lapping

homi-sid-al · 26 Nov 2007 at 12:55

hi guys,i am thinking of lapping my akasa evo blue cooler and was wondering if the same process can be used on the actual cpu?if so how do i do this without killing it?,my q6600 is oc'd to 3ghz and running idle at 49c and running into high fiftys under load.also once i get the required finnish on the heatsink would it be worth using a cutting paste to hopefully get a better finnish?.also im using this cooler on the striker extreme m/b and had to litterally dismantle the cooler to attach it to the board due to the rediculously large heat pipe affair on the m/b,anyone got any tips on attaching this particular cooler to this m/b?i found it difficult to judge how tight the bolts were because of the lack of finger space if that makes sence.

homi-sid-al · 26 Nov 2007 at 20:21

there could well be to much paste to be honest,i usually put a dab in the middle but i remounted it the otherday and noticed the paste wasnt covering the whole of the cpu,im gonna buff these babys up the weekend so those temps shouldnt be a prob till then should they?.....BTW thats a shiny cpu :eek:

homi-sid-al · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:33

sammie377 said:
Be careful a shiny cpu is not always a flat cpu, flat is WAY more important than shiny.

im gonna use a stanley blade to ensure a flat surface,just out of interest is it normal for a cpu to have a concaved surface?and how far can i safely go with the buffing?dont get me wrong i aint about to take a sander to it but it would be nice to know im gonna be relatively safe

homi-sid-al · 27 Nov 2007 at 12:33

great guide,didnt realise just how uneven they are,silly question though theres no way it would be so uneven that you could create a hole is there?i have no idea how thick the plating is so im just thinking of potential dissasters

also would i still need to apply thurmal paste?it didnt say in the guide,i will be doing both the processor and heatsink.

homi-sid-al · 27 Nov 2007 at 21:07

ok im about to go for it,i have my cold bevy at hand..(lager) and i have my antec silver compound (£8.99 :eek:

)ill let you know how i get on :rolleyes:

wish me luckk lol.

homi-sid-al · 28 Nov 2007 at 21:48

all done

i had way to much paste on :rolleyes:

anyway did the processor and heatsink and ive dropped 9 degrees C

and my core temp readings are all the same when before there were big differances between each core so im taking that as a good sign,thanks for the help with this guys it was well worth doing