- Joined
- Feb 11, 2002
- Location
- Seattle area
I'm not alarmed, because I can practice lapping on this thing before I get my waterblock. However, I thought this to be particularly odd. Take a look at this pic (0.5MB), (linked to spare the modem users). See the pitting? That coincides precisely with where the athlon contacted the base. It hasn't been remounted in 2 years, and the somewhat hardened grease (cleaned off) was the original that came from Swiftech. What do you suppose caused this?
On a related note, I expected to see no visible amount of grease directly over the processor, but there was; at least 2 sheets of paper in thickness. Is this a sign that my pads are pushing back harder than the 462's springs? Do I need to trim off the pads to ensure a proper seat? I never had a complaint about temps, but then I never was able to overclock due to poor choice of memory. I really like having the pads there, cuz it makes mounting this monster HSF a lot easier.
On a related note, I expected to see no visible amount of grease directly over the processor, but there was; at least 2 sheets of paper in thickness. Is this a sign that my pads are pushing back harder than the 462's springs? Do I need to trim off the pads to ensure a proper seat? I never had a complaint about temps, but then I never was able to overclock due to poor choice of memory. I really like having the pads there, cuz it makes mounting this monster HSF a lot easier.