ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[sesdave]

I was also expecting better performance from this HS. You won't believe the number of times I've reseated it though. Even though I can remove the motherboard tray, with the HS installed it won't slide back in (hs too tall).

There seems to be no difference in cooling performace with the attached fan at high and low speeds which seems a little odd. The base is always cool to the touch also (even under load).

I guess I may have to consider lapping.

Thanks - sounds like I shouldnt buy one of them. Before you lap check whether the CPU IHS surface is already even or not. A drop of water on CPU and then put a plate of glass on it. Check even spead or not. I lapped and it made not a jot of difference on the e6600 as it must have already been flat - looks nice though! if you want to try there is a guide on this site http://www.thetechrepository.com/
and a lot of other useful stuff such as MBM5 v 2

[~aoe~]

Thanks - sounds like I shouldnt buy one of them. Before you lap check whether the CPU IHS surface is already even or not. A drop of water on CPU and then put a plate of glass on it. Check even spead or not. I lapped and it made not a jot of difference on the e6600 as it must have already been flat - looks nice though! if you want to try there is a guide on this site http://www.thetechrepository.com/
and a lot of other useful stuff such as MBM5 v 2

Nice link - I'll follow that if I plan on lapping the CPU. I was thinking more about the HS, but I will check to see if the IHS is flat on the CPU and consider lapping that also if it isn't.

I won't be doing this until week after next as I will be away from home next week, but I will post my results and let you know once it's done.

Thx for the replies.