Coolermaster Hyper TX3

[fonetech]

I just recieved the above Cooler for my Intel Core i5 processor.

Couple of questions

1 : What the hell is with the grooves, if i lap it then surely i'm going to go through the pipes to make it 100% flat. surely the grroves are going to effect performance

2 : Has anyone overclocked using it ( Looks rather small to do so, but size isnt everything), if so what are your speeds. This system is going into an haf 932

 

[PermaBanned]

I'm pretty sure that's intentional. If it's for performance or simply manufacturing costs i'm not sure. Although to be honest, unless you can achieve perfect flatness isn't it best to have a rough surface, giving the TIM more surface area to conduct heat to?