Lapping

X-42 · 08-01-2006, 03:09 PM

Hello All
I am builiding my first water cooling setup and I have decided to go with the DD TDX for my P4 478. My questions is, do I need to lap this block myself? The reviews I have read have not said they had to but I wanted to know if this was something I should consider doing. Thanks for the input.

creidiki · 08-01-2006, 06:24 PM

Generally not recommended with waterblocks you buy new, as you might make it shiney but youll destroy the machined flatness and overall decrease contact quality.

I dont know of a single recent (good) block that can be improved out of the box by hand-lapping.

X-42 · 08-02-2006, 01:25 PM

Thank you for the info.

08-01-2006, 03:09 PM	#1
X-42 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2	Lapping Hello All I am builiding my first water cooling setup and I have decided to go with the DD TDX for my P4 478. My questions is, do I need to lap this block myself? The reviews I have read have not said they had to but I wanted to know if this was something I should consider doing. Thanks for the input.

08-01-2006, 06:24 PM	#2
creidiki Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinburgh/Milan Posts: 4	Re: Lapping Generally not recommended with waterblocks you buy new, as you might make it shiney but youll destroy the machined flatness and overall decrease contact quality. I dont know of a single recent (good) block that can be improved out of the box by hand-lapping. __________________ Opteron 170 CCBWE 0550UPMW nekkid - Swiftech STORM \| ASUS A8R32-MVP \| 2x 1Gb G.Skill DDR HZ PC4000 X1900XT - EK FCX1900 \| Thermochill PA120.3 \| Iwaki RD-30 \| Yate Loon D14SM-12 X-Mystique 7.1 - Sony STR-DB780 AV Receiver

08-02-2006, 01:25 PM	#3
X-42 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2	Re: Lapping Thank you for the info.

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