The most inexpensive blue cpu shims I have found

[dalilama]

link to shim only 4.50.

Store also carries some other cool stuff.

 

[tigerbait]

shipping is $5... more than the product :|

good find nonetheless

 

[dalilama]

best i could find..cheapest shipping too. guess you could pick something up with it to make it worth while.

 

[hevnsnt]

Man, they have some sweet grill covers..

 

[Kanalua]

What would you need the CPU shims for? Man, the fan grills are cool....gonna have to start mod'ing my next case....freakin' sa-weet...

 

[tiggress]

Dumb Question...

I'm a fairly experience overclocker but I've never seen these.
What CPU are they for? How do you use them? Why do you use them?

 

[tigerbait]

They supposedly help prevent breaking of the core when working with the HSF.

 

[DongTran]

thanks for the link, they have a lot of cool stuff!

 

[Steven the Leech]

Nice Site, they also have thumbscrews etc 6 for $3 or 100 for $20. Ill have to bookmark this for future use

 

[dalilama]

np guys. i buy alot of stuff from this site, and then resell it to retailers. just a hint, call the owner and ask for a discount for quantity buys. he ususally is cool about it.
the shims work on duron,tbird, and celeron (socket-370)

The grills are the shiznet!..the owner also has a pc modification area...has other stuff too.

 

[gaboon]

The copper shims which are generally available everywhere probably are better heat conductive than these. After all thats why you would use shims in the first place.

 

[dalilama]

not really bud...the copper shims don't help at all if any. they are also conductive of electricity...VERY BAD. i am sure a few others will tell you the same.

 

[RubberDuckie]

Agreed...
You do not want conductive Shims if your runing an Athlon.
and the shims are not to conduct heat...they are there to even the pressure of the Heatsink evenly accross the CPU so you dont snap the CPU in half.
That would be a bad thing

 

[Wolverine27]

Anyone know of a good site to look for info. on modding your case to fit all that kick ass stuff?

Thanks.

 

[FordLorider]

blue color needed, you probably can't see it under the heatsink...I have my peltier/heatsink sealed...can't see a thing...just my 2 cents!

 

[dalilama]

true..but still cool nontheless.
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a few links to help ya.

 

[LuNoTiCK]

I dont see a point in using shims. I used it originally, and I dont see how it's any better with one, than without. I swear more people have broke their cpu's with shims than without.

 

[Mday]

<< . I swear more people have broke their cpu's with shims than without. >>



can you substantiate that with proper usage of a shim?

 

[Creig]

Aluminum is non-conductive? (according to their description). That's news to me. I guess I'll have to call the power company and dispute the last five years worth of electricity bills since I couldn't possibly use any of it in my house with my non-conductive aluminum wiring.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with using a conductive shim. Just make sure it doesn't come into contact with any exposed wiring. Since you'll most likely be installing the cpu with your computer OFF and unplugged this shouldn't be an issue.

I plan on getting a copper shim myself when I replace my aging ( ) 750MHz TBird with a 1.3GHz model. Since you're installing an enclosure AROUND the die, you're closing off a potential air circulation area. Installing a copper shim instead of a non-conductive shim will allow SOME heat to pass through to the outside. If it affects the stability of my machine I'll remove it. But I doubt it will.

 

[dalilama]

ummmm. thank you creig......

ok i am soooooooo not an expert. just for the record i believe anodized is the key. as for the copper or aluminum..a toss up..the BIG thing here is cost....

 

[joefart]

<< Aluminum is non-conductive? (according to their description). That's news to me. I guess I'll have to call the power company and dispute the last five years worth of electricity bills since I couldn't possibly use any of it in my house with my non-conductive aluminum wiring. >>




Anodized aluminum is non conductive. Aluminum oxide forms a layer on the aluminum and it is non conductive. My question is what process was used to anodize it as that can vary.