The high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound is specifically designed for modern high-power CPUs and high-performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions. The Evolution of... more
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The high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound is specifically designed for modern high-power CPUs and high-performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions. The Evolution of Cool! Ceramique uses a high-density layered composite of five unique shapes of thermally conductive aluminum oxide, boron nitride and zinc oxide sub-micron particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer. This exclusive combination provides performance exceeding most metal-based compounds. Ceramique does not contain any silicone. The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced polysynthetic oils that provide superior performance and long-term stability. During the system's initial use, the heat from the CPU lowers the viscosity of the compound to enhance the filling of the microscopic valleys and ensure a minimum bond line between the heatsink and the CPU core. Then the compound thickens slightly over the next 100 to 300 hours of use to its final consistency designed for long-term stability. Ceramique is engineered to not separate, run, migrate, or bleed. It does not contain any metal or other electrically conductive materials. It is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive. Ceramique can easily be cleaned from CPUs and heatsinks with isopropyl alcohol. The 2.5-gram Ceramique is the first product available in a proprietary thermal compound syringe. The new syringe is more compact, easier to handle and dispenses a higher percentage of its content than standard industrial or medical syringes. The amount of compound remaining in the syringe is easy to determine, as the rear of the plunger is perfectly flush with the flange when the syringe is empty.
Advantages: Great thermal conductor Disadvantages: Expensive, hard to spread
...ArcticSilver 5 (AS5) is one of the most recommended TIM (thermal interface materials) by enthusiasts. Its made using actual silver, which is pretty cool, and it does look pretty cool when it comes out of the tube.
Applying the TIM
The ideal way to put TIM on the CPU is to put on a small amount, say the size of a small grain of rice, and rub it in. The excess is cleaned off and then an even smaller amount put on and left - when the Heatsink is put on, it is meant to be 'wiggled', meaning the TIM gets spread evenly. However, AS5 is very thick which means it is hard to spread, and most of the TIM ends up in a very thick layer in the middle while there is little on the edges, which is not good, as the IHS on the CPU (the metal thing) means that the heat is meant to be transferred evenly, not just in the centre!
Results
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Advantages: Very cool, easy to install Disadvantages: copper on the cpu side far from mirror ( needs a polish )
...Test system:
processor - AMD Athlon FX62 (2 x 2800 MHz / 125W TDP)
motherboard - ASUS M2N32 DeLuxe Wireles Edition (passive cooling system with HeatPipe)
Cooler is very easy to install just one lever.
More experienced users will probably remove thermalcompound and polish the surface of the cooler ( it is far from being a mirror ) and then apply high quality thermalcompound.
This will give You another 1-2 C less and faster cooling down after stress.
all tests were done using Zalman STG 1 ( high quality thermalcompound )
Temperature readings after 60 minutes in idle:
Akasa AK-876 37
Arctic Cooling 64PRO 38
Scythe Katana II 39
Temperature readings after 60 minutes in 100% load:
Akasa AK-876 56
Arctic Cooling 64PRO 58
Scythe Katana II 61
Temperature readings...
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Masters at cooling Review ofCooler Master ThermalCompound Kit Premiumby
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Advantages: Does its job, comes with good instructions, easy to use, some nice features Disadvantages: More expensive then usual compound (worth it though if you have very cold CPU)
...with the card supplied, and then peel back the template.
*Specification*
The Cooler Master ThermalCompound Kit Premium Processor heatsink paste is very similar to the 'performance' paste offered by Cooler Master, and I'm not %100 what the real difference is - except the price. The premiumcompound is about £4 and the performance is about £3. The only real difference that I can see is that the premiumcompound is able to be used from the temperate range of -50deg C to 170deg C. The performance compound can be used from 0deg C to 170deg C. To be honest though, unless you are running your computer using liquid nitrogen or something you will be unlikely to be any better off using the premium paste compared to performance. Plus it will set you back a bit more money too. Also, by looking at the details of the two, the performance paste seems to have...
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Applying the TIM
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