the best thermal paste? Liquid Metal Coollaboratory Liquid Pro vs. AS5 [pics 3MB]

[guess2098]

before apply CPL to my intel 651... i love to use this thin blade to apply any kind of thermal paste



it is not easy to apply CLP... sometime i did the paste too thin and cooler base can not 100% touch the paste, i added a drop in the middle to ensure CPU and cooler base perfect touch



45 degree photo




after applied and removed the cooler, it looks like this




CPU top looks like this...



i used soft napkin to clean it... however it is very hard to remve



this is the best i can do....




CPU only can done like that



GOOGONE, always use this to remove any kind of paste



after googone it...





the formal thermal paste winner, AS5



i used another Tower 120 cooler, never apply CLP b4



add some more drops in case too thin that cooler base can not touch it




after using AS5.... easy to clean



easy to remove from CPU too. however, i think there was some CLP not complete remove and caused reaction.... became like black hahah



soft napkin done a good job again (good for other cleaning? )



after googoned it!

[guess2098]

room temp 24.3C
using CLP

right afte Windows loading , CPU idle temp



SP2004 5mins



after turn off SP2004 about 30sec




room temp 24.2C
using AS5

right after Windows loading , CPU idle temp



SP2004 5min



after turn off SP2004 about 30 sec



....

[CPLB]

Wow, great pictures and very impressive results. Thanks a lot for all your work!

[qwerty69]

I understand CLP should not be used on Alu but isn't the IHS Alu? Correct me please if i'm wrong.

[Cappie]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=72814

Read this thread, I think its wise to stay well clear of this CPL crap cuz it will indeed harm your IHS in the longrun(not visibly but damages will be there).

[-aDaM^]

when you apply thermal paste, its best to put put one little tiny drop in the middle, and let the pressure of the heatsink do the rest. This is been proven too btw

[Scyphe]

Unless the testing of each compound was carried out over a week the test isn't interesting from a cooling perspective since we all know that AS5 takes days, up to a week, to "bond" and reach the peak effectiveness. Took ~4-5 days and my CPU suddenly went 4-5 degrees cooler the next morning.

ps. I wouldn't let that liquid corrosion aluminum killing chemicals near my equipment..

[[XC] DragonOrta]

I understand CLP should not be used on Alu but isn't the IHS Alu? Correct me please if i'm wrong.

An IHS is nickel-plated copper, so shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[peleejosh]

Way too much arctic silver 5 on there.

[guess2098]

Unless the testing of each compound was carried out over a week the test isn't interesting from a cooling perspective since we all know that AS5 takes days, up to a week, to "bond" and reach the peak effectiveness. Took ~4-5 days and my CPU suddenly went 4-5 degrees cooler the next morning.

ps. I wouldn't let that liquid corrosion aluminum killing chemicals near my equipment..

that is ok! i knew ppl will asking about this b4 i posted
mine 7900GTX vmoded 1.55v core is using AS5 for over 1.5 mos
it must be over 100hr burn in as AS5 official website require. moreover, i turn on and off and that is another requirement for AS5 burn in... so now let me show the magic of CLP... (to me it is woow! like the 1st time i use AS5)


AS5; room temp is 23.4C

7900GTX idle



7900GTX full load and temp is almost the same



after full load about 60 sec, 1 block is 10sec


CLP; room temp is 23.0C

7900GTX idle



7900GTX full load and temp is almost the same



after full load about 64 sec, 1 block is 10sec

[Jochenp]

OMG :o
I really want to try the CLP, I'm only scared that it would eat the core of my winchester. (I have the IHS off).
Does anyone know if the bare core can stand this liquid metal stuff?

Jochenp

[guess2098]

OMG :o
I really want to try the CLP, I'm only scared that it would eat the core of my winchester. (I have the IHS off).
Does anyone know if the bare core can stand this liquid metal stuff?

Jochenp

you can wait for a mo to see my 7900GTX still working or not

[Schmetterling]

You use way too much thermalpaste, i used to spread my AS5 on the whole IHS when i first got this 3000+ but last time i installed the cooler i only used a small drop and that small drop even improved my temps compared with the whole IHS covered in thermalpaste!

- Schmetterling

[hot_fifty]

maybe but why should he lie.. where can we got that metal thing CLP

[lawrywild]

theres often some on ebay UK

[Escobar999]

i think www.frozencpu.com has some in stock

[Magnj]

psh AS5 ftw

[Sneaky]

ill stick to shin-etsu G-751, has given me better results than AS5, and i prefer not to put some crazily conductive (and proven destructive... atleast on aluminum) TIM on my components

[IvanAndreevich]

Whoever is worried about IHS being aluminum, don't be. IHS is anodized copper.

[Sneaky]

Whoever is worried about IHS being aluminum, don't be. IHS is anodized copper.

you can only anodize two metals: aluminum, and titanium (different process)


copper can be plated, but not anodized - the IHS is made of nickel plated copper

[cromwello]

u can anodize copper. its just a b***h of a process.but it can be done.asked my uni profs today and they reckon its gd to go but cant see y u wud want to.