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Originally Posted by
Valgaur 
I Still refuse to use the diamond stuff on my die I will never torture my die by doing that with that sandpaper.

sorry those are my feelings I can't put frank through that
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I have used IC Daimond many times on bare GPU die and I only had one bad problem with scratches and damage to a block 1 time and that was from what I think was a bad batch of IC Diamond..
Photos from the problem that I had that I think was created by some chunky diamond crystals that were in my IC Diamond.
Pit in block.

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Micro scratches and mark on die. Did not effect performance of GPU

The minor scratches can greatly be avoided if you soak it a little with some TIM remover liquid solvent before removing and dab it of instead of rubbing it off.
It does work well though but it is too abrasive and I'm going to try liquid Pro soon.
I would love to see a perfectly made graphene pad to to replace the IHS for direct die contact with block. I think it would work better than any TIM currently available. If perfectly formed it could make perfect contact with die and PCB surface to increase heat contact area.
Edited by SonDa5 - 10/6/12 at 10:55am