** THERMAL GRIZZLY - CHAMPIONSHIP THERMAL PASTE **

chippy08 said:
The photo i seen seems to suggest its spread on quiet thick is this the case or do you still use a very thin layer ?
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Maybe - but afaik that would be the worst thing to do as it would then act as an insulator. Spread thinly, or use the rice sized bit in the middle of the cpu and let the heat sink spread it. I originally used the spread method, but was not happy with it, and when I took the block off it looked to thick to me. Have just re done mine with the blob in the middle and let it spread by heat sink - much better I feel. ymmv of course.

Mark
 
How does this compare to IC-Diamond ?

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Nevermind just saw the charts, Only really beaten by liquid metal, Might have to get myself some :)
 
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tipes said:
Maybe - but afaik that would be the worst thing to do as it would then act as an insulator. Spread thinly, or use the rice sized bit in the middle of the cpu and let the heat sink spread it. I originally used the spread method, but was not happy with it, and when I took the block off it looked to thick to me. Have just re done mine with the blob in the middle and let it spread by heat sink - much better I feel. ymmv of course.

Mark
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All depends on how the paste is designed to be used though generally there is less than 3 degrees difference if any between methods.

I don't get the persistence some have for spreading though - sure traditionally many were designed to be hand spread and some are designed for it but these days the larger number are designed to be applied as a blob or line for optimal results.

One that annoys me is AS5 as unlike others it can be a little less tolerant of incorrect application - used correctly its still pretty competitive against anything out today but gets written off a lot due to people persisting in ignoring AS's guide and applying it wrong.
 
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Spoiler tag your pic, what temps where you getting before and how did you apply it to your cpu?
 
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Whoops sorry about the pic.

Before I was hitting 80c+ (with CLU because that stuff is a damned nightmare to get an even spread)

I couldn't do 4.6 before so in my eyes it was worth it, maybe cleaning my loop/blocks helped a bit too.

Spread it across the middle of the chip with the spreader and then mounted the block, let pressure push it out to the edges. Unmounted to check and it looked good, so I went with it :)

Sure CLU should have done better, but out of the many CPUs I tried it on the stuff is a freaking nightmare to get a good spread with, i'll stick with pastes from now on.
 
If applying the kryonaut to the die on a delidded ivy, do i need to worry about nail-varnishing the PCB? This paste is non-conductive isn't it, so should be ok without? Ta.
 
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