Thermal paste test and review

KnightRid · Post by **KnightRid** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:44 am

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/16920.aspx

WOW - I was shocked!

I would have copy and pasted the whole thing, but it is quite big

Apop - if it can without destroying the bandwidth or is within size limits - go right ahead!!

Mike

Mad_Goku · Post by **Mad_Goku** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:56 am

i can't view it from work, can someone summarize it pls???

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:58 am

The Scores:
1st place: Masscool Shin-Etsu x23
2nd place: AS Ceramique
3rd place: Frozen CPU copper
4th place: Coolab. Liquid Pro
5th place: Zalman ZM-STG1
6th place: AS 5
7th place: Intel Stock TIM

Summarized enough?

Dan

CR2500 · Post by **CR2500** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:05 pm

So AS Ceramique outperforms AS 5? I'm not sure which to get, but since Ceramique is cheaper too...

geokilla · Post by **geokilla** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:23 pm

But it can't mean much if the heatsink was mounted improperly right? AS5 are supposedly one of the best thermal paste isn't it? I wouldn't know since I'm using the stock AMD paste.

Post by **dicecca112** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:32 pm

all you can take from those test is that Intel TIM is the worse, all the rest are so close to each other they could be within a margin of error

Mad_Goku · Post by **Mad_Goku** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:03 pm

so what is the Tuniq paste equivalent to? I heard it was better than AS5.

elkmanwsu · Post by **elkmanwsu** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:27 pm

Wow! thats nuts. Ill have to get my hands on some Shin-Etsu X23

id86 · Post by **id86** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:29 am

i never heard about Shin-Etsu X23, Frozen CPU copper and also Coolab Liquid Pro...maybe at my country this TIM not selling yet.

btw, its so shock when saw that AS Ceramique out performed AS5

Gamble · Post by **Gamble** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:34 pm

I either started a thread or commented on one to ask about Ceramique once...looks like this answered my question!! Shin-Etsu eh? As usual, the Eastern world is ahead of us in development, haha. Even when it comes to thermal paste!!

BlueMagic · Post by **BlueMagic** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:11 pm

I have to give credit for DaSickNinja for spending weeks on his review.
I am not critizing DaSickNinja , nor his review. I do think people are
misinterputing what the best TIM is.

1. I would like to see an expanded time interval measurement from '0
hours' to '2 hour'; the reason is because it looks like the different TIM's
measurements had different initial start temperatures.

2. Looking at the 'Stock 6800' overlayed graph, and execpt for the
Masscool Shin-Etsu x23, one would assume that the Intel TIM is a
better TIM than most of the others if you were just going to turn-on
and use your computer for 8 hours a day.

3. Looking at the 'Stock 6800' overlayed graph, the Zalman ZM-STG1,
has a lower temperature at the end of a continuous 24 hour test and
also has a steeper angle (last 2 hour delta) than all the rest (and
looking like it's still going lower) - making IT the best TIM if you leave
your computer on all the time (taking in consideration that you're
running it or using it to run Prime 95).

4. The 'Mean P95 Temp/Rank' chart is based on a '24 hour case
summation' (with the skewed initial lower start temperature ?) -
meaning this ranking is for someone who just uses their computer
for 24 hours and then turns it off (taking in consideration that your
running it or using it to run Prime 95).

stereo55 · Post by **stereo55** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:29 am

Interesting stuff .

Here's another guys take on a larger variety of tim's : http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=135359