Best recommended thermal compound?

Rice1985

Rice1985

Rice1985

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Hey guys,

Need help finding the best performing Thermal compound of 2011 to cool my beastly i7 2600k, What would you guys recommend. :)

Oh... And the best way to apply it! :P
 
Arctic Cooling MX-4. Apply a small blob on your CPU and then allow the weight of the cooler to spread the paste evenly. If you have an HDT cooler such as the Corsair A70/A50 then apply it like in this guide.
 
I had the best results with IC Diamond but if price is of any concern, last time I checked Arctic MX-4 was the best value tim on the market.
 
Mr Krugga said:
I had the best results with IC Diamond but if price is of any concern, last time I checked Arctic MX-4 was the best value tim on the market.
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Money ain't a problem. I was reading around and wondered how the shin etsu x23 perform against the MX-4 and IC Diamond?
 
Rice1985 said:
Money ain't a problem. I was reading around and does the shin etsu x23 perform against the MX-4 and IC Diamond?
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I have no idea.

I read good things about the Shin Etsu thermal paste but have no confirmation in real world results as I've had a chance to try it out.

It's one of the TIMs that is quite popular outside the mainstream community.

EDIT: there you have some interesting results: http://www.overclock.net/cooling-experiments/453054-ic-diamond-7-vs-shin-etsu.html
 
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Thanks for all the help guys!!

Went with the indigo xtreme.. I'm kinder excited and scared at the same time cos of the delicate precedure you need to go through to install this thing.. Wish me luck! lol
 
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