lapping.

EdGey · 14 Sep 2008 at 04:58

what sort of difference in temps could i expect from lapping? assuming i did an average job of it.

thanks

EdGey · 14 Sep 2008 at 09:40

38-40 idle 69-72 full load.

not sure.

not sure.

could you give a guess? itd be a hassle taking the motherboard etc out to check.

thanks.

EdGey · 14 Sep 2008 at 14:29

hmm well it'd be a q6600 and a tuniq tower.

dont really want to lap the tuniq, i hear it has a good base anyway?

ahhh il just do it and hope for the best!

thanks guys

EdGey · 15 Sep 2008 at 08:16

hmm, well i really want to get 3.6GHz, that is the main target. i think its achievable with atleast a 5C drop on load so we will see.

im going to practice on my old AMD chip to get a feel for it and see how it effects temps.

thx again for tips

EdGey · 15 Sep 2008 at 21:46

ermmmm

ok ive hit a tiny problem lol, where do i buy the sandpaper?

ive tried a few obvious places and i can only find 600 grit.

i dont think they would really count as a competitor, or would they..?

hmm.. anyway i can see some copper after a few rounds of 600 grit!!

EdGey · 15 Sep 2008 at 23:07

thanks peeps

EdGey · 23 Sep 2008 at 19:51

well i started lapping my old AMD chip and i didnt see much happening? by the end of following tjharlows step by step thing i only had copper on the edges.

this means it was very very raised at the edges? keep going with 600 grit until i see more copper?

not sure. didnt really want to rush into anything so i just put it back in the computer and saw a 4C drop straight away which isnt bad considering it isnt finished.

grits i used were 400,600,800,1000,1200,1500,2000,2500.

ideas?

oh and prepare for a seriously aching arm :rolleyes:

EdGey · 23 Sep 2008 at 23:47

i see, il get back to you after the second attempt.

thx for info

EdGey · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:01

2Thumbs said:
Where did you get 2000 and 2500 from? If you're allowed to say ofcourse...

id get rong if i told you as they also sell alooot of computer stuff.

try what thepedster said, or you could try googling lapping kit and see if you can find some elswhere.

EdGey · 24 Sep 2008 at 21:29

ok ive just spent the best part of 3 hours rubbing bits of metal of sand paper and i gota say im happy with the way its turned out. its all copper now and very shiny

. 1 think i will say is that when i went from 2000 to 2500 it went all rough and the shine went away? hmm... so i just did another sheet of 2000 and left it at that.

i also went up to 600G on the stock cooler and got it flat, but didnt go any further as i ran out of sand paper :/

anyway lets get to the temps. a further 5C drop which has amazed me. im very happy with the way this has turned out and am certianly going to lap the q6600 now.

its now running at 17C idle with the stock cooler, not sure about load just yet. its an athlon 64 2.2GHz btw.