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Intels latest desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS, is the record-breakingfastest processor in the worldright now.

But what if you could modify a CPU to run fasterwithoutvoiding the warranty?

A render of an Intel CPU in a futuristic PC.

Well, Intel has just given a handful of select PC manufacturers permission to do just that.

This process is called delidding by CPU overclocking enthusiasts.

Unfortunately for PC-building enthusiasts, Intels benevolence on the matter does not extend to individuals.

The CPU selection screen on Maingear’s website configuration page for the MG-1 desktop PC.

As for normal consumers, well, some of my usual PC-building advice just got turned on its head.

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