necessary shim?

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Seraphim974

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i have a mobile barton 2500+ with the big Thermalright sp-97 heatsink and i intend to put them on my NF7-s v2 mobo. would i need some sort of a shim for this to place between the heatsink and the processor? because this heatsink is awfully heavy.
 
nope, though if it makes you feel better they are only like 2 bucks?
 
I had no problems installing my SP97. Just make sure to follow instructions.
 
as long as you dont apply excessive amounts of pressure to the heatsink you will be fine.
 
I have never heard anything positive about shims. Often, they are the cause of a chipped core or fried chip.
 
If you = noob then why are you using that heatsink anyways. But yes if its your first time then use the shim.

In my experience using a shim will reduce cooling performance. Because when the heatsink is pressed down it is only contacting the core. It has a pretty large amount of pressure on the core to promote maximum heat transfer. Once you put that shim on it will disperse the pressure to the sides and therefore reduce the cooling effectiveness of the heatsink.
 
Originally posted by Mad_Pyro
I have never heard anything positive about shims. Often, they are the cause of a chipped core or fried chip.
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i think they're supposed to be used to PREVENT chipped cores/fried chips
 
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