well, then what i have to say is "PEOPLE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU BUY A QUALITY HEATSINK, AND EXAMINE IT BEFORE INSTALLING!!!!"
those are some close tolerances...and i know what you are talking about, the pressure needed for good thermal contact...but the thing is, once the thing is on, there is no way to tell if it is too thick or thin, until something happens...
well, maybe not...thinking about it, if you have the cpu, with the shim on it, sitting eye level, you would maybe be able to tell if the shim is just barely thinner than the core.
i will have to try it if i buy one.
see if i can tell.
because it would sure suck to have temps rise due to the shim, and it would suck even more if the shim wasnt doing its job, and the heatsink was rocking all over the place, crushing the core!
-DAvid
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