mouting springs on maze3
 

Do you guys completly compress your springs on your block? Im getting 40c at idle. I would try to compress more but I'm afraid of cracking the core.

if you keep the block level, and keep equal pressure on each spring it's virtually impossible to damage the core, the only thing the core can do then is go straight through the back of the board, but then I've never seen that happen ;)

i compress mine all the way

i have mine compressed all the way to

but i was VERY careful making sure my block was even measurements on all 4 corners

i wasnt carefull =) i just used a shim

i have never used a shim....i think i saw a thread talking about GIRLS use shims...:D

lol... shims are good.. you can be sloppy and do stuff when you can barely see that you are so tired and still not break stuff

I have to agree. I don't care what others say. I have had many cpu's and I'm always testing my watercooling stuff. My blocks are on and off all the time. My blocks on, then off, then the maze go's on to check between the two. Back and forth like this all the time. I've cracked more than enough cpu's to know that if I'm a sissy I'm also not a sissy out 150$ bucks for my athlon xp. If it happens just once or twice it adds up. The shim is only 10-15$ or so and saves me much in the end.

shims are for girls

I don't use springs at all, just steel bolts and winged nuts, and of course shim, I also take a lot of block on and off, and I don't wanna waste time being too careful :D

i've only taken my alpha pal8045 off once, so i don't feel that a shim is necessary for me..

No you are right the only reason I use the shims is because I do allot of changing around. And Brad can burn up his own cpu's, as for me the first 300-450$ that gets thrown out the door is enough. Fortunately this has not happened to me. I rma'd them but I did crush a few and decided not to take my chances.

What kind of shims are you guys using and where do I buy?
Jim

I made it myself from 0,6 or 0,7 mm Cu sheet (I'm not really sure), little dremel action,

here we go....another shim haiting thread....fun.....

shimmy shimmy coco puff!

Shimless and I'm proud.

Jim needs to know where he can buy a shim?

Really, heck I never even saw one.
Jim

link to Tweakmonster aluminum shims. resellers listed @ bottom of page.

I've heard horror stories about "copper shims" but I have one I used on all my heatsinks without a problem. Maybe I should put it on with my block and go to town on my springs:evilaugh:

use the non conductive ones.....works wonders

I just plan to use the old mounting equiptment from my swiftech MC462a

Well I put on my shim and compressed the springs all the way down and my temps are still high:mad: 39c at idle. If i turn my fans to 12v it makes no difference. I'm not totally unhappy with my temps but with my humble overclock it should be cooler. It's still cooler than any heatsink I've ever used. I think I need a bigger pump and rad, oh and think the smell of the water wetter is giving me brain damage:drool:

<-- uses a conductive shim... loves it...

*grabs his pleated skirt*

*does a curtsy*

*licks her lolly pop*


There you happy?! Shims are for girls.... :confused:

Hell, i used to use a conductive shim, but IMO the risk is too great. Beides, nylon sux0rz

Is you watercooling stuff listed somewhere?
Jim