how do i go about lapping, i have a freezer pro which is unlevel. ive checked my new q6600 with a mini spirit level and its totally flat. i take it the sand paper i use at work (im a painter and decorator) is no good. so am i looking at the type of stuff that car body finishers use. if so what grades would i need.
lapping an arctic freezer pro
- Thread starter setter
- Start date
Hi mate
I recently lapped my e2180 and my THermalright Ultra 90 doing the following:
I bought 240, 400, 800, 1200 and 1500 grit wet and dry paper from Halfords. I used a small sheet of contact printing glass to lean on to make sure i had a perfectly flat suface. This was enough to get both perfectly flat.
If you want a mirror like finish use a straight lapping motion and also get 2000 and 2500 grit paper.
I used a tiny bit on water on the paper as i was doing it indoors and didn't want dust everywhere. I also put the tiniest bit of washing up liquid of the cpu to make sure i got a smooth motion.
It is easy to do though my arm is very sore now!
I recently lapped my e2180 and my THermalright Ultra 90 doing the following:
I bought 240, 400, 800, 1200 and 1500 grit wet and dry paper from Halfords. I used a small sheet of contact printing glass to lean on to make sure i had a perfectly flat suface. This was enough to get both perfectly flat.
If you want a mirror like finish use a straight lapping motion and also get 2000 and 2500 grit paper.
I used a tiny bit on water on the paper as i was doing it indoors and didn't want dust everywhere. I also put the tiniest bit of washing up liquid of the cpu to make sure i got a smooth motion.
It is easy to do though my arm is very sore now!
Last edited:
Associate
- Joined
- 28 Jul 2007
- Posts
- 189
- Location
- Sunderland
i lapped my cpu the other week but not sure with the cooler (same as yours) with the stand and push pins being attached to it.
i was thinking if using a piece of 2x2 with some perspex or glass taped to the wood
i was thinking if using a piece of 2x2 with some perspex or glass taped to the wood
I did pretty much the same as zero-one but only used 3 different grit - seemed to work well enough - I had to lap both the IHS and my ACF 7 pro. End result was well worth it tho - load temps dropped from 65C with spikes 67+C in orthos to never going over 55C and idle dropped to 35-36C from around 44C - this is at 3.6gig on an E6600 so pretty good imo.
Associate
- Joined
- 5 Mar 2008
- Posts
- 1,006
- Location
- London
is lapping just about getting flat surfaces? or does making it shinyer also help?
Shine is nothing more than a surface with less imperfections. It looks nice and is primarily, in my opinion, cosmetic. You are not going to see it anyway and your first priority should be a flat surface before shine.
You can use the reflection to show a geometric pattern and look for distoration as an indication of where your base is not flat. But I would not use shine as your be all and end all indication of flatness.
There are conflicting opinions on the subject and some people might well tell you that a perfect mirror finish is not as good as one which is not. Certainly using a metal polish is going to introduce impurities and I personally would steer well clear of them.
You can use the reflection to show a geometric pattern and look for distoration as an indication of where your base is not flat. But I would not use shine as your be all and end all indication of flatness.
There are conflicting opinions on the subject and some people might well tell you that a perfect mirror finish is not as good as one which is not. Certainly using a metal polish is going to introduce impurities and I personally would steer well clear of them.