im gonna lap my gemini 2
wut the sand paper scale recommended?
i sayang lagi 9700NT gemini 2 can la

Thanx...will give a try and we'll see the result...Hahahah...

can we jus take the sand paper and lap the base??

has anyone lapped xigmatek s1283?

does the thinning of the heatpipes can cause any effects?

are heatpipes that thin?

hmm i dunno
dont dare to try it
but really curious to know if anyone had lapped s1283

coz i think s1283 surface is really gritty
wonder how much °C can be shaved off by making it a mirror surface
and wonder how nice the HDT mirror surface would be 

bro..u lapping ur s1283?any risk should i now?coz i juz buy s1283 and it`s great even without lapping 

hey guys
i was wondering is it ok if i use a sanding block rather than
tapping d sand paper to d mirror/flat surface?
or would dat be risky?
tqs ayyy

p/s:

and btw.....i have my own opipion on the pores
pores and microcrevices contribute to improper heat transfer
tis is due to d face dat the heat transfer will be going tru 2 medium....
1st being air stuck in between the heatsink and processor (convection)
and 2nd is the heat sink(conduction)
in our case...conduction is prefered as copper has better thermal conductivity than air

in manufacturing term
achieving mirror finish equals to having high surface finish
tis contributes to better surface contact between the heatsink and processor
thus achieving optimum heat transfer tru conduction
correct me if im wrong.......
all my opinion are based on my understanding of heat transfer
im jess a noob in tis     
if i have time..i will try to post how d free body diagram looks like for tis heat transfer process

tqs for d sanding block advice ham_revilo
ima try lapping my hsf soon too

i agree on the fact dat the final quality between 1.5 & 2k grit will not drop by much
prolly around the range u mentioned too
it depends on how rajin u are to spend time on lapping la mostlyy
cuz i dun tink i'd achieve mirror finnish if i do lap mineeee
mebe afta a couple of trial.....just "mebe" i can get dat ultimate finnish

how i can make sure its real flat??

ham_revilo bro,check my post.. i did post the result before and after 

Can i join??

Correct, you would not use any lubrication at all. Here's a link to a site that explains the general procedure:
http://forums.pureoverclock.com/showthread.php?t=874

Make sure your grounded!!!

I'm tempted to do this myself. It will definately make a couple degrees difference, maybe more under load. A local supplier has the e8400 for about 150US now, so it's not a huge loss, although it would still be a loss and a lesson learned.

I was recently crawling the web and seen a cpu taken all the way down to the cores. The guy did a great job, took him about 6 hours if i remember correctly. There were also other mods that needed to be done after his work because of the amount of material removed from the cpu. Clearances and heights changed.

If I can find the post again, I'll link it.

/D

EDIT -  Here's the link. make sure to scroll down to see how much material was taken off. it's a whole lot

Guess it would have been good to include the link
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=576831