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  1. passerine

    Discussion Delidded the Wii CPU and GPU

    Was interested in getting a shot of the silicon underneath the heat spreaders, and potentially improving thermals, so I took a razor blade, an old credit card, and a huge leap of faith, and was able to pop both of them off and get a nice gander at the silicon. Admitted there is a bit of...
  2. Ekterm

    Guide De-Lidding the Wii chips

    I wanted to document and discuss the delidding of the Wii's chips, since it doesn't seem like a very common thing to do right now and there isn't much info on it. The benefit is slightly better cooling, and this would be important for passively cooled systems. By delidding the cpu and gpu, you...
  3. Ekterm

    Worklog The Slimboii - Passively Cooled Wii Portable

    So I really like modifying cooling systems and I am convinced enough that this is possible to go full steam ahead and build it! I honestly have a LOT of other stuff going on though so I may not finish it for a couple years even, just wanted to get a discussion going and maybe solve some issues...
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