Sanding the fins of a heatsink

[Pudgygiant]

Would sanding the fins of a heatsink with a coarse-grained sandpaper give it slightly more surface area, and thus slightly better heat dissipation?

 

[cheapgoose]

you should try it.

 

[Pudgygiant]

I think I will, but definitely with an old processor...

 

[MrDudeMan]

no, it will be so small and insignificant im sure you wont notice any difference at all. i dont remember the exact calculations to figure out the dissipation rate, but im pretty sure what you are asking wont help bring it down even a degree.

 

[Jeff7]

Slightly. VERY slightly. Probably like a fraction of a degree that MBM5 wouldn't be able to detect.

Oh, and your quote in your sig:
"My son isn't a communist. He may be a drunk, a pig, a bad father, a communist, but he is not a homosexual."

I believe it was "...he is not a porn star." And I think he was liar, not a pig.

 

[Pudgygiant]

Jeff, is it? I looked up the quote online, but it could be wrong. Which episode is it from? I'll look it up on SNPP.

*EDIT
OK, I changed it. This is what SNPP.com was saying.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Pudgygiant
Jeff, is it? I looked up the quote online, but it could be wrong. Which episode is it from? I'll look it up on SNPP.

*EDIT
OK, I changed it. This is what SNPP.com was saying.

I checked Google too, and found quite a few iterations of it. I guess that site (SNPP.com) would know it best though.