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Which Thermal compound to choose?

KPRage
Level 10
1. Arctic Silver 5
2. Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond
3. Deepcool Z9
4. Deepcool Z3
5. Deepcool Z5
6. Cooler master IC Value V1
7. Cooler master Extreme Fusion X1
8. Cooler master IC-Essential E1
9. Cooler master IC-Essential E2

Due to limited availability here in India, the above ones are the only TIMs available.. 😞 I did see amongst them, Antec Formula 7 is the best but, is a PITA to apply and, Arctic Silver 5 is the old one here.. Rest are in the okay okay category.. However, would love to hear from someone who has used any of these! Hence creating a poll..

Thanks,
KP
CPU: Intel i5 3570k OC'd to 4.6GHz @1.170V; Mobo: MVG; GPU: Zotac 1070 mini OC'd to +210MHz/+205MHz; Memory: 8GB (2X4GB dual channel) Corsair Vengeance 1333Mhz 9-10-9-T2; SSD: Samsung 840 pro; HDD: 1TB WD Green 6Gbps; PSU: Corsair GS 600w; Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha:Hybrid Octane in progress; Cooler: Corsair H80 closed loop cooling @ high profile;

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Not Artic silver...

among the coolermaster, i think its only 1 or max a couple of centigrades difference, between them

go for one that dont conduct electricity, and got a good looking tube.. ;o)

WhitePaw wrote:
Not Artic silver...

among the coolermaster, i think its only 1 or max a couple of centigrades difference, between them

go for one that dont conduct electricity, and got a good looking tube.. ;o)
Hey white paw, this is interesting.. Any particular reason why no arctic? Also, what about the diamond thingie?
CPU: Intel i5 3570k OC'd to 4.6GHz @1.170V; Mobo: MVG; GPU: Zotac 1070 mini OC'd to +210MHz/+205MHz; Memory: 8GB (2X4GB dual channel) Corsair Vengeance 1333Mhz 9-10-9-T2; SSD: Samsung 840 pro; HDD: 1TB WD Green 6Gbps; PSU: Corsair GS 600w; Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha:Hybrid Octane in progress; Cooler: Corsair H80 closed loop cooling @ high profile;

Pre & Post Build Guide

A lot of epic FAIL videos are made before one epic WIN video is made 🙂

Detleg
Level 12
I just got me # 1
but i still have #2

and now im gonna go #2 bbl

Masterbobo
Level 7
legend has it that arctic silver 5 was/is the best stuff on earth. not sure if that has changed now.
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Masterbobo wrote:
legend has it that arctic silver 5 was/is the best stuff on earth. not sure if that has changed now.

It's still in the top five.

ChiefZeke
Level 10
Some comments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Silver
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KPRage
Level 10
Nice.. Thanks for the input guys.. It's helping me narrow things down.. 🙂 please keep posting... There is a poll too in a separate thread..

Cheers,
KP
CPU: Intel i5 3570k OC'd to 4.6GHz @1.170V; Mobo: MVG; GPU: Zotac 1070 mini OC'd to +210MHz/+205MHz; Memory: 8GB (2X4GB dual channel) Corsair Vengeance 1333Mhz 9-10-9-T2; SSD: Samsung 840 pro; HDD: 1TB WD Green 6Gbps; PSU: Corsair GS 600w; Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha:Hybrid Octane in progress; Cooler: Corsair H80 closed loop cooling @ high profile;

Pre & Post Build Guide

A lot of epic FAIL videos are made before one epic WIN video is made 🙂

djdelirius
Level 10
A comparison of 80 compounds:

http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62

Arctic 5 and Shin-Etsu MicroSi G751 tied for #1.