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I got my new mobo and installed everything and its running about 10 degrees C higher. I used AS3 and an SLK-900U with a 92mm 57cfm panaflo. did i so somthin wrong or is there a set time for the as3??

 

should i lap the heatsink?

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ok, wasnt sure if there was a set time or not...

 

should i lap it tho, would i notice an improvement, and how do you clean a processor....q-tip and alcohol or just q-tip or ....

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on the cleaning part, for the processor you can use acetone or alchohol. (yes acetone), and for the hs, peanut butter works wonders for getting in the fine grooves on the botton. (dont ask who thought that one up)

Lapping a hs would give you noticable temp drops, maby about 3-5 C lower.

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