thermal compounds

k1llah3rtz · 27 Oct 2009 at 11:05

err.. i'm sure this is covered elsewhere but.

whats the best at the mo??

Arctic Cooling MX-3
Arctic Silver 5
Arctic Silver Matrix
Shin-Etsu MicroSi G751

??

Currently using whatever prolimatech ship with the megahalems...

krooton · 27 Oct 2009 at 11:07

Just moved to MX-3 after 2 years of MX-2, very happy with it

k1llah3rtz · 27 Oct 2009 at 11:10

what kinda temps you get at stock clock @ load?

at stock @ 100% i was running 40CPU/37NB, with the cores reporting 45-50 each

krooton · 27 Oct 2009 at 11:57

Dunno, my E8200 has stuck sensors idling at 44ºC. My temps don't go higher than 53ºC at load.

k1llah3rtz · 27 Oct 2009 at 12:13

hmm... first self-build in 12 years and so much has changed....

http://img190.imageshack.us/i/copyofp1010938.jpg/

k1llah3rtz · 27 Oct 2009 at 13:52

anyone.. who's OC'd i7920..... comments please??

SMAndy · 27 Oct 2009 at 14:37

I've used arctic silder 5 for years. Never had trouble...

My 720 X3 BE @ 3.5GHz @ ~1.4v never goes above 45 under normal load. hits 48 i think with prime running for 4 hours. Then again, AMD chips seem to run cooler than intel, so I just know this is a good temp compared to other cpu's i've had in the past.

k1llah3rtz · 27 Oct 2009 at 14:47

Gone -> to the highest bidder AS5 it is

.. thnx