Lapping is a process in which you sand down the ISH of the processor to get a better heat transfer.
*Important: Lapping your processor and/or heatsink will void the manufacturer’s warranty. Overclocking.ca does not take any liability if you destroy your CPU by lapping it too much. When it comes to lapping use common sense and don’t use any power sanders.
Lapping your processor and/or heatsink is a great, safe and free way of decreasing the operating temperature of your processor. By decreasing the operating temperature of the CPU this will potentially allow you to get a higher overclock. When you put your heatsink on the IHS of the heatsink there are little gaps that can allow air through and not make perfect contact with the CPU. By lapping you are making the surface as flat as possible to allow the best heat transfer from the CPU to the heatsink. (more…)
