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Chapsat.com · 12-25-00, 09:55 PM

Hi there, I am wondering will sanding the blue slug on my fcpga (socket 370) yield a temperature drop?? I realise there is no copper slug, but where should I sand down to, will it change color etc??? I realise sanding these things is kind of a biggy but anyone got any decent advice??

Thanks, Andy

LutaWicasa · 12-26-00, 12:19 AM

Sorry. The only advice I can give would be CAREFUL, CAREFUL, CAREFUL. What I've seen you won't shave but a couple of degrees anyway.

Tim- · 12-26-00, 12:24 AM

Use extremely fine sandpaper- 1200 grit or so on a piece of glass and just smooth it out- don't remove any appreciable material- the object is to make it flat, not less mass. Do the same to the heatsink and you will probably lose 2 or 3 degrees.

ken257 · 12-27-00, 09:13 AM

I wouldn't bother with sanding the cpu unless u r after every degree u can get with a peltier/chilled water system. I run a celeron 566@970 with an alpha and a tbird 800@1.1gig watercooled (no pelt) and have not lapped my cpu's. Just check to make sure your heatsink is good and lap that if need be, good heatsink compound will do the rest. The key is get a good heatsink like a globalwin, alpha, or swiftech and if u dont get results then your cpu prob is just not a great oc'r so lapping aint gonna help out much in that case.

12-25-00, 09:55 PM	#1
Chapsat.com Registered Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Adelaide, AU	Sanding a socket 370 FCPGA Hi there, I am wondering will sanding the blue slug on my fcpga (socket 370) yield a temperature drop?? I realise there is no copper slug, but where should I sand down to, will it change color etc??? I realise sanding these things is kind of a biggy but anyone got any decent advice?? Thanks, Andy __________________ My Seti Farm : Athlon 1.2Ghz @ 1.4Ghz (512MB RAM) Duron 850 @ 1020 (256MB RAM) Pentium 750 Laptop (128MB RAM)

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LutaWicasa Immutable Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago	Sorry. The only advice I can give would be CAREFUL, CAREFUL, CAREFUL. What I've seen you won't shave but a couple of degrees anyway. __________________ Heatware Abjure obfuscation

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12-26-00, 12:24 AM	#3
Tim- Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: North Carolina	Use extremely fine sandpaper- 1200 grit or so on a piece of glass and just smooth it out- don't remove any appreciable material- the object is to make it flat, not less mass. Do the same to the heatsink and you will probably lose 2 or 3 degrees.

12-27-00, 09:13 AM	#4
ken257 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000	I wouldn't bother with sanding the cpu unless u r after every degree u can get with a peltier/chilled water system. I run a celeron 566@970 with an alpha and a tbird 800@1.1gig watercooled (no pelt) and have not lapped my cpu's. Just check to make sure your heatsink is good and lap that if need be, good heatsink compound will do the rest. The key is get a good heatsink like a globalwin, alpha, or swiftech and if u dont get results then your cpu prob is just not a great oc'r so lapping aint gonna help out much in that case.