As I remember it, it was soldered with silversolder (or whatever it is called in english - anyway, the heattransfer between the fins and the baseplate was equal or better that pure copper, because of the silversolder (or whatever it's called 
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AMD XP1700@2400MHz (1.925Vcore (11x200),
1.5GB DDR3200, Epox 8RDA3+, Seagate Barracuda IV 80GB, Seagate 7200.2 120GB, Seagate 7200.2 160GB, WW ClearTop (CPU) Twinplex GF4 (GPU) w/ 2x120mm on heatercore from Accord '92 and Eheim 1048.
To be further upgraded! (RAID 5, HD/PSU/NB cooling etc.)
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