SentToSchool - Uh, sorry but, get my Ninja back? I have the Ninja mounted right now. Replacement Ninja? My retailer won't take the CPU or the Ninja back. I have already cleaned both surfaces with isopropyl 91% and there is no need to buy Arctic Silver 5, I have used it all the time during this ordeal. Still have 5 grams left.
Michael Daly - That sounds like a really cool way to test contact areas but I don't have fine chalk, extremely thin paper or no-drying ink. Not exactly stuff you keep in your drawers. Not in this country, anyway
dolphumous - Thanks for your great paint skills! I suspect one of the surfaces might be concave, but which one? Are you implying it's the Ninja? Because I get just as sucky temperatures with the stock cooler.
Now, since I can't send this shit back I've been looking at this guide: http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=71 ...and I am planning to go to a store and buy some sandpaper (I hope they understand what "600 grit" means) and then lap the CPU and then lap the ninja. Geez, what a project. My only fear is that I destroy the CPU while lapping (I heard the pins on the back are very sensitive).
Michael Daly - That sounds like a really cool way to test contact areas but I don't have fine chalk, extremely thin paper or no-drying ink. Not exactly stuff you keep in your drawers. Not in this country, anyway
dolphumous - Thanks for your great paint skills! I suspect one of the surfaces might be concave, but which one? Are you implying it's the Ninja? Because I get just as sucky temperatures with the stock cooler.
Now, since I can't send this shit back I've been looking at this guide: http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=71 ...and I am planning to go to a store and buy some sandpaper (I hope they understand what "600 grit" means) and then lap the CPU and then lap the ninja. Geez, what a project. My only fear is that I destroy the CPU while lapping (I heard the pins on the back are very sensitive).