Lapped core 2 duo IHS pics

[Shaolin3a]

Someone should turn this into a database and then people can see that lapping is not "worthless effort" as some put it. I personally have lapped several sinks back when I had my 478 p4's and it most certainly gave drops in temps(~4*C), especially when I didn't have the greatest heatsinks(coolermaster jet and something else). Looks like I might have to do this to my e6300 as well.

You're making a simple logical mistake. If I say the moon is made of cheese, it's not your job to disprove that theory, it's my assertation, so the burden of proof falls on me. Everything I've found on lapping even remotely scientific suggests waste of time and warranty, your theory of helping will be questioned until it's actually proven. This is simple critical thinking.

Have you taken a class in logic? If you disagree with an assertion then you're also making an statement in the argument which would then need to be proved. Where did you come up with this "responsibility" theory?

I for one don't believe that intel makes a chip out of the 65nm process that is so complex and the tolerences are so tight that few people on this board can even comprehend it and then turns around and slaps a piece of garbage heat spreader on it. That's like buying a porsche and then re-painting it.

Too bad Intel doesn't make these IHS's nor do they care how it is apparently. If they did maybe we would see better quality.

[G.Foyle]

Why??

because oil from your fingers lessens heat conductivity. I touched mine by accident and even after cleaning the fingerprint with isopropanol a faint lines could be seen. I think oil somewhat corrodes the bare copper.

[mrt2]

isopropanol is just plain household rubbing alcohol right?

[Spawne32]

because oil from your fingers lessens heat conductivity. I touched mine by accident and even after cleaning the fingerprint with isopropanol a faint lines could be seen. I think oil somewhat corrodes the bare copper.

i use latex free or nitrile gloves when doing this kinda stuff