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    indigo extreme thermal interface?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tyxpx, Jan 12, 2013.

  1. tyxpx

    tyxpx Notebook Consultant

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    Through my search for a compound for my repaste I came across this and the few reviews ive read say its the best by a large margin. Can it be used on mobile cpu and gpu??? Anyone using it??
     
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    For desktop only :(
     
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    Damn. I didnt find one test where that stuff didnt kick ....
     
    tyxpx, Jan 12, 2013
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    Actually i see a lot on ere the gain IS marginal. it's basically the stuff the they use to put the metal lid on cpus, except with lower melting point. it may be possible on a gpu if you know what your doing.
     
    cdoublejj, Jan 13, 2013
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    Yes, there is a limit to how well we can transfer heat from the die to the heatsink, and we are always chasing smaller gains.
    It really isn't. Sometimes they use solder, sometimes they use thermal paste, sometimes they use a rubbery TIM between the die and heatspreader. But the heatspreader itself is always glued down to the package somehow, in modern times always with epoxy.

    The indigo extreme is just metal with a low melting point, that allows it to make a super good, super thin junction between the heatspreader and heatsink.
     
    Qing Dao, Jan 14, 2013
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    I've heard the "solder" is often gallium based or "something" based that melts around 90c or atleast some CPUs had it, not to dissimilar to Indigo.
     
    cdoublejj, Jan 15, 2013
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