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Everything is in and working!

Lapped the copper bottom with some 400/800/1000/1500/2000 grit wet or dry, not a mirror finish but first time I've done it so not complaining, at least it was flat and nowhere near as rough as it was! One problem I had with the lapping was the copper bottom kept vibrating on the glass/sand paper if I pressed on too hard? Tried immersing fully in water while lapping and by just wetting the sand paper and gently rubbing back and forth, still vibrated if I pressed too hard! But, managed to get a decent finish in the end by not pressing too hard

Fitting the AF64 was tricky, the retention clip is so damn stiff even with one side clipped onto the lugs you really have to press down on the other clip to get it to mate plus it was extremely hard to flip the clamping lever and you could feel the force it was exerting when it clamped home. The lever was actually pulled sideways a bit the strain was so great! Used the OCZ Ultra 5+ paste, spread it over the CPU but the block of the AF64 does not cover the whole of the CPU, rather it fits flush on 2 adjacent edges of the CPU and the other two edges have a 1 - 1.5mm gap exposing the CPU and paste!

Put a sensor cable touching the exposed bit of the CPU core and one hanging near the middle of the case! Idle temps according to PC Probe:

CPU: 36°C
CPU Fan: 2300rpm
Mobo: 31°C
Sensor 1 - CPU: 36°C
Sensor 2 - case temp: 28°C

Everest was near identical readings 1°C difference on CPU sensor, 37°C.

Ran Othos in 'Blend - stress CPU and RAM' mode for 10 minutes and noted PC Probe readings:

CPU: 53°C
CPU Fan: 2300rpm
Mobo: 33°C
Sensor 1 - CPU: 47°C
Sensor 2 - case temp: 30°C

CPU still looks high! Turned off the only overclocking feature enabled in the BIOS, SLI Memory, and re-ran Othos for 10 mins and no change on temps! Either this CPU runs hot or I suck at fitting heatsinks, I think I know which one people will opt for!