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IC Diamont 7, I love dat shtuff

Did I get a bad one or is it suppose to really thick?

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Did I get a bad one or is it suppose to really thick?

I'm sure it varies on the temperature it was stored at that determines the viscosity of the paste.

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I use arctic silver ceramique 2

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i use arctic silver 5 on my 770, and after you let it cure it works great.

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Did I get a bad one or is it suppose to really thick?

Actually, I was just searching this stuff. It is suppose to be thicker then other ones which is why it doesn't need time to cure. I think I will get some IC Diamond 7 because I was looking for something a bit more thick and something that would go on consistently. It seems that people praise it for both of those things.

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Would not recommend the ICD7 for the GPU die. The diamonds can scratch the die.

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Coollaboraty Liquid Ultra

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Coollaboraty Liquid Ultra

 

This. If you want the best stuff, then this is really what you need to be looking at, although I'd probably only have need of it if I ever de-lidded and would place it under my IHS to replace the old thermal paste under there.

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This. If you want the best stuff, then this is really what you need to be looking at, although I'd probably only have need of it if I ever de-lidded and would place it under my IHS to replace the old thermal paste under there.

I have it between die and IHS in my delidded i7 4770k and also between the IHS and the CPU cooler. On top of that I have it in my GTX770 DirectCUII, it seriosly is the best :D 

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I have it between die and IHS in my delidded i7 4770k and also between the IHS and the CPU cooler. On top of that I have it in my GTX770 DirectCUII, it seriosly is the best :D

How many heart-attacks did you suffer through when de-lidding?

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How many heart-attacks did you suffer through when de-lidding?

Haha I was pretty relaxed because I knew what I was doing but yeah I guess everyone gets a small heart-attack when they do it :P Used a razor blade myself. http://imgur.com/a/9qomf

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Haha I was pretty relaxed because I knew what I was doing but yeah I guess everyone gets a small heart-attack when they do it :P Used a razor blade myself.

Do you think a Stanley knife (box cutter) could do it, or is it too thick?

I've practised on two old chips, then I realised that they're both soldered on...

Also, did use anything to stick the IHS back on? Or did you just let the bracket on the motherboard keep it in place?

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Do you think a Stanley knife (box cutter) could do it, or is it too thick?

I've practised on two old chips, then I realised that they're both soldered on...

Also, did use anything to stick the IHS back on? Or did you just let the bracket on the motherboard keep it in place?

I guess it would work if its just thin enough. And yeah just the bracket, holds it nicely in place

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Actually, I was just searching this stuff. It is suppose to be thicker then other ones which is why it doesn't need time to cure. I think I will get some IC Diamond 7 because I was looking for something a bit more thick and something that would go on consistently. It seems that people praise it for both of those things.

Is it suppose to be as thick as clay?

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Lol no.. It's conductive and you have to replace it every year or so.

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Is it suppose to be as thick as clay?

Well, let me find out here when I use it right now. I don't know how thick you are talking about. The viscosity it suppose to be high (aka it's thick).

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Lol no.. It's conductive and you have to replace it every year or so.

But the question was whats the best thermal paste, I'm pretty sure its one of the best in performance but certainly not the safest or most effortless :) But then again I don't know if he wanted to know the best performer or the one that is best  in overall 

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Did I get a bad one or is it suppose to really thick?

 

Is it suppose to be as thick as clay?

 

Did I get a bad one or is it suppose to really thick?

 

 

Just to give you a heads up. Before use boil a kettle and place the whole tube (closed obv) into a cup of warm water for a few mins. This will heat the temp of the paste up and it will be more like Arctic Silver and will spread easily.

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Just to give you a heads up. Before use boil a kettle and place the whole tube (closed obv) into a cup of warm water for a few mins. This will heat the temp of the paste up and it will be more like Arctic Silver and will spread easily.

that's going to help a ton.. I was never able to get a decent spread without nearly stapping the motherboard.

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that's going to help a ton.. I was never able to get a decent spread without nearly stapping the motherboard.

 

You really should not spread thermal paste in the first place. Place a blob in the middle and let the block spread it. Heating the paste up will also help with this :)

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You really should not spread thermal paste in the first place. Place a blob in the middle and let the block spread it. Heating the paste up will also help with this :)

I meant that getting it to spread on the dye took a bunch of pressure from the heatsink.

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