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    best thermal paste 2012

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by hihiip201, Jul 30, 2012.

  1. hihiip201

    hihiip201 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys:

    I am looking to use some new thermal paste for my g51vx gpu, what is the BEST avaliable tp right now?


    thanks
     
    hihiip201, Jul 30, 2012
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  2. Support.4@XOTIC PC

    Support.4@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    I suggest IC Diamond Thermal Compound as this is testing around 4-7 degree decrease in heat exchange.

     
    Support.4@XOTIC PC, Aug 2, 2012
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  3. cl-jeffrey

    cl-jeffrey Company Representative

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    There really is no best thermal paste. You can ask which ONE is the best but you'll probably get different answers. Artic Silver 5, IC diamond, MX4, MX-3 and other thermal paste.
     
    cl-jeffrey, Aug 2, 2012
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  4. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    TIMS normally produce the best results in laptops ICD, MX4 and PK-1 are the ones I have used and like.
     
    Yiddo, Aug 3, 2012
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  5. C4RN1

    C4RN1 Notebook Consultant

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    At my shop I stock arctic silver ceramique, arctic silver 5, radio shack brand, some cheap thermal compound from china (ibm brand) and ic diamond. I use the cheap stuff for old machines, dual cores, xbox 360's and ps3's and most computers get arctic silver, and the higher end laptops and desktops get ic diamond. IC Diamond is by far the best one in that list, it's a bit thicker than the rest and it cures in just a few hours. Though you'll notice a drop in your temps compared to arctic silver 5 (there's supposed to be a 3C difference).

    Buy ICD from ebay, it's fairly cheap there. There's IC7 and IC24, i've only tried IC7, i don't think IC24 is worth $20 for less than a 5g tube.

    You can also check out their website.

    Innovation Cooling

    If you want a large tube of arctic silver 5 i get my 12g tubes from best byte computers.

    Here's a link to that
    BestByte.net - Discount Computer Hardware & Reliable Service: Thermal Compounds & Adhesives
     
    C4RN1, Aug 3, 2012
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  6. hackness

    hackness Notebook Virtuoso

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    The spec of some suggested Thermal paste that are out there:


    Prolimatech PK-3: 11.2 W/m-°C (On official site)

    Prolimatech PK-2: 10.2 W/m-°C (On official site)

    Prolimatech PK-1: 10.2 W/m-°C (On official site)

    Arctic Silver 5: 8.7 W/m-K (not listed on the official site, I found it here)

    Gelid Extreme: 8.5 W/m-K (On official site)

    IC Diamond: 4.5 W/m-K (On official site)


    W/m-°C and W/m-K have a 1:1 ratio.
    Only choose IC Diamond if the gap between the die and the copper plate is huge, otherwise, go for other thermal paste.
     
    hackness, Aug 3, 2012
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  7. mite_jan

    mite_jan Notebook Deity

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    i have recently posted a picture in one of my threads and there were all thermal paste tested and sorted graphically
     
    mite_jan, Aug 3, 2012
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  8. GordonSummers

    GordonSummers Notebook Enthusiast

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    i use ic diamond on mine and its worked out great. bought a type for 10 bucks from amazon.com
     
    GordonSummers, Aug 6, 2012
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