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kaivorth · 04-26-09

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Originally Posted by DIRTYDUCK

I have tried out 4-5 TIM's and I say my fave would be MX-2, although everyone has their own fave. the ICD7 is a bit thick but if you spread it first or use a really tight mount then you will be fine, its what Im using now. However I love MX-2 it is a nice consistency spreads out even every time and has great temps! I believe OCZ freeze is about the same as MX-2. AS5 is bottom of the heap now days and it also takes 200 hours of cure time. I am kinda surprised to see anyone recommending it these days.

I agree. MX-2 is available on newegg for $8, free shipping which was the deal breaker for me. It's easy to apply and all. I heard the ICD7 is the absolute king right now, but it's also harder to find at a good price. And is also a little thick
So Arctic Cooling MX-2 is your best bet

003 · 04-26-09

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Originally Posted by Bindusar

Well, I just finished reading a couple reviews of Liquid Pro. Bottom line? Statistically it's a draw. AS5 is just as effective as Liquid Pro not to mention easier to apply and there are no issues with HS material types. Shin Etsu was considered slightly better than AS5 but again there are many variables that come into play when assessing the thermal effectiveness of these TIM's, the biggest being effective application and HS installation. Without a fixture or machine performing the application and installation it is next to impossible to ensure consistent testing parameters IMHO.

No, those reviews of CLP that turn up on google are wrong. There is one that has AS5 doing better than CLP by like 3 degrees. They must have applied it incorrectly. CLP, along with a specific variant of Shin-Etsu (which I don't recall, the name has a lot of numbers in it) are the very best TIMs you can get.

OverSizedGrunt · 04-26-09

right, what TIM are you using 003? and what temps do you get on your i7 920?

003 · 04-26-09

My 920 has HT enabled, and use 1.4125v with LLC, and 191x21 speed. Under LinX with memory to use set to 4096, the highest temperature I have seen is 69C. I am using CLP.

I just switched from my Fuzion to the HK 3.0 last night and this has yielded a ~12C drop in temps across the board it seems. The Fuzion sucks on the i7.

OverSizedGrunt · 04-26-09

hmmmm sounds like a good cooler to me.

Arakasi · 04-26-09

I am an ocz freeze fan, switched from as5.

ocz freeze all the way

0rion · 04-26-09

My vote goes for IC Diamond 7. 7 Carats of diamonds in the tube, and at $7 or so you cant beat it

http://www.innovationcooling.com/thermal.htm
Hard results showing its superiority over competitors.

(Note the first graph in the results area is a compilation of testers from here at OCN

)

OverSizedGrunt · 04-26-09

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Originally Posted by 0rion

My vote goes for IC Diamond 7. 7 Carats of diamonds in the tube, and at $7 or so you cant beat it

http://www.innovationcooling.com/thermal.htm
Hard results showing its superiority over competitors.

(Note the first graph in the results area is a compilation of testers from here at OCN

)

thats done it for me, im ordering some of that stuff now. are you using it?