I keep on saying: its not recommended and not the proper way changing the design.
Delidding with a mechanical tool and a little heat to soften the tin is the method.
Polish the remains and cut the silicone glue off on the contacts side.
Use the spacer.
Did that often and had zero issues with it. All those boxes still work and a lot of them where shipped and had mechanical stress, so.
Cutting the fan/sensor plugs and adding more thermal material to the voltage regulators worries me more than the thicker CPUs due the heat spreader.
Delidding with a mechanical tool and a little heat to soften the tin is the method.
Polish the remains and cut the silicone glue off on the contacts side.
Use the spacer.
Did that often and had zero issues with it. All those boxes still work and a lot of them where shipped and had mechanical stress, so.
Cutting the fan/sensor plugs and adding more thermal material to the voltage regulators worries me more than the thicker CPUs due the heat spreader.