Do copper shim plates on the Tbirds help cooling?

[m8ulook]

I'm thinking about getting a copper shim plate to put between my cpu and heatsink but I haven't heard much about them. What are they used for? Do they help cooling?

Here's a link to check out:
Copper Shim @ inflowdirect.com

 

[Spoooon]

They do not help cooling. They help protect the core from being crushed. Useful if you're hesitant about installing that new FOP38.

 

[PlunX]

In my opinion, they're useless. If you're careful when installing your heatsink, you won't have any use for one. But just in case you wanna be on the safe side, I guess wasting about ten bucks isn't a bad idea.

Just be careful when you're installing a heatsink and you'll have no use for a copper shim.

 

[InsaneMorphius]

Ten bucks versus $200-300 processor, no brainer here fellas. Has anybody skrewed the pooch while using one....and actually crushed/chipped the core, NOT that I have heard of. Probably a good idea if using the FOP32/38 cause thier retention thingy is kinda tight

 

[Viperoni]

I just worked in the clip before I first installed the fop38, even then I was crapping my pants :Q

 

[joinT]

lol, well said Viperoni

 

[ZeroBurn]

the shims don't help cooling at all and if anything, hinders it. i run my tbirds fairly hot and what i don't need is something sending the heat back to the chip i've never cracked a tbird before and if you're careful i don't suspect it would be a big problem. having a shim on it doesn't mean you can be absolutely wreckless w/ the chip anyway.

 

[Lagster]

im not sure if this is the right one but Shim @ 2cooltek Look