IC Diamond compound self apply

Is it easy to self apply IC Diamond ? I figure with a sager they seem to look pretty easy to take apary from looking at pictures...

But main reason is I figure I could save $40 from having a reseller do it for me. If i spend $6 at the store and buy it?

 

It is really easy to apply. Also it will come in handy for the future when you want to re-apply paste on your GPU or your cpu again at a later date. Especially if you end up upgrading either in the future.

A very good buy.

 

It's easy to apply but a pita to clean, I'm repasting now because my 6990m is reaching 92c on bf3

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Did you get your ic diamond locally?

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I've used IC Diamond before but when I ran out I switched to Arctic Cooling MX-4. ICD can be hard to apply and may scratch up the die on the chip.

I'm not saying MX-4 is the best (from the reviews I've seen, all the top pastes are very close in performance), but it is quite a bit easier to apply than ICD.

 

Was easy as goo pie on my Sager 8170.
Pop up the backpanel, unscrew the cooling and apply once i had cleaned the old mud or whatever they used.

Check out the result.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...veaway-reliability-survey-33.html#post8044549

 

raymond, for someone that hasn't pasted before, I wouldn't go with ICD. Its thick and does not spread easily. When i tried ICD, I had to first put the tube in some hot water to help it spread easier. And what Geekz and Jimbo said above is 100% correct...it will scratch the lidless die on your mobile chip and is a pain to clean off

Its much easier to use something like MX-4, Prolimatech PK-1, OCZ Freeze, AS5 et al.

 

thanks slick i'll go with mx-4 seems to be popular on the boards too. Once I get the laptop and recommended youtube clips to watch to apply? Once I get the laptop and open it do I just apply or do I have to clean the cpu/gpu 1st? also this paste is for both right? is one harder then the other to do?

 

You have to clean the surfaces first. There are expensive cleaning solutions out there, but isopropyl alcohol works just fine. Get the majority of it off first with a tissue or something along the lines, then finish off with cotton buds. When the tips of the buds no longer look grey (or whatever colour the paste was) then you're good to go.

Once they're clean, it's best not to touch the surfaces with your bare skin. The oils can affect the paste when you apply it. It's obviously not going to break your computer if you do touch it, but given the amount of effort repasting can be it seems a shame to possibly decrease the benefit.

 

Nope, asked my reseller to send me a tube, I've some left and will probably switch to PK-1 this weekend. (could send it to you if you need it, tube is over half full)


@thread I wouldn't use tissue to clean the cpu/heatsink since it would leave lint if not done properly, a good microfiber cloth (i do this mainly on desktops since the laptop has really small cpu/gpu and heatsinks I just went directly to the coffee filter) to remove most of the pastes and polish it off with a coffee filter damped with 90% isopropyl alcohol (70% is fine, just just takes longer to dry).

 

you people are quite clever with improvising stuff

 

IC Diamond isn't too hard to deal with. Just throw it in a baggy in a bucket or sink with hot water for five minutes. Glob a drop or short strip (like double long than wide) if it's a rectangular one, and secure heatsink. But yes, cleaning off IC Diamond can be a pita. I usually stress my machine before disassembly so it heats up, and usually helps a bit. The nice thing is that it isn't electrically conductive so even if you do a sloppy job it shouldn't affect you, although I recommend removing as much as you can.

Use a toothbrush dipped in 99%+ alcohol and a roll of lint free paper towel is about all you need. Lint free q-tips come in handy too, although are a bit expensive, but do a good job of getting in crevices.