Lapping a CPU is a process by which you sand the top of a CPU's case until it is as close to perfectly smooth as possible. The idea is that if you can eliminate microscopic air gaps between the ...

CPUs generate their heat in the silicon die that does all those wonderful calculations which make our computers work. But silicon conducts heat fairly poorly, so the thinner your CPU die, the better ...

I'm new to ARS and overclocking. Right now I'm gathering info for my first overclocking try. One item that intrigues me is the subject of lapping the base of the CPU heatsink ( right now I'm favoring ...

What happens when a machinist with a penchant for fine details takes on the task of lapping a 16-core CPU? The result is quite possibly the smoothest surface ever achieved on a processor's integrated ...

<B>***WARNING***</B><BR>What I did <B>VOIDS</B> your warranty and you <B>CAN</B> destroy your CPU if done wrong.<BR>This is <B>NOT</B> a guide on how to do this, just an explanation of my ...