use feet on SLK-800?

[TerroH8er]

hey guys,
I got my SLK-800 yesterday, I lapped it and all.. looks nice. the base was crap though when I first got it. Anyway, I saw a post awhile ago discussing whether or not to use the feet on the bottom. I do want the best cooling however I don't want to crack my chip (2100+ AIUHB 0302). would putting them on decrease cooling a lot?

Thanks in advance,
Terro

[pelikan]

Use the feet. Mine cools great with them. It seems to me that it would be very easy to chip or break the core without them.

[sjohnson]

I've installed with and without the feet. No recognizeable difference in cooling.

But, as strong as the clip is, I don't really see how the feet would help if you slipped up in the installation. That strong clip is a great feature, really "marries" the HSF to the CPU. Not as good as a well-torqued bolt system but good.

[shray]

I dont need em, I just ripped off the rubber on the processor.. moved em over..

[TerroH8er]

thanks guys, just what i wanted :)

[I3lackCoffee]

i installed the slk800 w/out the feet but however used a copper generic shim. so basically wouldn't cause the core to crack. yuo can do it that way; i get terrific temps.

[LBJGH]

I use the pads and the cooler works great... Idle temp on my 1700+ (stock speed) is LESS than 30C!

[ullyeus]

I have the same chip and cooler, I never bothered with the silly little feet stuff.

[JupiterSSJ4]

there should be no noticable difference between having the pads on or off. They go in a different area than the proc pads so its even.

I used them and it cools great.:)