Thermal Compound

[LukeDaly]

Hello guys,

will be installing my water cooling tmo or Sunday, and forgot about thermal paste -.-

what should i be using these days?

thanks, Luke

 

[ThatBattlefieldGuy]

I forget the exact name of it, but the noctua thermal compound is pretty much the best you can get, or so they say...

 

[yassarikhan786]

IC Diamond is meant to be the best of the best. The MX-4 is supposedly pretty good as well.

 

[LukeDaly]

IC Diamond is meant to be the best of the best. The MX-4 is supposedly pretty good as well.

isnt IC Diamond the one that's a torture to clean off? also is it conductive?

 

[yassarikhan786]

isnt IC Diamond the one that's a torture to clean off? also is it conductive?

I'm pretty sure it's none conductive. I'm not sure about the first question as I've never used it. I've only read that it is the best. It always pops up in any topic about thermal compounds and it is always stated as being the best. Having said that, the temp difference between the top thermal compounds would be a couple of degrees at best, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've only used as5 and I think it's pretty good.

 

[LukeDaly]

I'm pretty sure it's none conductive. I'm not sure about the first question as I've never used it. I've only read that it is the best. It always pops up in any topic about thermal compounds and it is always stated as being the best. Having said that, the temp difference between the top thermal compounds would be a couple of degrees at best, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've only used as5 and I think it's pretty good.

yeh I always thought it was pretty good, just wanted to know if there was any better

 

[yassarikhan786]

You could try the artic cooling mx-4, supposedly its better than the as5, its none conductive and doesn't have a "break-in" period.

 

[LukeDaly]

You could try the artic cooling mx-4, supposedly its better than the as5, its none conductive and doesn't have a "break-in" period.

that certainly sounds like it ticks all the box's anyway, ill have a wee read up on it, want to make sure i get the best I can first time round

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

http://www.candccentral.co.uk/phobya-hegrease-extreme-3.5g-31078.html

http://skinneelabs.com/2011-tim-results/2/

 

[f0x.]

Tom uses the noctua stuff in his reviews, can't really argue with someone that uses it day to day

 

[thestepster]

ive used noctua a good load of times and its pretty decent (i dont get it for free

but bought 5 tubes) but i use mx4 a good few times a week and so far through experience its top of the line tim nothing beats it personally

 

[LukeDaly]

ive used noctua a good load of times and its pretty decent (i dont get it for free

but bought 5 tubes) but i use mx4 a good few times a week and so far through experience its top of the line tim nothing beats it personally

so is mx4 newer or older than as5?

 

[marsey99]

mx3 tx3 or noctua.

icd is great but hard isnt the word to get it off, 1500 grit is the best way to clean it :|

 

[thestepster]

so is mx4 newer or older than as5?

much newer its the newest in there line and replaces mx3 as there flagship tim, its a bit thick and more difficult to spread but i dont spread mines i dollop it and let heatsink pressure spread it so viscosity is no issue at all

and is completely unconductive so no worries about gettin kit ruined with it

 

[LukeDaly]

much newer its the newest in there line and replaces mx3 as there flagship tim, its a bit thick and more difficult to spread but i dont spread mines i dollop it and let heatsink pressure spread it so viscosity is no issue at all

and is completely unconductive so no worries about gettin kit ruined with it

is phobya hegrease the gear tom uses?

and has anybody here ever used it?

thanks, Luke

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

Phobya is a rebranding of Gelid GC Extreme. It scores extremely well in tests. I think Tom uses Noctua NT-H1.

 

[LukeDaly]

Phobya is a rebranding of Gelid GC Extreme. It scores extremely well in tests. I think Tom uses Noctua NT-H1.

hmmm, indigo xtreme looks very good also!

 

[fraghappy245]

i know this is a old topic but i have just cleaned my mx4 off my arctic cooling freezer 13pro and replaced it with arctic silver 5 and my temps have gone up around 5 degrees both idle and under load i know it has to bed in but if it does not go much lower after a few weeks i will be going buying some mx4 lol from my experience i think arctic silver has had its day imho

 

[BKCXb]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/geek_tested_17_thermal_pastes_face

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