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    IC Diamond Thermal compound

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Chango99, Dec 19, 2011.

  1. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    Can someone show if it's worth the $40? I have heard mixed things.

    Temperatures with stock vs the IC Diamond, etc. I'm not sure where to find it.
     
    Chango99, Dec 19, 2011
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    Ahmed_p800 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have IC Diamond applied both to CPU and GPU

    6990M
    I did benchmarks, gaming, emulation, GPU temps never went over 76C
    With a cooler it is below 74C
    Very good temps if you ask me! :)

    Of course, CPU temps are amazing!

    If you ask me, I'd say go for it!
     
    Ahmed_p800, Dec 19, 2011
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  3. Ekulz

    Ekulz Notebook Consultant

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    aftermarket thermal compounds are always better than the stock thermal compounds whether it's in a PC or a laptop :)
    i've read somewhere that it makes a 6-8 degree C difference too
     
    Ekulz, Dec 19, 2011
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  4. Chango99

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    I thought the stock thermal compound was AS5, which I would be happy with.
     
    Chango99, Dec 19, 2011
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    nzmike Newbie

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    What about the possibility of applying IC Diamond oneself later on?
     
    nzmike, Dec 19, 2011
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  6. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    The difference between stock and the upgraded IC Diamond is about 4-8C. You can always upgrade the paste yourself if you're comfortable with a screwdriver. You just need to remove the bottom cover, and then the screws holding in the heatsinks on the CPU/GPU (the screws are numbered- remove in reverse numerical order and screw in with numerical order). Clean the old paste off with rubbing alcohol and microfiber cloth, apply your new paste, and reattach the heatsink.

    It takes only a few minutes to do :)
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Dec 19, 2011
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    boukyaku Notebook Consultant

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    boukyaku, Dec 19, 2011
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  8. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    I did not have AS5 applied to mine, I had a thin layer of poor stock paste on the CPU and what can only be described and a pre prepared peel and stick thick layer of thermal compound over the GPU DIE.

    Naturally as soon as I fired up Furmark it jumped to 110oC in around 3 second on the MEM(IO) and shader. I whiped off the back panel to reveal a lot of lovely copper :) and took both heatsink off with ease thanks to the lovely clevo models not having warranty stickers.

    Applied the old trusty ICD and my CPU stays below 65oC under a stress test and no temp goes above 90oC on the GPU even with my high overclocks running furmark flat out. Very worthwhile if you ask me, do not trust stock paste and more so do not trust the donkey applying it do something right and do it yourself! US stockists may differ to the UK here they are all drunk or rioting ;)
     
    Yiddo, Dec 19, 2011
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  9. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    So best advice here would be to go with stock compound and apply my own compound for a lot cheaper? I know I have my AS5 somewhere around the house from my old desktop build. I assume clevos are pretty easy to take apart and access the CPU and gpu heat sinks right? If I have built a computer surely I can do this.

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
     
    Chango99, Dec 19, 2011
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  10. Chango99

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    I took a look through the dis-assembly guide for the laptop. It looks to be pretty easy to remove the heatsink, so I think I'll go with stock.
     
    Chango99, Dec 20, 2011
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    roxshot Notebook Guru

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    Would this effect the warranty at all?
     
    roxshot, Dec 20, 2011
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    rawrasaurus Notebook Guru

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    I'm going to put IC Diamond 24 in my next build. I think it's useful if you are going to be overclocking.
     
    rawrasaurus, Dec 20, 2011
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  13. J.P.@XoticPC

    J.P.@XoticPC Company Representative

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    The beautiful thing about Sager laptops? No, this would not affect your warranty. :)

    The only reason the warranty would be affected is if you damaged the laptop in the process.
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Dec 20, 2011
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  14. Nilfiry

    Nilfiry Notebook Enthusiast

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    I say you should get the stock termal compound, and then upgrade it yourself. You can definitely find enough for your CPU and GPU for under $40.

    I am actually more curious as to what the stock compound is made of.
     
    Nilfiry, Dec 20, 2011
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