OCUK Official IC Diamond/ Perihelion Test Results

AS5 used to be the best but has been surpassed by many newer pastes. Im suprised they havent released any upgrade to it yet. Its been quite a long time since AS5 was first released.
 
Without testing under the same ambient temps it is impossible to do a comparison to other pastes so I would seriously take many of the results posted with a large pinch of salt. I would wage that I could get toothpaste to perform better than the best performing TIM around (whichever that maybe) if ambient temps are not stated, such is the affect ambient temps have on results.

I'm not thread crapping and it is great that results are collated from enthusiasts, its just those results could be misleading if not interpreted correctly. When I write a 'head-to-head' review, I always ensure ambients temps are the same in the room I test with. If they are not then there is little point in comparing gpu/cpu temps. A 2c drop in ambient temp does not equal a 2c drop in cpu temp so they cannot be compared 'like for like'. Efficiencies in temperature transfer are not quite that easy to translate I'm afraid.

This isn't to say IC Diamond isn't a great TIM, I've heard many good things about it and could well give it a go myself and credit to the OP for collating the results, skeptical as I am ;).
 
w3bbo said:
Without testing under the same ambient temps it is impossible to do a comparison to other pastes so I would seriously take many of the results posted with a large pinch of salt. I would wage that I could get toothpaste to perform better than the best performing TIM around (whichever that maybe) if ambient temps are not stated, such is the affect ambient temps have on results.

I'm not thread crapping and it is great that results are collated from enthusiasts, its just those results could be misleading if not interpreted correctly. When I write a 'head-to-head' review, I always ensure ambients temps are the same in the room I test with. If they are not then there is little point in comparing gpu/cpu temps. A 2c drop in ambient temp does not equal a 2c drop in cpu temp so they cannot be compared 'like for like'. Efficiencies in temperature transfer are not quite that easy to translate I'm afraid.

This isn't to say IC Diamond isn't a great TIM, I've heard many good things about it and could well give it a go myself and credit to the OP for collating the results, skeptical as I am ;).
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Considering the results for my 2 different pastes are about 20 mins apart, I doubt that ambient temp affected them that much ;)
 
really we should be posting deltaT but like w3bbo says the lower the temp in the room the better the coolers/water will work.

deltaT at 10'c ambient will be lower than deltaT with a 30'c ambient with exactly the same setup.

StevenG
 
I am not doing a good enough job on the Perihelion here. Perihelion is a real sleeper, we ran a forum giveaway with 100 IC Diamond and a 100 Perhelion in enduser testing was second only to IC Diamond by 1 C @ a much lower cost.

so what is a degree C worth? one of the reasons we do these giveaways/field surveys is to get user feedback on a number of issues to fine tune the product/application and marketing message any feedback would be appreciated

Somebody had a question about application of IC Diamond with a DTH saw this video where the guy does a decent Job

nVidia GTX 470 TIM Replacement Guide

Also came across a Stanbony IC Diamond Review - I wonder how the Joisey local accent sounds to you Brits.

As long as I am posting videos it's not complete without the IC Diamond song , another first I think as I can not find any other songs about thermal compound lol

Danielle sings IC Diamond
 
Survey question

I am thinking that I might expand the giveaway to 100 tubes of ICD and 100 tubes Perihelion.

Question is, on a gentleman's agreement would you people post your before and after results? I have my doubts as it has been pretty light so far.
 
I'll do a review of both pastes if you like and post back a comprehensive review with pictures/graphs etc. I worked for OC3D but time constraints made it impossible to continue. However I'm finding more and more I have time on my hands now and I like your community approach, especially taking on board users comments and feedback.

My kit is out of the case at present so changing the heatsink (prolimatech Super Mega) over is no problem.

I can do both i7 and GTX470 tests for you vs prolimatech PK-1 paste, I might have some AS ceramique and MX3 knocking about too. Let me know if I can be of assistance.:)
 
IC Diamond said:
Survey question

I am thinking that I might expand the giveaway to 100 tubes of ICD and 100 tubes Perihelion.

Question is, on a gentleman's agreement would you people post your before and after results? I have my doubts as it has been pretty light so far.
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Well I would gladly post my results.

Currently using mx3 so I'm quite interested to see the difference with ICD (hopefully!)

So count me in please. ;)
 
As posted before, could do the comparison to AS5 on my notebook without problems.
Will post the results as well.
Could do the same when I finally get my new rig (but that at least a month down the line... 2600K)

My post on applying AS5 with temp comparison... click
 
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Judging by the previous lack of any input from the 50 people who received them I'd say you'll be lucky to get any decent amount of results. Quite annoying really that I took the time to update it and so did a few others.... yet the rest were on it for a free ride.
 
Hi,

I missed this the first time around.
I could post before and after results (wouldnt be to much trouble as my cpu block EK supreme hf can be easily unmount and mounted). I could make a comparison between the two aswell as mx2, mx3 and as5.
I spend more time tuning different aspects of my pc than actually using it. Doing a small comparison between five different pastes would be right up my street.

Phil.
 
I haven't a clue about doing proper tests but on an i5 750 running at 4Ghz I noticed 5 degrees better max temps and about the same differences at idle. That is with an H50 cooler. Not sure if that is helpful but it seems like a good improvement to me!
 
Combat Fighter said:
Am I correct in saying that the only difference between IC Diamond 24 and IC Diamond 7 is the quantity (1.5 vs 4.8g)?
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Carat = .2gm

Compound should be compared on volume not weight. Not sure why people call out weight maybe I will change to volume next time I do my labeling.

Perihelion @ 4 gm is/has the same volume as IC Diamond 4.8gm just under 2cc being 20% lighter.

AS5 is 1/2 cc weight is 3.5 gm so Perihelion and other compounds that use a good % of aluminum oxide can have as much as 4X the volume amount. ICD7 for example is 1/2CC same as AS5 3.5gm tube at less than 1/2 the weight. Suggested application amounts maybe different so use will vary.
 
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Thought it over and as I have gotten good returns on other giveaways in the UK, I think the first fizzled a bit with a lack of emphasis. So we will work on the gentleman's agreement - Free tube in exchange for posting before and after results.

100 Tubes of ICD24 & 100 tubes of IC Perihelion.

I will post the giveaway thread on January 9 in the evening, just need a few days to clear the decks and package them up for labeling.
 
I'm game, looking for a new TIM, tested a few & always swung back to AS5 as it performs so well after curing, others I've used seem to base the performance on straight from the tube results.
 
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