Best TIM to use with a single stage?

[EnJoY]

Is the best TIM for a single stage still Ceramique? Has something newer dethroned it for best subzero performance? Thanks.

[Buckeye]

The best or not, I don't know. But Ceramique is what I use.

I know Chew used toothpaste one time and it worked LOL

[Elloquin]

MX-2 Works well also.

[Hondacity]

ceramique doesn't freeze with a single stage. but its thermal conductivity isn't as good as some

pk-1 is very good
gcx is what ln2 guys mostly use
evga is very good too
coolermaster ice is what vivi uses

[EnJoY]

I didn't realize MX-2 et all likes going sub-zero.

Best way to apply still a glob in the center of the die and then mount the head?

Can you tell it's been awhile since I've messed around with hardware?

[Hondacity]

mx-2 freezes from my testing(ln2 full pot)...sorry i forgot to put that in my previous post.

[Buckeye]

Here is a youtube that shows how TIM spreads with different ways to apply it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXLu...ure=plpp_video

[[XC] gomeler]

I apply a big ass blob, mount the evap with slight pressure and kick on the computer until the CPU is around 60-70C. Rotate the evap mount a bit to squish out excess paste, tighten down and begin pulling down the evap. Same process I use on CPUs and GPUs under LN2 and I get fantastic looking mount patterns. You'll always end up with a ton of paste squished out, don't let that crap fall in to the socket when you remove the CPU.