[Otis311]

hey guys,
Im new to the site. i just cleaned up the bottom of a $7.00 cooler master heatsink i got today. It came with a terrible finish on the bottom. i took care of that tho.

before:

after:

that was after some wet sanding w/ 400 grit, 1000 grit, 0000 steel wool, then polished with Brasso. took about 15 minutes, im happy with the results.
I got this sink because it uses an 80mm fan so it will be more quiet than the stock AMD cooler.

now i just need to make use of these badboys:

6" inch beasts. 48volt. @ 250 CFM X 6. when in the window they change the air in my room in less than a minute

-George

 

[Blowie]

nice work on the lapping !

will be doing the same to my Silverstone NT06 heatsink, but dunno if i'm gonna do the IHS of my CPU

 

[gonX]

That lapping job is smooooth!

 

[Waupli]

Nice!

 

[PGT96AJT]

I like your APC nylon prop. What do you fly?

 

[Otis311]

thanks guys.

oh yea the prop, thats my dads. its for a Gremlin. i used to fly just normal stuff, trainers, sticks and simple stuff. I like cars more, even though they break so much.

 

[ae804]

Uh.... next time don't polish it. It could raise your temps a bit. Looks nice though

 

[Chosen]

Wow nice fan rack. How much did that run you? Or did you snatch it from a server?

 

[Otis311]

get this, i found the rack in a dumpster

 

[Chosen]

Gah lucky guy. Im just waiting for that fateful moment where I see a junked server thrown away

 

[Mootsfox]

Nice rack!

 

[Chosen]

Lol send me half i'd put it in my front panel

 

[Option B]

mmmm lappy happieness and I want those fans ....

option

 

[The Duke]

Your now a Lap Master, nice rack too

 

[leimrod]

make sure you use some alcohol/acetone/artiClean after you use the brasso, it leaves a residue behind

 

[postmanfw]

Those coolermaster heatsinks may be cheap but they perform really well esp with a better fan on it. Used one on my present system and still kept it under 50c (just). Well worth the money. Nice finish on it....might have to try that with mine

 

[Otis311]

i put it on last night. works really nice. cleaned it up good and used AS5. i used the Thermaltake fan that came with my old silentboost heatsink. just gotta give the AS5 some time to set