I finally quit using thermal paste and switched to a $4 copper shim on my old Dell

Felix Thomas · 2026-09-25T11:25:03.946152+00:00

My temps dropped 12C on an 8 year old Latitude, and honestly the paste was never the problem, the gap between the die and heatsink was, so has anyone else just shimmed instead of repasting?

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