Six thermal paste round up

Peter G. 13 Dec, 2007 at 12:10pm ET Article published in Tech

Comments

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   13 Dec 2007 ~ 1:20pm Leonardo Thanks. Very interesting.

   The number of pastes tested today doesn’t come close to what’s out there. One thermal interface material in particular I wanted to test was Innovation Cooling's IC Diamond 7 Carat Thermal Compound which in theory has the ideal formula, and CooLaboratory LiquidMetal Pad different from their Liquid Metal Pro. After the holidays I will be repeating these tests including the products mentioned on both a simulated-die and on the Q6600.
   
   If you’re in the market for a new tube of thermal paste, I would strongly recommend Tuniq TX-2 as your next choice.

   I look forward to their next review.
   
   As to their assertion of TX-2 outperforming the others: I don't know about all the others, but in my experience TX-2 does perform better than Arctic Silver 5. I have essentially switched over from Arctic Silver to Tuniq TX-2.