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Posted: 25 Sep 2007, 22:57
by Fallen
Ive tried lapping my Thermaltake Blue Ord II CPU cooler up to 1200 grit sanding paper and would like to try going higher to get the close to mirror like finish, but cant seem to find a place that sells sanding paper above 1200. Ive tried Mica, Builders Warehouse and a couple of other smaller hardware shops. I stay in Bedfordview, Johannesburg. Does anyone know where i might be able to find 1500+ grit paper????
Posted: 25 Sep 2007, 23:05
by DAE_JA_VOO
That's odd. I use 2000 grit sandpaper, and i have NO trouble finding it anywhere.
Posted: 25 Sep 2007, 23:14
by Fallen
Where did you get yours from??
Posted: 25 Sep 2007, 23:42
by DAE_JA_VOO
Like i said, i get it anywhere i look (hardware stores, etc etc)
Posted: 02 Jan 2008, 14:08
by weasel
Maybe a stupid question, but I suppose you still need to apply thermal paste even after lapping your HS?
Posted: 02 Jan 2008, 14:54
by Molean
Yes.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008, 08:07
by Firestrm_ZA
lapping works brilliantly did it on my zalman cpu cooler and on my two gpu coolers. temps dropped by 10 degrees after bedding in
Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 11:46
by Mow
To Bring this up again, why not lap the CPU ?
Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 12:12
by weasel
Mow wrote:To Bring this up again, why not lap the CPU ?
You're welcome to try it on
YOUR CPU ... but it's a bit
TOO risky for me, thanks
Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 12:19
by Mow
weasel wrote:Mow wrote:To Bring this up again, why not lap the CPU ?
You're welcome to try it on
YOUR CPU ... but it's a bit
TOO risky for me, thanks
Come on Weasel , give me yours . I'll use the belt sander as a starting point
Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 13:56
by WiK1d
A lot of people lap their CPU's just so you know
Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 17:16
by KillerByte
yeah, and I have heard it gives good results.
In fact Ravenlord has lapped his cpu's heat spreader
Re: Lapping your Heatsink..Lesson 1
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 11:26
by MK4 GTI 20VT
Did it just now, only got a 2deg. drop
Ill have to get a decent cooler now. Gets way too hot during game play.
Re: Lapping your Heatsink..Lesson 1
Posted: 09 Nov 2009, 14:03
by chowzen
did u apply heatgrease?
Re: Lapping your Heatsink..Lesson 1
Posted: 09 Nov 2009, 21:32
by MK4 GTI 20VT
chowzen wrote:did u apply heatgrease?
I'm not that stupid
Re:
Posted: 09 Nov 2009, 22:02
by Prime
Fallen wrote:Where did you get yours from??
Try an autobody place? I can't seem to find anything higher than 1200 either
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I lapped my thermalright, was mortified at the poor finish.
I am using the Zalman paint on thermal grease. I am really impressed with the results
Re: Re:
Posted: 19 Nov 2009, 18:51
by djwez
Prime wrote:Fallen wrote:Where did you get yours from??
Try an autobody place? I can't seem to find anything higher than 1200 either
i can get 1200 at a loacl hardware store. called village hardware or somthing
Re: Lapping your Heatsink..Lesson 1
Posted: 10 Dec 2009, 19:56
by Slyphar
I did this to my Zalman and E2160@3.6. Temps went down by 4C. However the juice is not worth sqeeze if you plan not to overclock.
Re: Lapping your Heatsink..Lesson 1
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 22:59
by A_BULLET
what about the Coolermaster hyper series are they lapped or cheap?