I reluctantly picked up some of that arctic silver 3 stuff that everyone goes on about in these forums the other day, it set me back an insane £7! i wasnt happy untill i tried it out, i wasnt expecting that much difference in temps (i was using white grese) but boy was i wrong! i've only just put it on and it hasnt settled in yet but right now its 5 deg c lower on full load!!! (was 48+ deg c, now its 42 deg c!) I didnt think this stuff would work that well!!! i'm looking forward to the results when its settled in!
Also i tried lapping my processor, i noticed that there was a little imprint from where the core had been (the tiny indents on the core showed up on the heatsink) so tried lapping quickly with 400 grit then 600 grit, took me 10 minutes in total but at first was a little dissapointed as it was previously very shiny and now after lapping looks a little dull.... anyone else get this? I supposed it worked tho judging from my temp drops! Would it be worth me getting any finer wet+dry paper to lap some more???
Also anyone else's lapping only take them a few minutes? I read everyone taking at least 15minutes per sheet of wet+dry paper but after a few minutes a lot of copper had transfered itself to the paper and it was smooth, only took me 10 mins for the whole process.
Thx
Seal
Also i tried lapping my processor, i noticed that there was a little imprint from where the core had been (the tiny indents on the core showed up on the heatsink) so tried lapping quickly with 400 grit then 600 grit, took me 10 minutes in total but at first was a little dissapointed as it was previously very shiny and now after lapping looks a little dull.... anyone else get this? I supposed it worked tho judging from my temp drops! Would it be worth me getting any finer wet+dry paper to lap some more???
Also anyone else's lapping only take them a few minutes? I read everyone taking at least 15minutes per sheet of wet+dry paper but after a few minutes a lot of copper had transfered itself to the paper and it was smooth, only took me 10 mins for the whole process.
Thx
Seal