Hmm..., I personally hate shims, but I'm wondering if they could have some benefit in a chilled WC system (or direct phase-change or something). If the entire block is sub-ambient (or sub-freezing), all insulated already around the entire block/socket/everything in the area, do you think it would effect stability to put in a shim? Cover both sides of the shim with non-conductive thermal grease (in a VERY thin layer or you get BB2K's too-thick shim problem above - even better to do this with a slightly undersized shim), and then chill the entire packaging of the CPU.
I'd love to hear from someone with both a chiller and a shim (or just a chiller and willing to spend $15 more for science), as I'll be building my own chiller soon and am contemplating what effect it would have. If no-ones tried it by then I'll do it myself, but you'll be waiting a few months minimum for the results.
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