Lapped my Q6600.

Firegod

Firegod

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And knocked down my temps by 7 -10ºC!! :cool:

Took around 1-2 hours to do, but I'm pleased with the result and hope that in the days to come they'll drop some more as the AS5 settles down again. :)


So here is my before temp:-

CoreTemp_BeforeLap.jpg


And here is after:-

CoreTemp_AfterLap.jpg



These are at idle btw, clocks in sig. Cooled by a Zalman v2 Watercooler.
 
Here is the CPU before:-

CPU_Before.jpg


And then I used 600 grit, 800, then 1200. Then I brought out the big guns and used my special micro-mesh sandpaper which goes from 2400 grit all the way to 8000!!

Micro_Sandpaper.jpg


It's really thin stuff, almost like cloth. Very soft to use.

And the result.....

CPU_After.jpg


OOOOOHHHH PRUUUUDY! Lol.

Cheers guys!!
 
VERY nice, one of the better jobs i've seen :) and the temps can only go even further down :)
(Did you get all the way down to the copper, cannot tell from the pics?)
 
Sukh said:
VERY nice, one of the better jobs i've seen :) and the temps can only go even further down :)
(Did you get all the way down to the copper, cannot tell from the pics?)
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Thanks. :)

Yeah that's down to the copper, sorry the picture doesn't really look that "gold" in colour, but it is. :)
 
Very, very nice work there!

Seriously impressed with the shinyness of that processor! Oh, and I guess the temps aren't bad either :P
 
tweakinfreak said:
How long did it take from start to finish?

Also where did you get all the paper from?

Thanks!
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I'm not really sure how long it took. I started about mid-way through the F1. Sure it must have been over an 1hr. :)

The micro-mesh is part of a hobby kit package, was roughly ~£35. It's from America but I found a place that sells it over here. It's not meant to be sold to public but obviously they aren't going to say no to a sale.

If you go to the micro-mesh homepage and look for distributors and then find the UK one, I just called them one day from work asking if I could purchase the kit. Part code for the kit is:-

3KHBK

And the place was called:-

Scientific Instrument Services, inc. (They have a website).


DAnDan said:
Very, very nice work there!

Seriously impressed with the shinyness of that processor! Oh, and I guess the temps aren't bad either :P
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Haha cheers! :D :cool:
 
Sukh said:
Thats because you did such a good job making it shiny, how long did it take? :)
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Ahhh. :) See my previous post mate, just over an 1hr I'd of thought. Definately less than 2hr though. I did stop for a cuppa and a biscuit. lol.
 
Firegod said:
Ahhh. :) See my previous post mate, just over an 1hr I'd of thought. Definately less than 2hr though. I did stop for a cuppa and a biscuit. lol.
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Good work m8 :)

Your posts have actually now made my mind up to lap my CPU and heatsink :eek:

May I ask did you use any other materials etc in the whole process? Maybe you could do a lapping course for noobs like me? :D

I have no lapping experience but would now love to try. Did SIS give you any hassle over buying the mesh kit or was it as easy as just giving them your card details?

Thanks & nice work :)
 
D.M said:
Good work m8 :)

Your posts have actually now made my mind up to lap my CPU and heatsink :eek:

May I ask did you use any other materials etc in the whole process? Maybe you could do a lapping course for noobs like me? :D

I have no lapping experience but would now love to try. Did SIS give you any hassle over buying the mesh kit or was it as easy as just giving them your card details?

Thanks & nice work :)
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If I can do it anyone can mate. :)

All I did was clean the paste off the CPU with some TIM remover. Then used my icemat on the floor as a flatbase. Covered it with a sheet of paper and placed the wet and dry \ sandpaper on top of that. (Just in case I scratched the icemate). (The Micro-mesh is not wet and dry btw)

The simply put a few drops of water on the wet and dry, started off at the 600 grit until I was down to the rough copper. Then moved up to the 800 and then 1200. Eventually getting better as it went. I would turn the CPU periodically 90ºC and that was it. :) Used some tissue to wipe away the gunk and check to see how I was progressing.

Really is just a case of, rubbing away and you can start to see what areas are bad because they rub away first. When it starts to be all copper, then I moved up to a finer grit.

SIS didn't give me any hassle, the woman I spoke to was very polite. I just said I needed some really fine paper for hobby work and had no where else to buy it from. Just gave my details over the phone and it was all sorted. :)

I emailed first for a price and that's how I got this person's name, then when I rang I was just like "Oh can I speak to .... about a purchase". That was it.

Cheers again!!


Goose500 said:
Also nice mouse, i also have the Lachesis and it pwns, nice lapping by the way
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Haha thanks. Yeah it's a really nice mouse. Took awhile to get used to it but now I'm finding it very accuarte and responsive.

Nitrojan said:
Same ;) I have the Lachesis.. great mouse..

Also have the Razer Tarantula and then Razer Mantis Speed ;P
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Have you got three arms? :D :p
 
I deffo recommend lapping,especially for quads, just to get your core temps more even. Hell, I'd never even lapped before, but as soon as I bought my new quad I gave it a go :eek:

I didnt bother with a polished surface, I just lapped it flat.
 
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