Lapping a Porc

Titus · Post by **Titus** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 11:40 am

I have a question about lapping a processor. Is it recomended to do? And if you DO do it will the differance in temps be worth it? I have a Athlon XP 1700+ and the temps seem to be a bit high. They are about 50 -55 idle. I dont know if this is b/c of my Asus baord or if the temps are really thats high. I have enough fans in my case--like 3 92mm and 4 80s but those dont seem to do much for the temps.

Any info is apprecaited!

Dan G.
Titus
Gilly698@fuse.net

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 12:04 pm

What kind of heatsink/fan are you using on it ? Did you use a quality heatsink paste ? (like Arctic Silver 2 or 3)
Sometimes, too much airflow can be a problem too. I had a 60mm 7k fan mounted in the back for exhaust and it caused my temps to go up.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 12:18 pm

If anything I would lap the heatsink not the processor. Maybe I am just a chicken but lapping the CPU is not worth the risk for the temp gains you might achieve.

sethpa · Post by **sethpa** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 2:20 pm

Used to be worth it with the older Intel cpu's, but wouldn't risk it with a fragile, newer AMD processor.
Asus mobo's read on the hot side for the most part, if it's stable, I wouldn't sweat it.

sethpa