Lapped the 2600K

[Dragon]

I got bored and decided to lap the 2600K CPU.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4526/mg5134r.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/mg5134r.jpg/)

Temps went from 73°C to 69°C @ 18°C ambient air temperature. Not much of a drop in temperatures, but this 2600K CPU was fairly flat from the beginning. Unlike previous Intel based CPUs I have used over the years.

[Joshua_Mahr]

Dragon why not give us a little info on your process if you dont mind sharing. Different Grit used? Buffing? Plus always love more pictures! BTW looks beautiful!

[Dragon]

Actually you can look that up right HERE (http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/Lapping_the_CPU_IHS/1676.html) This same exact way I did the lapping. Of coarse this was my article I did a couple years back.

[Joshua_Mahr]

Very nice article. Thanks!

[James86]

oh shinny
looks great

[Joshua_Mahr]

I was kinda wanting to see a pic of how your IHS was after the first pass. I know all the Pentium D + C2D's I lapped we not even close to flat.

[Dragon]

that picture did not turn out too well I kept getting aglare from the main window where I was at. but ok.

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5342/mg5119.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/mg5119.jpg/)

Here is the IHS with just a couple of passes. this CPU was fairly flat. Which is shocking like you the rest of the Intel CPU's I have used. P.D 805, C2D 6300, 2 x C2Q6600's, Core i7 750 x2,920,930 all were screwed up.


http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1717/mg5141a.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/8/mg5141a.jpg/)

this is what it looked like after I got it all cleaned up.

[Joshua_Mahr]

Yea from what I can see looks like it was pretty good to begin with. Very nice though. I am not sure why but every time i see someone do a lapping job I still gotta stare at the pic like its the first one I have seen. I don't think I have ever stared at one I have done for less then 5-10min after I am done with it.