IC-DIAMOND RESULTS THread

IC Diamond · 15 Sep 2014 at 21:48

Time to post up your results as per our gentleman’s agreement or forever be ensconced on the wall of shame.

We have done a spreadsheet on the results to date along with a couple of comparison charts.

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frostdragon · 19 Sep 2014 at 13:00

IC DIAMOND with OC TECHLABS GPU's

Innovation Cooling;s IC Diamond are pleased to feature in the OC Techlabs GTX 980 GPU (with pre-installed water block) this will help THE OCUK techlabs graphics to perform second to none.

Purchase yours at

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18624854&highlight=ic+diamond

Regards

Frost Dragon

Akagi · 19 Sep 2014 at 13:06

Does this paste get better over time, or should I have noticed a difference immediately?

frostdragon · 19 Sep 2014 at 13:29

It needs to burn in usually 2-4 hours!

Akagi · 19 Sep 2014 at 13:35

frostdragon said:
It needs to burn in usually 2-4 hours!

Thanks for the heads up. I did some prime testing at 5GHz a few minutes after applying the paste and wasn't too pleased with the temperatures, perhaps thats why!

I'll try it again.

And I think I may need to re-apply it, because I was faffing with the CPU block, so I broke contact with the paste and then re-made contact again.

frostdragon · 19 Sep 2014 at 13:47

yes that will introduce air inot the joint and thus spoil it all.

YOu can however WET the cpus ihs first by applying a small amount of icd-then lifting up the block and then checking for spread and then apply a bit more in the centre on top of the other layer.

I have seen good results from this.

What is the CPU you are using
?

Regards

Frost dragon

Akagi · 19 Sep 2014 at 13:57

It is an i7 2700K. I was sitting at 5GHz with 1.424v at the time. Day to day is 4.6GHz with 1.317v however.

IC Diamond · 3 Oct 2014 at 17:17

Bump for reminder to test and post as per our gentleman’s agreement

Confused Stu · 3 Oct 2014 at 17:49

Would love to, but my tube never turned up (not even a "postage underpaid" notice that a few others got). Thanks for the generous giveaway and sorry I can't provide any results towards it.

Mark A · 3 Oct 2014 at 22:44

Will be able to try it out soon as I am finally upgrading. Just waiting on the Asus Strix 970 being back in stock.

What pressure in lb would I need to use? The HSF I have says it can apply a total of 70lb of force to the cpu.

IC Diamond · 4 Oct 2014 at 16:26

Mark A said:
Will be able to try it out soon as I am finally upgrading. Just waiting on the Asus Strix 970 being back in stock.

What pressure in lb would I need to use? The HSF I have says it can apply a total of 70lb of force to the cpu.

More is always better, a thinner bond line will have less resistance. 70lbs is pretty much max for Intel spec.

Stock sinks usually run in the 35-45 lb range

80% of the after market sinks we have sampled are between 50 lbs and 62lbs.

unless sink/IHS contact is wanting you will gain a couple of degrees with the added pressure.

frostdragon · 12 Oct 2014 at 14:08

hey tHERE ALL

I have just purchased a gtx 970 msi 4g gaming card. I will be reviewing it shortly for my site, however I will also look at how much better IC-DIAMOND Is over the stock paste

cheers
frost dragon

los · 3 Nov 2014 at 21:05

Does this stain the CPU? Also how many processors could you do with a 1.5g tube?
Is there any difference between the 7 carat and 24 carat as they both say the same in the description?

kimandsally · 3 Nov 2014 at 21:55

The staining of the CPU is easy to get off using Akasa TIM cleaner or Arctic cleaner, just let the cleaner soak into the paste then it comes off easy peasy, don't rub let the cleaner do the job.

Difference between 7 carat and 24 carat is 1.5g and 4.8g the paste is identical.