Thermal Compound
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JezEngland
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I've got OCZ Freeze on at the mo, i've read it doesn't need running in, it performs properly out of the box and never needs replacing. well summin gotta give cause alot of compounds need alot of hours of usage to perform properly and should be replaced every 1-2 years, thats what i read. I've just been given Tuniq TX-3 compuond and I'll put that on soon. It's syringe is about 3 times bigger than the OCZ and some others I've seen and that'll help the application process
Lorem-Ipsum
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Currently using IC Diamond. Hard to work with but great results.
JezEngland
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i see that diamond stuff on ebay for 7ish £. might get it. The Tuniq TX-3 is good and needed a fluke heatsink mounting process
ic diamond atm and as pastes go its about as good as it gets but as said it is hard to get the application right. you need to heat it (the tube) up if you want it right off the bat.
mx-3 is good but a personal fave is ocz freeze, peice of piss to apply and clean and temps are close to any other i have tried. just a shame i have ran out *pokes rawz*
mx-3 is good but a personal fave is ocz freeze, peice of piss to apply and clean and temps are close to any other i have tried. just a shame i have ran out *pokes rawz*
SieB
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I have tried Tuniq TX-3 and AS5, the TX-3 is harder to apply than AS5 because it's a lot thicker and dries quickly but I didn't see any difference in temps between that and the AS5 so I just use AS5 now because it's easier to apply. Next time I buy thermal paste though I will be getting MX3.
guys if you are testing a few types of tim and are seeing no change in temps i think you need to look at how your applying it and maybe your mounting pressure.
use some kind ot fluid that evaporates in air to make sure the surfaces are squeaky (and i mean it squeaks as you rub) clean and test the application a couple of times with varying amounts of tim, try warming the tim before you apply it, try spreading it out and squashing a blob with the heatsink. different pastes work best in different ways and it all depends upon the contact between the ihs and the base of the cooler and with different coolers differnt methods work best, how i do it on mine might not suit yours and vice versa so testing is the only way to know for sure whats best for your set up.
i had an issue a while back where i was getting no change in temps wether i used the best tim out or the cheapest white gunk you can find in a 5 year old box from the top of a cupbard, turned out i needed more pressure so i redid the mod i have on it and boom they dropped 4c or more depending upon the tim.
use some kind ot fluid that evaporates in air to make sure the surfaces are squeaky (and i mean it squeaks as you rub) clean and test the application a couple of times with varying amounts of tim, try warming the tim before you apply it, try spreading it out and squashing a blob with the heatsink. different pastes work best in different ways and it all depends upon the contact between the ihs and the base of the cooler and with different coolers differnt methods work best, how i do it on mine might not suit yours and vice versa so testing is the only way to know for sure whats best for your set up.
i had an issue a while back where i was getting no change in temps wether i used the best tim out or the cheapest white gunk you can find in a 5 year old box from the top of a cupbard, turned out i needed more pressure so i redid the mod i have on it and boom they dropped 4c or more depending upon the tim.
Blackwhite
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Till now was MX3 - from now IC Diamond - I received free TIM's from Innovation Cooling LLC for testing and it is amazing stuff, much better than MX3.It is very easy to use, just aply some in the middle of your CPU, put your Heatsink and here we are.Temps 4C less than on mX3.
I got also Ceramic (IC Perihelion)one, but never tested yet, will do soon.
I got also Ceramic (IC Perihelion)one, but never tested yet, will do soon.
Squirrel-666
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IC Diamond 24c is what i use and its excellent stuff its on my cpu and gpu core
it is thick thou but i found if you hold a hair dryer or put it on a radiator(house rad not system rad lol) it warms it up nice enough to be pushed out
specialtech sell it if any body is interested
specialtech sell it if any body is interested
ruthless_villain
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noctua paste ftw
Stromatolites
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I used IC Diamond untill it ran out
Gave the best temps at high overclocks for me.
The noctua stuff is good as well, but again ran out.
The noctua stuff is good as well, but again ran out.
