Lap A P4???

stan03

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• Jul 27, 2003

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I saw a pic of this on this forum a couple months ago when i just joined and thought it was nuts... but now that ive been here a while things have changed anyway, is this a good idea? should it be done, or is it really pointless for the ?one or two degree? difference?

 

method().man

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Pointless if you plan on doing this by hand. In fact, if you do it by hand, it might even make it worse since hand sanding can hardly be called a precision proccess.

If you've got precision machinery that can guarantee you a flat surface for both your CPU and heatsink, it might be worth doing.

 

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stan03

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so just lap the hs then?

 

NiTrO bOiE

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Yep, plus you won't find many buyers who would want a lapped chip since the Stamping on it will be gone after you lap it.

 

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If you buy a good heatsink, you probably won't even have to lap that. Most high end coolers nowadays have a pretty good finish to them.

 

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Most lapping uses dishsoap and water. Soap, water, and aluminum particles will get into the airhole on top of the heatspreader. That doesnt sound very healthy to me.

Even with dry sandpaper. stuff would still get inside. Seems like an all around bad idea imho.