CPU Lapping #2 (with shocking pics)

[celemine1Gig]

i mis-understood your post the first time around, and was asking for some explanation on it. admittedly i should have asked in a different way and i apologize for that. staying awake for 26 hours doesnt help clarity of mind either in this situation. again, thank you for the clarification.

Absolutely no problemo. I know what you are talking about. I used to lack enough sleep for years, some time ago. Strange things happen if you need sleep, but then you just force your body to stay awake.
And BTW, my answer wasn't very polite, too. Sorry about that! I'm also a bit stressed out ATM, due to exams every few days.

IMHO bottom line to the topic is:
- CPU should be absolutely fine
- thermal transfer shouldn't be hindered by the small discoloration
- for the good feeling and the certainty it still can't hurt to just relap it
- as it is already flat, lapping will only take a minute anyway
- and last but not least, let's all thank the guy who came up with the idea of the shutdown temp for CPUs

[bt_medic04]

And BTW, my answer wasn't very polite, too. Sorry about that! I'm also a bit stressed out ATM, due to exams every few days.

its no worries bud it was i that messed up in the first place. i would rather have the answer straight up and to the point rather than have something sugarcoated. you gave me the answer straight up, and i appreciate that

good luck with the exams!

[celemine1Gig]

lol im not botherd about how it looks i was just wondering if lapping would get rid of it the colours..

i want to try and bring them temps down a bit

Yep, if you lap it again, you will get rid of the discoloration in no time. It's just a very thin layer on the surface. A minute and the CPU will look nice and shiny again as if nothing ever hapened. For the temps though, it won't help. The oxidation (or whatever it really is) is too thin to cause really bad temps. If you still have bad temps with a lapped IHS and a flat heatsink/waterblock base, then your only option is to remove the IHS to get even better thermal transfer, eliminating one thermal resistance (between IHS and CPU-DIE).

its no worries bud it was i that messed up in the first place. i would rather have the answer straight up and to the point rather than have something sugarcoated. you gave me the answer straight up, and i appreciate that

good luck with the exams!

Thx man, I really appreciate it.