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bassmasta
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nice guide, its a pitty that we don't have any hardware stores near my town that sell higher than 600 grit >.<
Processor | Intel E6600 @ 4.2GHZ Wo0t! |
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Motherboard | ASUS Striker Extreme & eVGA 680i A1 |
Cooling | Phase Change !! |
Memory | OCZ SLI 1066MHZ (2GB) |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 8800 GTX |
Storage | Western Digital 320 GB |
Case | Antec 900 |
Power Supply | Lian-Li V2000 |
Software | Vista Ultimate |
nice guide, its a pitty that we don't have any hardware stores near my town that sell higher than 600 grit >.<
Processor | Intel E6600 @ 4.2GHZ Wo0t! |
---|---|
Motherboard | ASUS Striker Extreme & eVGA 680i A1 |
Cooling | Phase Change !! |
Memory | OCZ SLI 1066MHZ (2GB) |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 8800 GTX |
Storage | Western Digital 320 GB |
Case | Antec 900 |
Power Supply | Lian-Li V2000 |
Software | Vista Ultimate |
it is and it isnt. with a perfect application of thermal paste a perfectly smooth cpu and base will yield the best performance, however if too much thermal paste is used, not enough pressure is exerted in spreading the paste out, or the paste is spread out over the IHS (finger in bag or credit card technique), and the lack of scratches or other gaps for the paste to fill will cause poorer performance then a standard finish.
In other words, if you know exactly how much thermal paste to use, lap. If not, stay away from the sand paper.
System Name | Raptor |
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Processor | Intel E8400 Wolfdale @3600 |
Motherboard | Asus P5Q-Pro LGA775 |
Cooling | Zalman CNPS9700 |
Memory | 1024mbx2 Crucial Ballistix DDR800 |
Video Card(s) | XFX 9600GT |
Storage | Seagate 7200.11 500GB |
Display(s) | Acer AL2216Wbd and Acer AL1717 |
Case | Gigabyte 3DAurora Black |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer Faitality |
Power Supply | OCZ GameXStream 500w |
System Name | Jezebelle |
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Processor | i5 4690K |
Motherboard | MSI Z97M-G43 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12 |
Memory | 2x8GB Ballistix Sport |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1070 Ti |
Storage | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB, Sammy 1TB F3 |
Display(s) | BenQ Xl2411Z |
Case | Fractal Define Mini |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek 7.1 HD, does the job! |
Power Supply | Enermax Infiniti 720W |
Keyboard | Logitech G15 |
Software | Winblows 10 Pro |
Rubbing compound, FTW!
Processor | I9 9900KS @ 5.3Ghz |
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Motherboard | Gagabyte z390 Aorus Ultra |
Cooling | Nexxxos Nova 1080 + 360 rad |
Memory | 32Gb Crucial Balliastix RGB 4.4GHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 (Bios and Shunt Modded) 2.17GHz @ 38C |
Storage | NVME / SSD RAID arrays |
Display(s) | 38" LG 38GN950-B, 27" BENQ XL2730Z 144hz 1440p, Samsung 27" 3D 1440p |
Case | Thermaltake Core series |
Power Supply | 1.6Kw Silverstone |
Mouse | Roccat Kone EMP |
Keyboard | Corsair Viper Mechanical |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Hey dave remember that liquid silver stuff? I remember it being a mess but that would be godsend for lapped/polished heatsinks wouldnt it?
Processor | I9 9900KS @ 5.3Ghz |
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Motherboard | Gagabyte z390 Aorus Ultra |
Cooling | Nexxxos Nova 1080 + 360 rad |
Memory | 32Gb Crucial Balliastix RGB 4.4GHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 (Bios and Shunt Modded) 2.17GHz @ 38C |
Storage | NVME / SSD RAID arrays |
Display(s) | 38" LG 38GN950-B, 27" BENQ XL2730Z 144hz 1440p, Samsung 27" 3D 1440p |
Case | Thermaltake Core series |
Power Supply | 1.6Kw Silverstone |
Mouse | Roccat Kone EMP |
Keyboard | Corsair Viper Mechanical |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
System Name | Raptor |
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Processor | Intel E8400 Wolfdale @3600 |
Motherboard | Asus P5Q-Pro LGA775 |
Cooling | Zalman CNPS9700 |
Memory | 1024mbx2 Crucial Ballistix DDR800 |
Video Card(s) | XFX 9600GT |
Storage | Seagate 7200.11 500GB |
Display(s) | Acer AL2216Wbd and Acer AL1717 |
Case | Gigabyte 3DAurora Black |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer Faitality |
Power Supply | OCZ GameXStream 500w |
Processor | Intel E6600 @ 4.2GHZ Wo0t! |
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Motherboard | ASUS Striker Extreme & eVGA 680i A1 |
Cooling | Phase Change !! |
Memory | OCZ SLI 1066MHZ (2GB) |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 8800 GTX |
Storage | Western Digital 320 GB |
Case | Antec 900 |
Power Supply | Lian-Li V2000 |
Software | Vista Ultimate |
You would just have to be very careful of going too far. I would only lap at 1000grit plus. I don't even think it should be done unless its really bad.
System Name | old school / new school |
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Processor | 3.0e C0 @ 3.6 / e5200 |
Motherboard | p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX |
Cooling | custom water see sig / air |
Memory | 2x1g oczPC4000EbPl / 2x2g ocz2rpr1066 |
Video Card(s) | 3850AGP / 4890vaporX |
Storage | 36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb |
Display(s) | BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U |
Case | modded antec plusview / generic |
Audio Device(s) | audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 |
Power Supply | fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp |
Software | Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM |
System Name | The ClusterF**k |
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Processor | 980X @ 4Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12 |
Cooling | MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360 |
Memory | 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T |
Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 580 |
Storage | Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB |
Display(s) | HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Technofront Bench Station |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750 |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4 |
No, it's not necessary, but it would likely help. But by the same token, it would void your cpu's warranty.quick question: when lapping a hsf/wb must one also lap the processor?
System Name | old school / new school |
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Processor | 3.0e C0 @ 3.6 / e5200 |
Motherboard | p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX |
Cooling | custom water see sig / air |
Memory | 2x1g oczPC4000EbPl / 2x2g ocz2rpr1066 |
Video Card(s) | 3850AGP / 4890vaporX |
Storage | 36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb |
Display(s) | BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U |
Case | modded antec plusview / generic |
Audio Device(s) | audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 |
Power Supply | fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp |
Software | Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM |
Processor | Intel E6600 @ 4.2GHZ Wo0t! |
---|---|
Motherboard | ASUS Striker Extreme & eVGA 680i A1 |
Cooling | Phase Change !! |
Memory | OCZ SLI 1066MHZ (2GB) |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 8800 GTX |
Storage | Western Digital 320 GB |
Case | Antec 900 |
Power Supply | Lian-Li V2000 |
Software | Vista Ultimate |