noob here, currently im using a xigmatek red scorpion, im thinking of lapping it but i have some doubts about it.

firstly, i would like to know how is the performance after lapping a 1283? anyone here have done it before? mind to share some result?

secondly, after i lap, would my HSF value drop?? as the waranty will void and i might sell my cooler so im worried i wont fetch a good price after i lap.

thirdly, can anyone share some infomation about lapping HDT as im worried there is like a precaution or something that i need to know as i heard that there is liquid inside those pipes im worried i over do it. pls share with me as im still noob at this....

lastly, i would like to know, it is okay if i lap my HSF only rather than lapping both the proc and HSF....

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 18 2008, 02:49 AM

@alive88, then do u know how is the result lapping 1283?? and how about the value after lapping??

the main reason i lap is to get more performance from my xigmatek and honestly im not quite sure if my base is or not flat but i know there is "drains" between the aluminium and copper... if the result are 1c or 2c diff then no point la.. but so far i only know sukhoi done it but i cant seem to find his result... or maybe he didnt even post...

anyways thanks for the advise alive

anyways thinking of getting one (RS)??

actually we are looking for an AMD user to test out the new Xigmatek HDT-S1284 Achilles....

the reviewer,vincent predict that the achilles have better effect on AMD proc as the base of AMD proc are larger in term of area compare to intel...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 18 2008, 03:17 AM

i think u misunderstood what i said bro.... the diameter of the pipe for both 1283 and 1284 is 8mm... so the base area of 1284 would be larger and from that thread u can see that almost 1/2 X 2 of the pipe is not in contact with the intel proc...

anyways if u are interested u could give it a try as ckhoong and all of us are looking forward for an AMD user to test out this thing to see how it perform on AMD and compare it with intel proc...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 18 2008, 03:29 AM

u can try pm ckhoong to arrange it but im sorry to say that i cant promise anything (hope u understand)... anyways im just hoping to see some result from AMD user... so far i havent seen an AMD user post result in the xigmatek thread...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 18 2008, 03:35 AM

anyways is it okay if i straight use 1500 or 1000 grit to lap?? im worried if i use too low grit it will bocor the pipe...

ps:im really sorry if i post noob question as im still new in lapping...

talking about oxidation... i kinda forgot that part la... i heard that artic sliver 5 which contains silver will prevent oxidation... but there are others saying that it will take around 3 years ++ for oxidation to happen if the base is copper... anyways those info are from here....

anyways i would like to ask, im using TX-2 and i would like to know if oxidation will happen if i would like to lap my xigmatek red scorpion and use TX-2 as thermal paste... please advise....

but i thought oxidation will slowly eats up the metal?? (correct me if im wrong)

anyways guys, i got my Red Scorpion Lapped....

Before


After



reflection from TX-2

anyway this is the best i could do for now.... btw i use 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit...

thats the best i could do for now although i know its now a mirror finish but i lap for very long edi and the result are still the same...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 27 2008, 05:11 AM

actually thats what i think too... i wanna get mirror finish coz it looks damn nice from what i seen from other ppl lapped cooler... btw, i use quite a few 2000grid sand paper to get that finish though...

i certainly didnt press in down.... coz i seen lots of guide and most of it doesnt encourage putting weight while lapping but im not sure y... anyways im a noob in lapping so i just follow what they said



wow they have 2500 grid?? i gone a 3 hardware shop here in klang and max grid is 2000 only... 2500grid must be damn good... i mean the finish using 2500grid...

is there any difference between same grid sand paper but difference brand??

just curious here....

thats y i need to use several sand paper with same grid to lap la...

anyways thank for the info...

if u wanna see the max performance of ur HSF, then go on and lap... not really expensive and not hard either...

but u sure u can get an extra rm50 for the lapping?? coz if ppl know bout lapping, they wont pay extra rm50 coz it only cost me like rm8 for my lapping (8 pieces of sand paper)... just my opinion though...

if its good quality type then i think it should be worth it as u dont need to buy so many sheets of low quality sand paper... lagi have to change it every now and then when lapping like i did....

actually it wont if u dont over do it... but it will void the warranty of the cpu...

but it only took me like around 2 hours to do everything... so its actually not very long also... cannot be 2 hours in a week also dont have time what....

then maybe i also wanna provide lapping service too... im quite free though

i'll support u all the way....

but imo the temp is quite normal.... it could be inaccuracy of the sensor or due to ur un-flatness of ur heatsink base.... if the difference is >20c then thats something wrong but the most important thing is that ur temp is not above 70c....

anyways what cooler are u using?