As some of you know I've been experiencing some heat issues in my attempt to overclock my new rig but hitting 79C at a mere 1.35V-core I knew something had to be done. Well my earlier attempts to use the Thermalright bolt-thru kit got sidelined because I just couldn't fit it on my first attempts, but these heats made me redouble my efforts as I wanted lower temps.
So here goes a plethora of shots I took today in my journey to cooler climes.
Some suggested maybe my pushpins were not secure..nope they looked great
Paste coverage on CPU looked good.
As did the bottom of the HS and those pesky grooves
Ewe, after cleaning I notice in good light the aluminum base fingers that hold the heat pipes were taller and the heat pipes themselves look like crap
Time to Lap. Some stuff I used and my great work space my dining room table
Look at those aluminum lines! I swear I sanded off nothing but silver for 30+mins
Ahh finially hitting copper but as enaberif knows be carefull. "Not the Babies" haha
All done after 2 hrs. 1hr at 600grit and 1 hr at 800grit. Thats the way a HS base should look imo.
went against my X pattern paste technique this time tried some lines instead.
Think I made sure as shit those grooves were covered this time.