What does "Lapped" Mean?

[sirpado]

See subject title. It has to do with HSF's right? Would I want to Lap my HSF(Taisol 760 on athlon 1.4), whatever that means...thanks!

 

[Swanny]

Lapping is the process of flattening and polishing. Basically it improves contact with the chip and therefore improves thermal transfer. I didn't bother lapping my TaiSol CGK 760032 because I thought it was already flat and polished enough. To improve on that finish you would have to get sand paper upwards of 1000 grit.

 

[TacticalSchnapps]

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Might want too, not real hard to do. See the Lapping Guide on HardwareOC.