DwarfAdigginAhole
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What would be the absolute best Thermal Paste to use with my soon to be Thermal Right Silver Arrow?
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DwarfAdigginAhole
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XD Sieb, you I can always count on to give me a helping hand. Dude I am gonna start a PC Tech and Gaming Youtube channel Both you and TTL along with OC3D are gonna be my first shout outs! Hmmmmm What about the M-X4? I heard IC Diamond 7 Carat is suppose to be good.
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Helping is what the forums are for there are a lot of good helpful people here
I read reviews for MX-4 and MX-3 and a lot of people were saying that MX-2 was better for some reason, the IC Diamond is supposed to be really good but i've never used it so I don't know how good it actually is. Some other members here are using it so they might be able to tell you.
DwarfAdigginAhole
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Helping is what the forums are for there are a lot of good helpful people here
I read reviews for MX-4 and MX-3 and a lot of people were saying that MX-2 was better for some reason, the IC Diamond is supposed to be really good but i've never used it so I don't know how good it actually is. Some other members here are using it so they might be able to tell you.
Oh I almost forgot, off topic but....I wanna put my bulldozer build against your Sandy Bridge build ;D Lets see who can bench and overclock the best on there rigs!
SieB
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We will have to see, BD might be slightly better than the 2500K but I think the 2600K will still be on top when overclocked. If rumors are true BD is supposed to have the performance of a 2600K but I don't see it as much of an achievement from AMD seen as BD has 8 cores and the 2600K only has 4.
Also 2011 is out soon and I expect that to destroy BD in performance although the 2011 CPU's will be pricey. Only time will tell though
Also 2011 is out soon and I expect that to destroy BD in performance although the 2011 CPU's will be pricey. Only time will tell though
DwarfAdigginAhole
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We will have to see, BD might be slightly better than the 2500K but I think the 2600K will still be on top when overclocked. If rumors are true BD is supposed to have the performance of a 2600K but I don't see it as much of an achievement from AMD seen as BD has 8 cores and the 2600K only has 4.
Also 2011 is out soon and I expect that to destroy BD in performance although the 2011 CPU's will be pricey. Only time will tell though
Dude, do not compare Bulldozer and LGA2011, it is not designed to compete with that, it is design to blow 1155 away, and it shall. Also from recent news, it seems you may be wrong. Apparently bulldozer is gonna have some amazing overclocking innovations in store and besides, Bulldozer does have Eight cores but, it is not a Hyperthreader it is Physical Rather then Logic and so I am almost certain that the 2600k will be blown away. Who knows, by the time AM4 comes around and Scorpios, that LGA 2011 tone you are singin may just change
icd is very good temp wise but its a pain to apply and clean, not an issue if your not swapping heatsinks and cpu often but you will want to do a test application or 2 when you first use it so you get it right as its easy to use too much/little but get it right and its great.
mx3 is a good pick as its easier to use, or if you can get some as its eol now ocz freeze extreme is a personal fave but i have ran out and cant get any atm
mx3 is a good pick as its easier to use, or if you can get some as its eol now ocz freeze extreme is a personal fave but i have ran out and cant get any atm
DwarfAdigginAhole
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icd is very good temp wise but its a pain to apply and clean, not an issue if your not swapping heatsinks and cpu often but you will want to do a test application or 2 when you first use it so you get it right as its easy to use too much/little but get it right and its great.
mx3 is a good pick as its easier to use, or if you can get some as its eol now ocz freeze extreme is a personal fave but i have ran out and cant get any atm
Hmmmmmm so ICD Is a pain to Put on and get off...crap -____- what should I do, go for the Better temps but harder to apply or decent temps and easy to apply.
depends how ofter your swapping cpu/heatsinks mate.
if you want to fit and forget its icd, yea you will need a couple of fittings first time out so you know how much to use but thats it.
its only a draw back if you swap cpu around every few days to test them or heatsinks and such because it really is thick and hard to clean off.
if you want to fit and forget its icd, yea you will need a couple of fittings first time out so you know how much to use but thats it.
its only a draw back if you swap cpu around every few days to test them or heatsinks and such because it really is thick and hard to clean off.
DwarfAdigginAhole
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I wan't be swappin anything till ether AM4 comes around or Scorpios. So I guess ICD.
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IC diamond - all the way
i use it
better than mx4 and as5
it is really thick (needs pre-warming before applying). it's a big tube too. i got an extra 3-4C drop in temps
well worth the extra couple of buckeroos
i use it
better than mx4 and as5
it is really thick (needs pre-warming before applying). it's a big tube too. i got an extra 3-4C drop in temps
DwarfAdigginAhole
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IC diamond - all the way
i use it
better than mx4 and as5
it is really thick (needs pre-warming before applying). it's a big tube too. i got an extra 3-4C drop in tempswell worth the extra couple of buckeroos
Hey, to pre-warm this stuff, should I just set the tube inside a bowl of just warm water or what should I do?
dugdiamond
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that would mean having to dry the tube (and may leave drops, that could drop onto your chip etc)
i put mine on a radiator for 30mins (worked like a charm)
better safe than sorry
i put mine on a radiator for 30mins (worked like a charm)
better safe than sorry
dugdiamond
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that would mean having to dry the tube (and may leave drops, that could drop onto your chip etc)
i put mine on a radiator for 30mins (worked like a charm)
better safe than sorry
obviously, make sure the radiator is hot - lol
DwarfAdigginAhole
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lol ok XD
IC diamond - all the way
i use it
better than mx4 and as5
it is really thick (needs pre-warming before applying). it's a big tube too. i got an extra 3-4C drop in tempswell worth the extra couple of buckeroos
+1 this is very true. IC Diomand has proven to drop temps dramatically
S_I_N
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Big fan of ASC ( Artic Silver Ceramique) but it is thick and I use the spread method to apply it to insure coverage. But hell I spread them all lol. I used the noctua stuff that came with my D-14 and its good stuff but when I went to do a retim of my mobo after it was up and running for a few months (finally had time) I found it had kinda cemented itself to my cpu. Well the cpu popped out with the D-14 and I was like OMFG!! Bent one pin but I was able to bend it back easy enough (45mins of intense sweating and swearing) I havent tried it since.
like the AS5 as well just since its conductive and I do gpus I just use ASC now
like the AS5 as well just since its conductive and I do gpus I just use ASC now
Thegamervision
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im still rockin AS5
ill try IC diamond one of these days!
ill try IC diamond one of these days!
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