Official ICD7 Thread

No, your tube is not messed up. Grams are a measure of weight, while mL is a measure of volume. If you weigh the tube full of IC24 before you use any, then weigh the syringe when it is enpty, subtract the syringe weight from the original weight, you will find the difference to be about (depending on the accuracy of your instruments/technique) 4.8 grams.
If the syringe was full, it would probably weigh around 120-130 grams.
The bubble is only a concern if you are planning on mainlining the IC24.
No worries. Hope this helped.

 

Dang, you mean I wasn't supposed to shoot that whole syringe worth, DANGIT.............

 

You must be one cold-hearted guy. Most I can do in one crank is about 1/2 mL.

 

thanks for the quick reply. So do you think that 1.8 ml is enough for cpu, northbridge, gpu, and 4 little gpu memory boxes?

 

You bet. If it does not cover all the chips you listed, you over-applied on the first ones. You will have plenty to do your laptop. Remember that this stuff is non-conductive and non-corrosive, so a little more is better than a little less.

 

Tanware spends a LOT of time alone.....or he is married.

 

Did it last night by putting a lot of each and I just had enough =D. not much difference when idle, but my gpu temp on load has dropped from 75C to 67C! Thanks for all your help, especially cappers

 

a week later

seems like my gpu temp on load has gone back up from 68C to 74C. Is that normal? Did a piece of my icd break? or did the material deteriorate....the weather these few days did get hotter, but I doubt it would make a 5 degrees difference inside the comp..

im in San Francisco btw

 

I doubt its the thermal compound. Have you changed drivers, overclocked, etc? Maybe there is some dust or something blocking the vent.

 

Just upgraded my thermal compound on my X9100 to ICD7. My temps are now 32C at idle and 55C at full load. Of course I am undervolting at 1.05v through RMClock. I did notice that when I took the heatsink assembly off the CPU the old thermal compound had bubbled and dried out. Guess that explains why I was getting almost 90C at stock voltage under full load.

 

I keep getting Requests for Compound - I will donate another 20 ICD24 tubes to those members that post their interest here and then send me an email with their mailing address.

Must be a loyal member of Notebook Review with at least 100 posts.

Gentleman's Agreement to post their before and after test results on this thread.

Andrew

 

I'd be interested. I have quite a few things to test this on.

EDIT: No email listed, so sent you a PM.

 

i forked out $25 to get mine shipped from Canada to the UK about 1.5months ago

If only i had 100+ posts 1.5 months ago.

 

OK, I can't take it any longer - I'm in!

PM to follow.

*My 7805u is posting this message*

 

ahh i only have 80 posts dang oh well i guess ill just order some then but hey i think i speak for everyone in saying thank you for the freebies. i at least appreciate it .

 

I'm in also, and sent you a PM.

 

Latest update, Any errors or corrections let me know

 

I have 13 tubes left

 

I want to take a moment to thank Andrew and others who have helped donate and provide for the NBR community.

 

Was my PM OK, or do you require an email?

 

I want in too...... if still possible

 

I'd love one but I don't have 100 posts. *shrug*

 

I'd like a tube of ICD7 please. PM already sent.

 

If you've already participated (Gamer and Moto), lets get some new folks involved for Andrew's research....it doesnt make much sense to send the same people multiple tubes.

 

Thanks again. As soon as I have meaningful data I will post results.

capper5016, good job with the pictures.

 

@Capper:-

a). I bought my own tube from ebay; I didnt mooch off Andrew 1st time round. Besides, perhaps through lack of clarity on my part, it seems like Andrew has discounted my 1st time results (posted p.27-28 of this thread IIRC) and has reported them as "Null - not reported". I'd like to rectify that.

b). The vast majority of X9100 users are reporting lower temps with ICD7 application; I cant help but feel that my ICD7 application was botched in some way. I dont have anymore to apply so I thought i might take advantage of Andrew's kind offer now.

c). The remainder will be donated to my cousin's MSI GT725; results on both my 7805u (2nd time round) + MSI GT725 will be posted again.

 

I'm very interested in testing this. I actually just bought AS compound and cleaner and was ready to go at it this weekend. But now I'm going to hold off if I can try this. Thanks! PM on the way.

p.s. I may have inadvertently sent you 2 PMs. If so, my apologies!

 

I'm not trying to be the thermal compound police.... sorry if it sounded that way. The point was to get as many different people as possible to test the ICD7 with their notebooks...basically to verify my results and introduce ICD7 to another market (non desktop). My point really is, this isnt a "giveaway" in the sense that Andrew is just giving away tubes to people....this is how he makes his living.

I think my results have been pretty much verified, and ICD7 proven to be a good thermal compound for CPU usage, and also as a replacement for thermal pads and such.

 

I would love to get a tube too. I plan to do a copper mod on my XPS M1330, which is overheating, with GPU temp reaching 100°C under stress, and about 85°C normal use. I sent you a PM. I'd appreciate if you sent me one tube of ICD (even half a tube if you have used some. I need just enough to perform that copper mod). I will post the temps after the mod. Thank you!

 

nah....i guess i just read too much into your post and got a bit too denfensive. On the flipside, Andrew has kindly accomodated my request (YAY!) and lol at the phrase "thermal compound police"

 

Still 8 or 9 tubes left

 

I cant believe there are samples still available. Seems like a really great way to get an amazing thermal goop.

I'd take you up on the offer, but I dont plan on redoing my set up (due to already low temps) and i would rather regular forum members get in on the deal to help them out.

Still seems ICD is a really great product and i look forward to what all your company can come up with. Espically with the 79xx units coming out. I might be buying a tube from you when those hit and i grab one and the QX9300. Still though, if you've got a spare tube when its all said and done i would love to genuine pig for you

 

How does one know that you are sending them a sample?

I've both emailed and PM but did not get a response.

Just wondering.

 

it will show up in your mailbox

 

Ah, I could see how that would be a clue.

 

Don't be nervous, tubes are on the way.

I have 7 tubes left

 

I've been "tubed"!

Mine arrived today.

Thanks IC D.

Will benchmark "before" later today (won't post until I get the "after").

Should have results later this week.

Will running Crysis for about 15 minutes get the temps up enough for a test or should I use something else?

I intend to use HWMonitor for temp recording.

 

I too got mine today, Thanks!

I plan on applying it either tonight or sometime tomorrow, so i'll probably post results tomorrow.

 

yeah I found that there was a 5-7C discrepancy between Everest and HWmonitor; i'm more inclined to believe HWmonitor.

Goes some way in explaining my my X9100 idle temps are so much higher than everyone else's!

 

Got mine - I'll do my best to get it tested this during this week. Since the tube is large I could very easily try the NB pad replacement.

Thanks a ton.

 

You want the results to be consistent, there are a lot of variables in games that depend on your mouse movement, keystrokes, and other things that can't be exactly replicated.

You can use the simple free small program Orthos from the Undervolting thread.

IIRC you do Small FFTs - Stress CPU

 

OK, thanks.

Will try Orthos.

 

ok ive done some pre icd7 tests with my current ac mx-2 paste applied.
for each test i played the game till temps seemed to no longer go up which was an avg of about 30mins.
the laptop wasnt moved and room temp was about 75c (remained that way as much as possible)
i suspect i will receive the icd7 tube shortly will replicate list with icd7 results when it arrives.
If there are any other games or programs you would like me to add to the list i will see what i can do. (i will update left 4 dead with hwmonitor readings tomorrow)

anyways heres my list:

 

Games are a very poor means of really testing temperatures, because things are so inconsistent.

Everest Ultimate Edition (system stability test)
Prime 95
linx
rthdribl_1_2 (tests GPU)

 

Just finished with everything and here are my results for my P-6860FX, with an Intel T8300.

Processor Idle
before:37C
after: 35C

Processor Max Temp.(ran Orthos 45min.)
before: 55C
after: 51C

Graphics card Idle
before: 45C
after: 42C

Graphics card Max Temp.(ran rthdribl 45min.)
before: 69C
after: 65C

A little difficult to apply, but not too hard. The only part that really caused a problem was when pulling the tube/syringe away, the paste stuck longer than i expected while the paste hanging thinned out. Thanks again.

 

What was the before compound?

 

arctic silver 5

 

Hi guys I'm new here. I have been looking over this thread and must say I am impressed with ICD 7. I have just a few questions.
1. From what I understand you can use this compound in the xps m1330 copper mod to eliminate the use of the copper shim. would one just pile it on to fill the gap.

2. Is this possible to use as a regular thermal compound spreading it thinly on the cpu?

3. Is the testing phase still on? As in am I able to still email Andrew for the giveaway?

I hope answering these aren't to much of a bother and Thank you

Oh and BTW +rep to capper for setting this up

 

Yes......the copper shim works much better than the stock thermal pad (thermal pads are garbage). You should see a bit of an improvement with the ICD7. I'd recommend a good sized dab, probably a little bigger than a pea. Its non-conductive, so dont worry about it pushing over the sides of the core. Once it cures/sets, the ICD7 firms up and isnt going to bleed out.

sure can, Arctic Cooling MX2, tuniq TX2, Shin Etsu, Arctic Silver all work fine.....but if you have enough ICD7 left over after doing up the chipset, the CPU doesnt require nearly as much....you should have enough left over.

If you have questions or need help, just post back here or hit someone up via PM.

 

I should be posting my before & afters either late tonight or sometime tomorrow.

While we are chatting, though -

As I've read through this thread, I'm really not seeing any downside to using ICD. I see where some pastes dry out and need replacement. or may bubble and not give a good conductive contact, or may damage components if allowed to leak, etc. Is there any downside to ICD?