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Sherlock · 04-28-2002, 06:52 PM

The problems I've seen with shims is:
1-You have to trust that someone else made that thing the perfect thickness.
2- It's a sense of false security against damage (you can still damage your core

).
3- They move around VERY easily (you can easily have it ride up on top of the core unless you're VERY careful)
4- I have seen cpu's short out on shims when clamped too hard.

The risks of damage are equal or greater than using no shim at all.
A processor with a built in shim...now that might work

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04-28-2002, 06:52 PM	#42
Sherlock Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 31	The problems I've seen with shims is: 1-You have to trust that someone else made that thing the perfect thickness. 2- It's a sense of false security against damage (you can still damage your core ). 3- They move around VERY easily (you can easily have it ride up on top of the core unless you're VERY careful) 4- I have seen cpu's short out on shims when clamped too hard. The risks of damage are equal or greater than using no shim at all. A processor with a built in shim...now that might work . __________________ A-XP1.75ghz/8k3a+/475W Turbo-cool PSU/60GBATA100 -512Corsair xms2400 w/AS3+spreders -R9700pro(volt-modded-water cooled) -16xdvd/HP 24x20x40x cdrw -Sherlock customized 'Hurricane' mid-tower case w/blowhole+baybus (case & ambient temps equal) -Z4(orig.)waterblock/ 380gphpump/ custom plexyglass resevoir/ Aquacoil2 radiator(L.pres.drp)/1/2"fittings/ -Purple Ice/Rounded IDE cables- All fit VERY nicely in a mid-tower case with great air flow Last edited by Sherlock; 04-28-2002 at 06:54 PM.