Lapping a heatsink?

[fitzhue]

Hello, just got a my new taisol and wanted to know if lapping it down would be better for heat transfer. I am not using the thermal pad, I have arctic silver. Does anyone have any links on how to do it? Can i just use some sandpaper? Thanks

 

[Lounatik]

Got a link for ya here.



Peace



Lounatik

 

[chiwawa626]

weird, i always thought the coloring or whatever they put on heatsink was some sort of finish for better heat transfer. and for the last page of that like, a 4.5degree diff on the CPU heatsink, thats gotta be BS, that cant be true

 

[chiwawa626]

if u think lapping realy helps, why wouldnt heatsink companys not spray a finish on the heatsink so it would lower the temp right?

 

[Grminalac]

I think sysopt has pre and post backwards on their charts. They show that it was cooler pre lapping?

 

[chiwawa626]

they show it was hotter pre-lapping and cooler after lapping, which i dont think lapping could make THAT much of a diff

 

[Ornery]

Hey! I'm still waiting for answers to my post!

Do You, Or Can You Lap The Flip Chip? Jul/09/2000