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lapping the xigmatek s1283?
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I thought about filling the valleys with solder and then lapping it. The base is a little rough so lapping would shave a couple c.
Id think it would, just a couple Celcius at best though. Also, when applying thermal paste to the Xiggy, make sure you get it in the valleys between the pipes. I saw a guide to doing this but don't remember where i found it. Ill do a quick Google search and see if i can find it.
After about 20 mins of scrolling through history,(So.. much..scrolling..) http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5
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I don't know about filling the gaps with solder, but I did a bit of lapping on my sunbeam and I saw a few degrees drop. I mean it was nothing like the 600 - 800 - 1000 - 1500 - 2000 lapping, but I took a bit to smooth everything out and get it decently flat.
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Well, its not strictly necessary to lap that much mind you it does look nice and shiny when you do. Please post piccies if you do this.
I like shiny stuff, almost a shame to put it on the CPU when done though....
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I lapped my s1283 nothing too crazy and believe me it wasnt all that flat from the factory. Im curious about that soldering as you wont get it done perfectly in my opinion...
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I'm happy with my temps as is so won't bother with lapping. I can't see that lapping would be very easy with current tower style coolers.... Back with the old top down coolers I use to though..... Last time wast a good ol ThermalTake PIPE101, geez that thing worked well. The 120CFM Sunon fan I had on it drove me nuts though.
I have a huge dent on my dark knight from lapping, so unless you want to know how thin the material really is. I'd advice against lapping xigmatek heatsinks.
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To be expected really. When you think about it, Xiggies just offer high end performance at low end prices. That's really not something I'll ever complain about.
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Mine lapped fine. Dropped it down about 5C at stock clocks under full load of Prime95 large FFT's with F@h running. I filled in the gaps before hand as well. Best hour I spent on my computer so far.
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filling the gaps how so? Solder?
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I think ArcturusVi used this guide at Benchmark Reviews, which I used as well.
As for lapping, my S1283 wasn't finished that well, but it was basically as flat as I could tell. Also I couldn't find any sandpaper other than 400grit, so I didn't want to make anything worse.
As for lapping, my S1283 wasn't finished that well, but it was basically as flat as I could tell. Also I couldn't find any sandpaper other than 400grit, so I didn't want to make anything worse.
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I think ArcturusVi used this guide at Benchmark Reviews, which I used as well.
As for lapping, my S1283 wasn't finished that well, but it was basically as flat as I could tell. Also I couldn't find any sandpaper other than 400grit, so I didn't want to make anything worse.
That is indeed what I used. Mine was fairly smooth as well, but I found some 600 grit wet/dry hand sanding paper at Lowe's. Got it a bit finer/smoother feeling. All my case fans remained at the same speeds during this testing as well. And if what people say about TIM needing a "set-in" time to become as effective as it will be, I have possible another degree or so to look forward to
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