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Lapping a Porc
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 11:40 am
by Titus
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 
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 12:04 pm
by NascarFool
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 12:18 pm
by dadx2mj
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 2:20 pm
by sethpa
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