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Thermal Compound show-down. And the winner is...
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lol welcome back old thread 
MX2 seems good, i had issues with AS5/ASC drying up over time... 4 months on and my MX2 grease jobs are still giving the same temps. another thumbs up from me.
MX2 seems good, i had issues with AS5/ASC drying up over time... 4 months on and my MX2 grease jobs are still giving the same temps. another thumbs up from me.
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1283739&Sku=O261-8004
It seems as though it offers nothing better over AS5.
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My friend was using as5 for like 4 months and switched to ocz freeze and got a good 9 c drop in temps on a Intel e4200 1.8ghz running at 3.4 on air
Im still on as5 but thinking of xm-2 or the ocz
Im still on as5 but thinking of xm-2 or the ocz
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Most likely the AS5 was not applied correctly, or there was an air pocket or something like that. I've switched to MX-2 and haven't looked back. Though, I have my diamond powder and silicon grease ready to be mixed and tested.
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This is still a good thread. We don't really need a new one every week.
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Suppose so but how much more thermal compound is on the market since this thread im using Zalman ZM STG1 thermal paste atm isnt on the list which suppose to be as good if not better than mx2 and as5 but the zalman is a little more expensive i just like the neatness of it with the application brush.
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i tihnk they should run the crappy DOW Corning stuff i use it doubles as thermal epoxy
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AS drives up? maybe thats why i getting an extra 3 degrees ...
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I would get IC Diamond 7 thermal compound (found here) and be done with it. You'll be happy you did. 
. You could by other make/models or make it yourself. Make sure you let that stuff sit for 10 minutes before you mount your HS/WB.
Silver has the highest heat conductivity of all the metals. Carbon (diamond in this case) has the highest heat conductivity of all non-metal.
But in real world results Diamond and Silver doesn't always follow similar performance ratio
. You could by other make/models or make it yourself. Make sure you let that stuff sit for 10 minutes before you mount your HS/WB.Silver has the highest heat conductivity of all the metals. Carbon (diamond in this case) has the highest heat conductivity of all non-metal.
But in real world results Diamond and Silver doesn't always follow similar performance ratio
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that to me?
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yes and anyone else ... does AS5 really dry up ... looks like i nee some mx2 ...
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yes it does thats why i don't buy it get some dow corning stuff it works fine
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any linkys?
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http://www.dowcorning.com/content/etronics/etronicswet/5022entrypage.asp
its the cheap white stuff they sell at most electronics stores
its the cheap white stuff they sell at most electronics stores
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generic goop?
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yep dow corning TC-1996 compound
hehe its also listed under intel p/n D54816-001 ie. its the same stuff intel puts on there HSF form the factory
hehe its also listed under intel p/n D54816-001 ie. its the same stuff intel puts on there HSF form the factory
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CoolLaboratorys Liquid pro is awesome stuff too. Not sure how it stacks up to the Diamond Compound though. Also, I use MX-2 and its the best shit out there, that Ive used that is 
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AS5 does dry up in about 3-6 months depending on weather, but its not like its useless - give it a year and its back to being as good as stock paste again.
MX2 is new enough i havent had it that long, but it doesnt SEEM to dry up.
Coll liquid pro eats copper so its no good for most people.
MX2 is new enough i havent had it that long, but it doesnt SEEM to dry up.
Coll liquid pro eats copper so its no good for most people.
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I wonder if the Thermal compound that came with my TRUE h/s is good, it has a catchy name "the chillfactor", but after giving thought i just went with my good old AS5
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chillfactor sits high up in the mid-range group - its temps are acceptable, but it cant match the high end stuff (as5, MX2 etc)
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it does? i thought it only kills Alu
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I too was under the impression AS5 dries up, but when I tore apart my broken 939 machine, AS5 applied on the CPU was still wet and almost intact. That is after 1.5 yrs of gaming, video recording, TV watching, IE and idle.
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| Processor | Intel Core i7 11700K @ 5.1GHz all-core turbo |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z590 Taichi |
| Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 (with stock CM fans), 12x Pccooler Moonlight Series ARGB 120mm fans |
| Memory | (4x16GB) 64GB Mushkin Redline Lumina 3600MHz 16-19-19-39 XMP |
| Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID 24G (not using stock fans) (+150MHz core, +1000MHz memory) |
| Storage | Western Digital Black SN850X 2TB Gen4 NVMe |
| Display(s) | 1x Alienware AW3821DW (3840x1600@144Hz), 2x Dell SE2717H (1080p@75Hz) |
| Case | Phanteks Enthoo 719 Anthracite Grey |
| Audio Device(s) | Schiit Modius + Drop THX AAA 789 + Custom Planar Magnetic Headphones |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W (12VHPWR) |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 X Plus |
| Keyboard | Too many custom mechanical builds to list... |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 22H2 |
Maybe it also depends on the CPU temp, my Q6600 oc'd dried AS5 up in no time.