Corsair H70 Thermal Compound

Jacko197

Jacko197

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Morning all,

Just replaced my P8P67 Pro as part of the recall program and in the process of taking it to pieces i have managed to mess up the compound on my Corsair H70. I have got it up and running with some old stuff i had at home but the temps are not as good as they were before.

I am looking to order some new compound but i am unsure what to go for. I know the compound on there was probably the best but what would you guys suggest to use? Arctic Silver 5 any good?

I am looking to get the cleaning kit and some new compound so any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks

Jacko
 
I've done testing with the IC Diamond and it was very good (results here)

The stock paste is Shin Etsu, which blows MX-4 away, but the IC Diamond was the only thing I could find to beat it.

Lowered my idle temps by 5C and load temps by 3C. Have seen lows of 18C running the fans at full :)
 
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EVH said:
The stock paste is Shin Etsu, which blows MX-4 away, but the IC Diamond was the only thing I could find to beat it.
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Can it be bought in tubes? as there was far too much applied which wastes it.

Shin-Etsu X23-7762 Thermal Compound (Model X23-7762) - This thermal interface compound is developed by Shin Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. to meet the current and future requirements of high performance microprocessors. It is used to increase surface contact area for heat transfer by minimizing any air bubbles that exists between the top of the processor and the base of the heat sink.

Features

High performance thermal grease. Good for general applications. More forgiving in situations where the heatsink block is not a perfect finish.
Injector with cap for easy application and storage
1gm syringe (comes in 1cc syringe)
Thermal Conductivity: 6.0 (W/m K)
Electrically non-conductive
Viscosity: (Pa.s @ 25C) 180
Storage Conditions 60 F to 85 F (15 C - 29 C)
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is this it?
 
Dirty-Blade said:
Did you put the IC Diamond in some boiled water? Iv heard of people doing this to make the application easier.

How did you actually apply it? Pea-sized blob method?
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No, I just squeezed a big pea sized blob on the centre of the CPU.

FYI: I used IC Diamond 24 in my testing.

V F said:
Can it be bought in tubes? as there was far too much applied which wastes it.
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1) I've bought Shin Etsu off ebay, the stock compound is known as "Shin Etsu x23", search that and you'll find sellers :)

2) Yes.
 
Some other ones to consider there in the future but i received the MX-4 today and had a go at applying it tonight. After a few failed attempts i have managed to get it to a max of 71c under an hour of prime load and idle temps of around 34-36c.

It was previously going up to about 82c under load so im happy with the results.
 
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