it would cost to go through all this you could probably just buy a different card with a better cooler on it.

Your best bet is probably to just go on ebay and buy someone else's broken card and swap the coolers since other brands tend to have more substantial heat sinks.

Well I mean there's a reason why these skills are in such high demand.