Mobo mods almost underway..a few questions.

[CamNeely]

I'm going to be lapping my northbridge and applying a new hsf combo. What grit paper is recommended for this? I have #400 and #320 wet/dry at my disposal. I've also read a few times that people use water while doing this, please clarify. If there is any advice, precautions, etc.. please feel free to share. Thanks in advance.

Dave

 

[eklass]

if you're using wet sandpaper, you would have to use water to get it... uh... wet

 

[pelikan]

Here's my opinions:
Don't use water.
Tape off the surrounding area so that only the nb is exposed. This will keep dust off and protect nearby objects you don't want to sand.
Get a small flat object, like a block or L shaped piece of metal to use as a sanding block. Make sure it is flat, small enough and shaped so that you can move it back and forth across the nb without hitting/sanding anything else.
Wrap the sandpaper around the block and sand.
Start with 400 and finish with 600. You could skip the 600 because the main results will be achieved more from getting actual contact between the nb and hs than with a super polished nb.

 

[CamNeely]

Originally posted by: eklass
if you're using wet sandpaper, you would have to use water to get it... uh... wet

I was asking for clarification on whether going wet was advantageous. Thanks for being an ass. If you read closer, you would see that I specified I have wet/dry. Meaning you can go either way depending on...uh..preference. If you have nothing constructive to offer, then go raise your post count elsewhere.

Pelikan thanks for your advice, you answered my question exactly. I have access to up to 2000 grit, but I see now that this is not of use. Much appreciated.

 

[pelikan]

CamNeely- Yer welcome.