AMD CPU Shims + SLK800

OpenGL · Apr 25, 2003

iam afraid i crushed my core , iam getting it replaced . should i get a shim for 8 dollars? who makes the best shims . Why is the core so fragile ?

Cheng · Apr 25, 2003

I bought a shim originally for around $4.50 (Thermaltake), I used it for 1 CPU, but as I got more and more careful and used to mounting HSFs, It was unnecessary.

ToledoSteel · Apr 25, 2003

If you use those circular pads that come with the slk800 you should be fine. Don't use them and you are at greater risk.

ZedBias · Apr 25, 2003

Whats the shim???

Damian · Apr 25, 2003

A shim's a small piece of copper that fits around the die, making it harder to put the heatsink on lopsided and crush the core.

The disadvantages are that it slightly increased temperatures (right?) and it's an extra $5 or so.

ToledoSteel · Apr 25, 2003

AFAIK they do increase temps, I have never used one, but everything I have read indicates that.

possessed3000 · Apr 25, 2003

i bought one f***ing shim, and i never got to use it, damn, i want my 5€ back, well, less a couple of beers i drink

don't buy it, just be carafull when you mount your cooler

altec · Apr 25, 2003

Never used a shim. The SLK800's are pretty stiff, just be a little more careful next time

OpenGL · Apr 25, 2003

if it raises temps by 1 or 2 that will no way bother me. Its kind of like insurance for your cpu .

modenaf1 · Apr 25, 2003

toledo, what is AFAIK?

3000, how long did that take to do your sig?

open gl, not sure about shims, was it really that easy to crush the core? did it just go *crack* and badda boom?

DaddyB · Apr 25, 2003

AFAIK = as far as I know

I crushed a Tbird long ago but that was because I was being stupid... well kinda. I had a good idea that I was crushing the core but I didn't care and wanted a new CPU so I kept doing what I was doing (screwing an L bracket into the untapped top holes on the fan (on the heatsink) so I could add a second fan on the side... the heatsink kept teetering (did i mention it was mounted on the cpu?) and took off one corner of the die).

Anyway XPs are supposed to be stronger then Tbirds so if it was a tbird you crushed then replacing it with an XP should help you out a bit. Adding a shim with an slk800 will impare the secondary cooling effect of the air blowing onto the CPU itself but if it saves your CPU I guess it's OK.

xlgimmewarlx · Apr 25, 2003

Shims can actually increase the risk, they can bend, all kinds of nonsense.

If you can't install HS, You can't build a computer.

altec · Apr 25, 2003

I kinda want a cpu with a cracked core so i can pry it open and see what's inside...

modenaf1 · Apr 25, 2003

altec said:
I kinda want a cpu with a cracked core so i can pry it open and see what's inside...

that actually is a good idea. i have seen x-ray things of cpus.

DaddyB · Apr 25, 2003

altec said:
I kinda want a cpu with a cracked core so i can pry it open and see what's inside...

Ill trade ya cracked Tbird for that 1700+ Tbred B ya got there

Giblet Plus! · Apr 25, 2003

I've got a cracked Tbird 900 I can trade.

OpenGL · Apr 25, 2003

If you can't install HS, You can't build a computer.

Sh*t happens , its better to be safe then sorry , it could happen to anyone , even you . i have installed tons of heatsinks and finally it cracked even with the pads , didnt even apply preasure, or i think it cracked , it still can be the motherboard.

here is my computer that i built , iam waiting for the rmas to return.

my demon is dead

USAPGAPRO · Apr 26, 2003

I made sure I got a copper shim when I got my slk-800 just to be on the safe side.

xlgimmewarlx · Apr 26, 2003

Hm, i see you got a SpeedHome Modem, you running Bellsouth DSL, And if you do, where ya live?

Note - Take the CPU To your local computer store.

OpenGL · Apr 26, 2003

yup

southwest dsl , live in california

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