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What is lapping ?
What is lapping ?
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Could explain to you as a Engineer but you prob mean for PC use, so Google it.
Mine that i got photos of already
Left is stock, like when you buy it and have it delivered of these monkeys here!
Right is lapped. Starting with 400 grit and working ya way up, 600, 800 etc etc with the paper on some glass so the IHS is perfectly flat.
Reason behind it is.
1. make the IHS flatter as Intel had a bad thing of them being convex.
2. thinner to a silly degree which does lower temps
3. pure copper thermal interface as to a tinned/nickle surface
IT WILL VOILD YOUR WARRANTY SO DO IT AT YA OWN RISK
4. to look hard, build strength in fingers and arms be sad by waisting an hour doing it in front of the box
Left is stock, like when you buy it and have it delivered of these monkeys here!
Right is lapped. Starting with 400 grit and working ya way up, 600, 800 etc etc with the paper on some glass so the IHS is perfectly flat.
Reason behind it is.
1. make the IHS flatter as Intel had a bad thing of them being convex.
2. thinner to a silly degree which does lower temps
3. pure copper thermal interface as to a tinned/nickle surface
IT WILL VOILD YOUR WARRANTY SO DO IT AT YA OWN RISK
4. to look hard, build strength in fingers and arms be sad by waisting an hour doing it in front of the box
Did my Thermalright 120 today 
Broke my Sata data slot putting the board back in (long story) just restoring my C drive as we speak, so I can't even see if it made my temps drop.....................lol I nearly smashed the whole thing up....thank god for my baby son's they made me smile and forget about it
May post results tomoz
Broke my Sata data slot putting the board back in (long story) just restoring my C drive as we speak, so I can't even see if it made my temps drop.....................lol I nearly smashed the whole thing up....thank god for my baby son's they made me smile and forget about it
May post results tomoz
It may be a bit overkill using the finer grades.
A few mins with 240grit does the bulk of the lapping, then a few mins with 400grit to finish.
I think 400grit is a bit finer than how the IHS is at stock, looks that way to my eyes anyhow!
Did my Thermalright 120 today
Broke my Sata data slot putting the board back in (long story) just restoring my C drive as we speak, so I can't even see if it made my temps drop.....................lol I nearly smashed the whole thing up....thank god for my baby son's they made me smile and forget about it
May post results tomoz
what
On the actual drive not the board..grrrrrrrrr
what
Oh I can laugh about it now
ha.....ha