Lapping an HDT cooler is bad.

[bubba]

Figured it was only a matter of time before someone did it. I ran across a link this morning to one such endeavor.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=365730&mpage=1&key=&

And here is the reason why. I lightly lapped my OCZ Vendetta 2 just to flatten a raised middle heatpipe which was about .5mm higher than the outer ones. So I went with 400, 600 and finally 800 grit sandpaper and I wanted to polish it. as I applied the polish and lightly pressed on the base, it caved in and cracked. here is the proof:

And the image of the result.

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[sbinh]

Lapping is not bad .. but lapping too much is bad ..

[DMB2000uk]

The guy who did this has sent it back for a refund >_>

Apparently he focused on the middle pipe as it was raised above the others, so the can't have been very strong to start off with if the outside two broke with little to no sanding on them.

Dan

[martini161]

i remeber when these things were first coming out thinking what would happen if someone lapped one. now i know

[vicaphit]

The guy who did this has sent it back for a refund >_>

"I'm stupid and I destroyed this thing I just bought, can I have my money back?"

[DaIceMan]

The guy who did this has sent it back for a refund >_>

Dan

And we wonder why it's so hard to get a legitimate RMA from some companies?