Originally posted by: ChorniyVolk
As far as lapping a CPU, I don't think I'd ever do it, even if it did much, I think I'd rather stay away from physically changing anything on the chip. Is lapping even really worth it? I googled around, and this person for instance, is convinced it doesn't do anything, and actually seems pretty angry:
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to...your-CPU-by-lapping-it
As far as coolers, the way I'm seeing it is I have 5 options: that Zalman, the Mugen 2, Megahalem, TRUE, and the IFX-14.
Are there any pros and cons for them to help me choose which one is right for me? I'm guessing the Mugen and Zalman are a bit behind in cooling but make up for it in price, while the IFX-14 is the best but fucking humongous. I mean, how do I choose which to go with? Also, how can I choose based on performance accurately if all of these results keep bouncing up and down, with say, the Mugen winning some and losing others? Are you guys suggesting the other 3/4 because they are consistent in giving great performance compared to the Mugen bouncing up and down? I'd really just like a decent benchmark list with accurate results that I can trust to be true regardless.
I'm okay with spending a bit more, I was just under the impression that the Mugen was beating the others and for a better price.
And why just those 5? no others compare? In one of those benchmarks there was something called the Titan Fenrir that was doing awesomely, and I also saw the Coolermaster V10 do well.
So basically, what I'm asking here is:
1. Considering those 5, any specifics on why I should go with one over the other?
2. Why are benchmarks so inconsistent? Which one should I follow and use as a guide for accuracy so that I know which coolers beat which coolers in a most likely sort of scenario?
3. Why don't you guys consider the other coolers worthy?
Also:
4. I was planning on having my PC standing upright, and then I look at some of these heatsinks and they're humongous! Will they not tear the board off the wall of the case with their weight? Am I just misjudging the weight by basing it solely on size?
5. If I were to go with a heatsink that doesn't come with it's own cooler, what fan (or fans?) should I get to go with it? Does it depend on which heatsink I go with? Can I still trust those results based solely on the heatsinks if the benchmark people happened to use better/worse fans to go with them?
6. How much would a decent water solution run me? Just to know.
Thanks for all the help guys.