Thermal Paste

adityak469

Training To Beat Goku
Need help with thermal paste for Core2Quad Q9550. I'm switching to it and will need a paste to apply on it. AS5 is too expensive and as I'm not overclocking, AS5 is unnecessary. Any help for a cheap one?
 

rijinpk1

Aspiring Novelist
Get noctua nt -h1 from primeabgb.
But call then and confirm availability before making payment.
I ordered one RAM from them on Oct 14th, and still no response. :(
 

The Sorcerer

oh wow...Xenforo!!!
H1 is good, atleast the ones that I get from Noctua. You can check out the usual MX2 but last time I checked it was too 'watery'. I think you get CM thermalfusion 400.
 
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adityak469

adityak469

Training To Beat Goku
H1 is good, atleast the ones that I get from Noctua. You can check out the usual MX2 but last time I checked it was too 'watery'. I think you get CM thermalfusion 400.

couldnt find CM thermalfusion 400 anywhere.

Get noctua nt -h1 from primeabgb.
But call then and confirm availability before making payment.
I ordered one RAM from them on Oct 14th, and still no response. :(

mailed them :)
 

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
AS5 sucks ....wow I never knew that! I shouldve met you when I was contemplating and finally switched from OCZ Freeze to AS5. Can you enlighten me as to why AS5 sucks, Sir?

It is alright when we are at temps around ~50-60 degrees which was hot for a few years ago. Nowadays, cards have Tjunction points of nearly 105 degrees so 50-60 degrees is not much.
Above 60 degrees, the effectiveness of ASV is 1 degrees inferior to normal stock thermal paste.

In my case
normal went upto 92.
ASV=94.
I applied AS V twice to confirm this.

Now I switched from ASV to IC Diamond 24(Arguably the best right now).
Now I have temps of 80 degrees on same OC.

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PS: IC Diamond works better the harder it is pushed.
 

The Incinerator

Human Spambot
AS5 is doing great. BF4 used to make the CPU i7 3770K do 67C+, AS5 and Hyper 212 is keeping it below 47C at any cost. The problem was that it was not applied properly in the first instance, don't follow the PEA procedure with AS5. Secondly AS5 takes 200 hrs of Curing before its magic happens,two things that you should always keep in mind. Back in 2008/09 then we had even hotter proccys and cards, it worked great then it still works great now,the trickiest part is ....Proper Application.
 

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
AS5 is doing great. BF4 used to make the CPU i7 3770K do 67C+, AS5 and Hyper 212 is keeping it below 47C at any cost. The problem was that it was not applied properly in the first instance, don't follow the PEA procedure with AS5. Secondly AS5 takes 200 hrs of Curing before its magic happens,two things that you should always keep in mind. Back in 2008/09 then we had even hotter proccys and cards, it worked great then it still works great now,the trickiest part is ....Proper Application.

Told you, it works well at low temps.

1) I waited 5 months for 200 hours curing time to be over but to no avail.
2) I applied it exactly the same way I applied IC Diamond. Mind telling me why IC Diamond works so much better?
3) Application technique was center blob spread.

AS V was golden a few years ago, not now.
 

The Incinerator

Human Spambot
Its still gold,just spread it like butter on both the CPU and Heatsink in thin layers ( not transparent) and you are good to go.

105C which processor???!!! That's not normal even for a FX9370/9590

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It is alright when we are at temps around ~50-60 degrees which was hot for a few years ago. Nowadays, cards have Tjunction points of nearly 105 degrees so 50-60 degrees is not much.
Above 60 degrees, the effectiveness of ASV is 1 degrees inferior to normal stock thermal paste.

In my case
normal went upto 92.
ASV=94.
I applied AS V twice to confirm this.

Now I switched from ASV to IC Diamond 24(Arguably the best right now).
Now I have temps of 80 degrees on same OC.

- - - Updated - - -

PS: IC Diamond works better the harder it is pushed.
Its still gold,just spread it like butter on both the CPU and Heatsink in thin layers ( not transparent) and you are good to go.

105C which processor???!!! That's not normal even for a FX9370/9590
 

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
Its still gold,just spread it like butter on both the CPU and Heatsink in thin layers ( not transparent) and you are good to go.

105C which processor???!!! That's not normal even for a FX9370/9590

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Its still gold,just spread it like butter on both the CPU and Heatsink in thin layers ( not transparent) and you are good to go.

105C which processor???!!! That's not normal even for a FX9370/9590

1) Center spread is the best method to apply TIM as it eliminates all air bubbles.
2) core i7 3632QM.

Some corrections:

CPU Usage 100% for 15 mins
ASV=105 degrees celsius.
IC D=75 degrees celsius.

GPU Usage 100% for 15 mins
ASV=94 degrees celsius.
ICD=80 degrees celsius.
 

The Incinerator

Human Spambot
There's no hard and bound thumb rule for applying TIM, trust me. Its exactly why people mess up.If PEA or Center Spread doesn't work then butter method works the best or vice versa.
 

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
There's no hard and bound thumb rule for applying TIM, trust me. Its exactly why people mess up.If PEA or Center Spread doesn't work then butter method works the best or vice versa.

Nevertheless, AS V has lost its touch especially for high temps.
ICD is the way to go if you're dealing with 80+ temps.
 

insaneYLN

In the zone
@seamon and @The Incinerator, what are your impressions about the Deepcool Z9 thermal paste? I recently purchased a unit from Snapdeal, to use on one of my laptops, which I am yet to do.
:chinscratch: :ashamed:
 

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
@seamon and @The Incinerator, what are your impressions about the Deepcool Z9 thermal paste? I recently purchased a unit from Snapdeal, to use on one of my laptops, which I am yet to do.
:chinscratch: :ashamed:

I think that's an Indian brand.
That's good enough if you're not overclocking.

For overclocking, especially laptops, IC Diamond is the way to go. Best paste in the world right now.
 

The Incinerator

Human Spambot
@seamon and @The Incinerator, what are your impressions about the Deepcool Z9 thermal paste? I recently purchased a unit from Snapdeal, to use on one of my laptops, which I am yet to do.
:chinscratch: :ashamed:

Deepcool is a Chinese Brand and is an OEM to Dell and Fujitsu etc etc. They have been around for quite some time making affordable but quality stuff from CPU coolers to Cabinets. The Z9 is a well known and well regarded product from their Z line of thermal grease which also has lower priced Z3 and Z5 in that series. It stands shoulder to shoulder with Prolimatech ,AS5 ,Tuniq TX 3 and IC Diamond.Its a Tier 1 product and just not some Indian brand as pointed out by our dear friend here.Overall a very good buy. But the TX5 would have been slightly better and cheaper. Give the TX9 some time to settle in it will perform as intended.So,you can over clock with the Z9 between an AMD 9590 and its cooler as hard as you want to!!!!

Look at the Chart here.. Thermal Compound Roundup - February 2012 | Hardware Secrets
 
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seamon

Superhuman Spambot
Deepcool is a Chinese Brand and is an OEM to Dell and Fujitsu etc etc. They have been around for quite some time making affordable but quality stuff from CPU coolers to Cabinets. The Z9 is a well known and well regarded product from their Z line of thermal grease which also has lower priced Z3 and Z5 in that series. It stands shoulder to shoulder with Prolimatech ,AS5 ,Tuniq TX 3 and IC Diamond.Its a Tier 1 product and just not some Indian brand as pointed out by our dear friend here.Overall a very good buy. But the TX5 would have been slightly better and cheaper. Give the TX9 some time to settle in it will perform as intended.So,you can over clock with the Z9 between an AMD 9590 and its cooler as hard as you want to!!!!

Look at the Chart here.. Thermal Compound Roundup - February 2012 | Hardware Secrets

The sheer lack of good reviews for Z9 makes it's origin doubtful. My bad.

Deepcool Z9 comparable to ICD :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl:

ICD is the best stuff for laptops right now because it ignores the type of contact between the core and heatsink.
For temps above 80(which laptops usually reach), nothing is better than ICD.

For low ranges of 50-60 even ASV is good.
 

The Incinerator

Human Spambot
^^^^ [MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] That's why its important to read and read some more.
Which ICD are you reffering to 7 Carat or 24 Carat? The HW Secrets review states its no better or in the same league as the Z9.... :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

I'm even more surprised that you actually never have heard of Deep cool,seriously?
 
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