The fate of the old processor

anonymous6366 · May 19, 2012, 05:40 PM

Oh yes I think you guys know what this little processor has in store for it

220 grit done, copper is all exposed. Here is what it looked like to start I had already done some work on it a long time ago (basically just brasso to make it shinier.

starting out

copper beginning to peak out

copper clearly exposed

just a little more to go

finished with 220

done with the 220 grit the copper is fully exposed, now I just need to make it shiny

on to 400 grit, I was going back and forth about whether or not to use 320 or just go up to 400. I decided on 400 and am glad. Only took about 5 minutes to finish it up.
this is from about 30 seconds of sanding already very little cross hatching left.

and done

here you can see a slight bit of reflection starting

so that wraps it up for 400 grit now on to 600

600 went by really fast too, I was really surprised by it!
still some crossing going on

and another almost done

all done, hard to tell the difference between 400 and 600 from pics but there I can see a big difference

not a big improvement with the reflections

and on to 1500 grit hopefully it doesn't take too long...

wasn't too bad. There was a nasty scratch in the middle of the chip that took a while to get out but the whole thing still only took about 5 mintues. here you can see the scratch that I was talking about.

all done reflections are becoming quite clear

here you can see the reflections as well

brasso time!

Ok so the brasso is taking a long time but it is steadily getting better

jackie chan!

worked with the brasso for a while and it is slow going so I brought out the big guns :P

so I've been working with this off and on for a couple hours now (probably only a half hour of solid polishing) it is really slow going but I'm making progress so here is what it's looking like now mostly taking pics of things reflecting in it

Durp I found out why that was taking so long I forgot to use rubbing compound! I may yet finish this tonight!

Well here are the results of using the rubbing compound
there it lies

getting started

and wrapping up

not too bad

I'm going to spend more time on my core 2 quad because I actually use it. This was something of a test you could say?

I like how it turned out but I think I could do better, and I plan to on the q6600!

francis511 · May 19, 2012, 05:48 PM

Going to take picz ?

newtekie1 · May 19, 2012, 05:49 PM

what processor is it?

sneekypeet · May 19, 2012, 05:52 PM

shows Core2 E8200 next to the proc in the image

anonymous6366 · May 19, 2012, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francis511

Going to take picz ?

yup workin with 220 grit now to get down to the copper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

shows Core2 E8200 next to the proc in the image

yeah.... lol

Sinzia · May 19, 2012, 06:17 PM

in 4 subbing.

Good luck, take lots of pics for us!

anonymous6366 · May 19, 2012, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinzia

in 4 subbing.

Good luck, take lots of pics for us!

yeah I'm going to, I'm uploading some right now from the 220 grit. Got the copper all exposed time for 400grit then 600 then 1500 finally brasso.

sneekypeet · May 19, 2012, 06:36 PM

you are going to be spending a ton of time with 1500 grit coming right from 600, just saying you may want a step or two in the middle there

anonymous6366 · May 19, 2012, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

you are going to be spending a ton of time with 1500 grit coming right from 600, just saying you may want a step or two in the middle there

yeah I know but they didnt have 1200 or 1000 at ace so i'll work with what I have

sneekypeet · May 19, 2012, 06:41 PM

All good man, just trying to help out, wasn't sure if you had even looked

anonymous6366 · May 19, 2012, 08:01 PM

brasso is taking forever...

I'm taking a break on this, finishing it this evening.

newtekie1 · May 19, 2012, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

shows Core2 E8200 next to the proc in the image

Ah, so it does. I was viewing this on my phone so the text was too small to see.

theoneandonlymrk · May 19, 2012, 08:56 PM

i tried actual lapping paper on this PhenomII 960T, and i heartily recomend it, i still used harsher 1000 to start but the lapping paper(2grades) was amazeing stuff another good thing to use is car bodywork cutting compound as a finisher its great.

anonymous6366 · May 20, 2012, 03:04 AM

rubbing compound! why did I forget it? I knew the last time I did this it took less time and looked better

newtekie1 · May 20, 2012, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anonymous6366

yeah I know but they didnt have 1200 or 1000 at ace so i'll work with what I have

I always go to a automotive store, they usually have a larger variety of sand papers, people doing body work need a lot of different grits.

anonymous6366 · May 20, 2012, 06:45 PM

Put the processor back in (decided against wasting thermal paste) it runs toasty now, probably because of the lack of paste? Under full load it got up to 80! This is just cause I'm not using paste right??

erocker · May 20, 2012, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anonymous6366

Put the processor back in (decided against wasting thermal paste) it runs toasty now, probably because of the lack of paste? Under full load it got up to 80! This is just cause I'm not using paste right??

Yes, you need thermal paste.

anonymous6366 · May 20, 2012, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

Yes, you need thermal paste.

yeah I wiped a little off of the other processor and even with that tiny amount the temps are down to ~55

Goodman · May 20, 2012, 09:38 PM

Don't want to dismiss your work (time consuming) but all that for a 1-3c better temp at best

Back then (8-10 years ago) it was ok to do this as we didn't have much of good cooling out there & no heat pipes or so rare that it was really expensive to buy one

Now a days we got much better , cheaper & efficient cooler & some much better Tim that doing this type of works is pretty much worthless & unsafe (brasso) to do

Anyhow it's your time to "waste" not mine & all i can said is good luck!

anonymous6366 · May 20, 2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodman

Don't want to dismiss your work (time consuming) but all that for a 1-3c better temp at best

Back then (8-10 years ago) it was ok to do this as we didn't have much of good cooling out there & no heat pipes or so rare that it was really expensive to buy one

Now a days we got much better , cheaper & efficient cooler & some much better Tim that doing this type of works is pretty much worthless & unsafe (brasso) to do

Anyhow it's your time to "waste" not mine & all i can said is good luck!

idk, when I did this with my friends a couple years ago I seem to recall getting ~5c cooler temps.

v12dock · May 20, 2012, 11:31 PM

Trick is not to use a finishing compound

anonymous6366 · May 20, 2012, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v12dock

Trick is not to use a finishing compound

was that what we did?

v12dock · May 21, 2012, 12:02 AM

It leaves an wax film best results would be rubbing compound and ultra high grit sandpaper.

May 19, 2012, 05:40 PM	#1
anonymous6366 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chillicothe IL Posts: 217 (0.15/day) Thanks: 21 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	The fate of the old processor Oh yes I think you guys know what this little processor has in store for it 220 grit done, copper is all exposed. Here is what it looked like to start I had already done some work on it a long time ago (basically just brasso to make it shinier. starting out copper beginning to peak out copper clearly exposed just a little more to go finished with 220 done with the 220 grit the copper is fully exposed, now I just need to make it shiny on to 400 grit, I was going back and forth about whether or not to use 320 or just go up to 400. I decided on 400 and am glad. Only took about 5 minutes to finish it up. this is from about 30 seconds of sanding already very little cross hatching left. and done here you can see a slight bit of reflection starting so that wraps it up for 400 grit now on to 600 600 went by really fast too, I was really surprised by it! still some crossing going on and another almost done all done, hard to tell the difference between 400 and 600 from pics but there I can see a big difference not a big improvement with the reflections and on to 1500 grit hopefully it doesn't take too long... wasn't too bad. There was a nasty scratch in the middle of the chip that took a while to get out but the whole thing still only took about 5 mintues. here you can see the scratch that I was talking about. all done reflections are becoming quite clear here you can see the reflections as well brasso time! Ok so the brasso is taking a long time but it is steadily getting better jackie chan! worked with the brasso for a while and it is slow going so I brought out the big guns :P so I've been working with this off and on for a couple hours now (probably only a half hour of solid polishing) it is really slow going but I'm making progress so here is what it's looking like now mostly taking pics of things reflecting in it Durp I found out why that was taking so long I forgot to use rubbing compound! I may yet finish this tonight! Well here are the results of using the rubbing compound there it lies getting started and wrapping up not too bad I'm going to spend more time on my core 2 quad because I actually use it. This was something of a test you could say? I like how it turned out but I think I could do better, and I plan to on the q6600! Last edited by anonymous6366; May 20, 2012 at 05:46 AM. Reason: end of day update

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May 19, 2012, 05:49 PM	#3
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sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19,004 (7.31/day) Thanks: 3,035 Thanked 5,487 Times in 3,950 Posts System Specs	you are going to be spending a ton of time with 1500 grit coming right from 600, just saying you may want a step or two in the middle there __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

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anonymous6366 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chillicothe IL Posts: 217 (0.15/day) Thanks: 21 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	brasso is taking forever... I'm taking a break on this, finishing it this evening. Last edited by anonymous6366; May 19, 2012 at 09:09 PM. Reason: an update

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May 20, 2012, 03:04 AM	#14
anonymous6366 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chillicothe IL Posts: 217 (0.15/day) Thanks: 21 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	rubbing compound! why did I forget it? I knew the last time I did this it took less time and looked better __________________ -ΣΦΔ- Heat

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anonymous6366 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chillicothe IL Posts: 217 (0.15/day) Thanks: 21 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	Put the processor back in (decided against wasting thermal paste) it runs toasty now, probably because of the lack of paste? Under full load it got up to 80! This is just cause I'm not using paste right?? __________________ -ΣΦΔ- Heat

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