Which thermal compound is best for mach 2 gt?

[BOA279]

Ive been reading a lot on compounds but can't seem to figure out whats the best for a mach 2 gt. I had arctic silver 5 on my fx-60 but a bunch of people said that I should have used arctic ceramic some I ordered some for my new rig. Now I see that some people use Arctic ceramic alumina. Which is the best and why? Any explination/thoughts apreciated.

 

[imported_Iceman]

Arctic Céramique: –150°C to >180°C

I'm not a material scientist (although I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night) ....

From the published specifications, it would follow that the Arctic Céramique would be superior to Arctic Alumina in vapor-phase cooling applications. The material performance specs are identical, with the exception of temperature range:

Arctic Céramique: –150°C to >180°C

Arctic Alumina : – 40°C to >180°C

Cheers,

Iceman

 

[justin]

i used Arctic Céramique with my chilly1...

 

[stocky]

From the published specifications, it would follow that the Arctic Céramique would be superior to Arctic Alumina in vapor-phase cooling applications. The material performance specs are identical, with the exception of temperature range:

Arctic Céramique: –150°C to >180°C

Arctic Alumina : – 40°C to >180°C

That's correct - I emailed their company and they recommended Arctic Céramique for use with phase systems. Someone (Macci?) did do a test of them all under the same conditions which is quite interesting