6950: Stock paste vs. NT-H1

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FXTOi7

Discussion Starter · Apr 6, 2011

NT-H1 does not require curing time... but everyone knows pastes take a bit to settle in. with that said, these results are immediately after applying NT-H1 and I will update 24hrs or so from now with updated results... I did these tests for my own knowledge, and do not intend to give a sales pitch on NT-H1. Just had some here so I used it (and I do like the stuff).
Used Furmark to bring GPU activity to 100%.
Used a modest overclock of 850 core and 1350 Mem (Trixx) with a modded bios to unlock shaders.
Fan speed set to 50% for entire duration.
THIS WAS DONE USING STOCK COOLER (not my Razor)

Stock Paste (Sapphire)
Fan Speed 50%
Idle - 35C
Max Temp - 65c
Time taken to go from 65C to 35C - 4min 15 seconds

NT-H1 (Noctua) (Immediately after application)
Fan Speed 50%
Idle- 33C
Max Temp - 61C
Time taken to go from 61C to 32C- 3min 32 seconds

NT-H1 (Noctua) (After 24h)
Fan Speed 50%
Idle- 32/33C (bounces between 32/33C)
Max Temp- 60C
Time taken to go from 60C to 32C- 3min 13 seconds

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r34p3rex

· #2 · Apr 6, 2011

So take away lesson here: stock paste is pretty good!

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Artikbot

· #3 · Apr 6, 2011

Yeah, not an impressive drop, considering the thermal goop some manufacturers (COUGH BFG COUGH XFX) still use.

Although I remember dropping 6ÂºC from my HD5870 when going from stock paste to MX-2.

It was pretty badly applied though

Anyways, 5ÂºC is always 5ÂºC, nice shave you had there

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davista111

· #4 · Apr 6, 2011

NT H1 is a costly tube of paste! I've always found that the stock paste on ati cards has been a lot Better then that of nvidia.

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FXTOi7

Discussion Starter · #5 · Apr 6, 2011

I will post the 24h update here in a few mins.

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yoshi245

· #6 · Apr 6, 2011

Paste amount/application is important as which paste itself is used. If your Sapphire's stock paste (I assume one of the many shin etsu's) was put on heavily that may explain why your temps were greater than the NT-H1's. The NT-H1's aren't bad pastes, nor are they great either, I'd say overall MX-2 level.

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WizrdSleevz

· #7 · Apr 6, 2011

Will this void the warrenty on the card?? I might replace mine with MX-4.

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Artikbot

· #8 · Apr 6, 2011

It won't unless you strip any warranty precincts, which is unlikely to happen.

I remember shaving from 104ºC to 74ºC on my BFG 8800GT when replacing the stock goop with MX-2.

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