a7n8x chipset cooloer removal... help

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 30, 2003, 12:51 PM

a7n8x chipset cooloer removal... help .. i can get the clips off but the themal crap they put under is not budgeing..... it's revision 1.4

thanks

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 30, 2003, 01:22 PM

never mind heated that sucker up with a hair dryier and it came right off

you should see this thing .. asus should be shot .. the heatsink bottom defonatly needs lapped... the razorblade test failed horrablely .... thing is so un eaven... no wonder that plus the ink themal poop they put down must ultra suck... out to buy sand paper ...

GazC · Jun 30, 2003, 02:54 PM

Good luck with the sanding, what are you replacing the cooling with?

~~craig588~~ · Jun 30, 2003, 03:02 PM

I think he's just lapping it.

tek · Jun 30, 2003, 04:09 PM

Excuse my 'noobity' but what is 'lapping it' -- and Neon, could you maybe show pictures if possible?

GazC · Jun 30, 2003, 04:18 PM

There's a good "how to" with pictures at:

http://www.motherboardfaqs.com/

No_Style · Jun 30, 2003, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by tek
Excuse my 'noobity' but what is 'lapping it' -- and Neon, could you maybe show pictures if possible?

Dictionary.com

8a. To polish (a surface) until smooth.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 1, 2003, 05:40 AM

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Originally posted by tek
Excuse my 'noobity' but what is 'lapping it' -- and Neon, could you maybe show pictures if possible?

i would but i allready slaped it on and put my system back togeather ....

pm if you rally want deatiled instructions ....

NFORCE2 temp before MOD 30C
NFORCE2 temp after MOD 27C

ecpect abt 25C after as3 sets in

now all i need to do is add a fan and it will do wonders

JavaFox · Jul 1, 2003, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tek
Excuse my 'noobity' but what is 'lapping it' -- and Neon, could you maybe show pictures if possible?

Polishing or sanding the surface makes it flatter, allowing for better contact, aiding thermal conductivity. In the past, people even lapped their processors, though I can't say I reccommend that.

Nuke209 · Jul 1, 2003, 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by JavaFox
Polishing or sanding the surface makes it flatter, allowing for better contact, aiding thermal conductivity. In the past, people even lapped their processors, though I can't say I reccommend that.

as in the cpu itself
you mean the pentiums right??? (without core sticking out) ??

~~craig588~~ · Jul 1, 2003, 04:22 PM

Nope, the ones with cores sticking out too. I lapped my pIII with 2000 grit sand paper. I did like 3 swirls and all of the black (paint?) had come off and it was very shiny.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 1, 2003, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by craig588
Nope, the ones with cores sticking out too. I lapped my pIII with 2000 grit sand paper. I did like 3 swirls and all of the black (paint?) had come off and it was very shiny.

i know what are these guys thinking......

oh i wish i'd took pics... that thing was concave and not very flat .... took an hour at 120 grit it take it out .. then i went all the way to 1500 then paper

peroni · Jul 2, 2003, 12:33 AM

What a coincidence, tonight I lapped my northbridge too.
I was trying to reach a higher FSB but it did not make much of a difference... Only 2Mhz more.
Didn't measure the temp as I don't have a probe handy but surely the lapping + AS3 should warrant a much better cooling and reliability.

The chip is really concave, see pic here
It took me about an hour to get it near flat, I used 400 grit sand paper. Couldn't find anything higher than 400.

~~craig588~~ · Jul 2, 2003, 02:10 AM

2MHz is still 2MHz. I put heat spreaders on my ram, got a 1MHz improvement and was happy.

Jun 30, 2003, 12:51 PM	#1
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Jun 30, 2003, 01:22 PM	Thread Starter #2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	never mind heated that sucker up with a hair dryier and it came right off you should see this thing .. asus should be shot .. the heatsink bottom defonatly needs lapped... the razorblade test failed horrablely .... thing is so un eaven... no wonder that plus the ink themal poop they put down must ultra suck... out to buy sand paper ... __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Jun 30, 2003 at 02:10 PM.

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GazC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Good luck with the sanding, what are you replacing the cooling with? __________________ Time, money, patience, luck..... 38487 16172

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tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Excuse my 'noobity' but what is 'lapping it' -- and Neon, could you maybe show pictures if possible? __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

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GazC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	There's a good "how to" with pictures at: http://www.motherboardfaqs.com/ __________________ Time, money, patience, luck..... 38487 16172

Jun 30, 2003, 03:02 PM	#4
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I think he's just lapping it.

Jul 1, 2003, 04:22 PM	#11
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Nope, the ones with cores sticking out too. I lapped my pIII with 2000 grit sand paper. I did like 3 swirls and all of the black (paint?) had come off and it was very shiny.

Jul 2, 2003, 12:33 AM	#13
peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	What a coincidence, tonight I lapped my northbridge too. I was trying to reach a higher FSB but it did not make much of a difference... Only 2Mhz more. Didn't measure the temp as I don't have a probe handy but surely the lapping + AS3 should warrant a much better cooling and reliability. The chip is really concave, see pic here It took me about an hour to get it near flat, I used 400 grit sand paper. Couldn't find anything higher than 400. __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

Jul 2, 2003, 02:10 AM	#14
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	2MHz is still 2MHz. I put heat spreaders on my ram, got a 1MHz improvement and was happy.