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Old 07-05-2003, 09:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What are CPU shims good for?
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protecting the cpu during installation...worthless IMO
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Paper weights? Not much really. The going theory was to help from crushing the CPU core while installing a HSF. But more people had problems shorting out the contacts on the CPU with the shim than actually harming the core.
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