Thermal Paste Tests!

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The question of which Thermal Paste is the best has been asked a few times, so heres a list of most thermal pastes and the resluts :)

This isn't my own results, it is from another forum

|crappy thermal interface|
Tital Nano Blue - 59ºC
Panasonic - 58.5ºC
KPT-8 (reference) - 56.6ºC

|decent thermal interface|
Data Cooler - 57ºC
Titan TTG S-104 , S-103 - 56.7ºC
Pasta Siliconowa - 56.6ºC
Zalman CSL 850 - 56.5ºC
Noctua - 56.5ºC
Stars Silver - 56.5ºC
Stars 700/Aero 700 - 56ºC
GeIL GL-TCP1b - 55.6ºC
Thermopox - 55.6ºC
КПТ-8(BeO) - 55.5ºC
Sil more - 55.5ºC
Shin-Etsu(white) - 55.5ºC
W.P. - 55.5ºC
STARS (white, soft pack) - 55.5ºC
AKT-842 - 55ºC
Fanner 420 - 55ºC
Koolance - 55ºC

|good thermal interface|
Arctic Alumina - 55.5ºC
Arctic Silver-3 - 54.6ºC
AOS - 54.5ºC
DC-340 - 54.5ºC
Asetek - 54.5ºC
Arctic Silver-5 - 53.5ºC
Arctic Ceramique - 53.5ºC

|great thermal interface|
Apus TMG 301 - 52.5ºC
Gigabyte - 52.5ºC
Titan Nano Grease TTG-G30010 - 52.5ºC
GFC-M1 D90T8-010 - 52.5ºC
Shin-Etsu MicroSi G-751 - 52ºC

|outstanding thermal interface|
Arctic Cooling MX-1 - 51.5ºC
Shin-Etsu MicroSi MPU-3.7 - 50.5ºC
Coollaboratory Liquid Pro - 50ºC

Got the above list from another forum ;)

Ben
 
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what tests were done and how thorough and did they allow the paste to settle for a certain period of time whilst in use? I would have expected arctic silver to be the best considering the price we have to pay for it.
 
Just because a Sony costs more than a Toshiba doesn't make it a better TV...

TBH, the differences achieved with those thermal pastes could be attributable to just about any one of the plethora of variables involved in CPU-heatsink interfaces, so I'd take them as a VERY rough guide only (I haven't read the original article).

Yes, some will be higher quality than others, but as always the biggest difference will come from flat surfaces, good contact and effective case ventilation.
 
Down1oader said:
what tests were done and how thorough and did they allow the paste to settle for a certain period of time whilst in use? I would have expected arctic silver to be the best considering the price we have to pay for it.
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I didnt do the tests myself only posted the info on OcUK, unfortunatly i cant lnk to the origional forums as its got a competitor shop attached to it ;)
 
I can safely say that the Micro-Si that I am using is better than both the AS5 and ceramique I have used previously by a degree or so.

**Edit** Found my mini test from another forum.

w3bbo said:
Well the shin-Etsu arrived yesterday so I put it straight on for a test.

Testing @ 3.7ghz 1.45v
Ambient temp of 18c for the AS5 - 20c for the shin-etsu.

Temps before (Arctic silver 5) = 44c Full load (after 12hrs Large FFT's)

Temps after (Shin-Etsu) = 41c Full load (after 12hrs LargeFFT's)

A nice 3c drop on load, also bear in mind the shinEtsu was working with a higher ambient temp and has not had any time to 'set'.

An impressive drop for £2.

The compound itself though is a nightmare to work with. Its not at all like AS5 which incidently isn't exactly a dream to work with either. This stuff is more like a 'paste' than a 'liquid' therefore the spreading method which I prefer is a little more difficult to get a thin layer as it seems 'drier' than the as5.

Temps though speak for themeselves so I would go with it over As5 :D

I'll update if any noticable drop or increase in performance arises after a bedding in period as been passed (200 hours or so).
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hp7909 said:
Lol! & I wiped off the gunk that came with my ACF 64 & applied AS-5 instead :o :mad:
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I wouldn't worry I did the same and my temps are lower according to coretemp although my ACF64 is pointing the right way now...
 
w3bbo said:
I can safely say that the Micro-Si that I am using is better than both the AS5 and ceramique I have used previously by a degree or so.

**Edit** Found my mini test from another forum.
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Same place i got the above list from ;) Dosen't it origionate from XS or something? (or a place i can link to )
 
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Down1oader said:
Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
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Unless you state otherwise, it's a bit hard to gauge somebody's meaning just by reading text.

So, I'll take that thanks as genuine and say "you're welcome." :cool:
 
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