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mihgeo

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hi all,i want to change my stock cooler.is hot...
i read many reviews for thermal paste,i want to buy deepcool z5
in performance test is same score as arctic-cooling mx4.
but i don,t undestead way deepcool z5 have thermal conductivity only 1,46w\mk and arctic-cooling mx4 8,5w\mk and both with same score?

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What the heck does w\mk even mean? Thermal paste  is not that complicated, just get a known brand and call it a done, so long as you don't use peanut butter for paste it will do the job. :D

It's a measurement of thermal conductivity. Higher is better.

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YESSS :thermal conductivity. Higher is better but many reviews is fake or............

is aprox. same score mx-4 vs deepcool z5:

http://skinneelabs.com/wp-content/uploads/TIMBestTemp5.png

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490/5

etc in many sites search via google:)

@I Am A Cow...you do not know this information but you have over 5000 post in section harware etc and me simply men you give information. :nuke:

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YESSS :thermal conductivity. Higher is better but many reviews is fake or............

is aprox. same score mx-4 vs deepcool z5:

http://skinneelabs.com/wp-content/uploads/TIMBestTemp5.png

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490/5

etc in many sites search via google:)

@I Am A Cow...you do not know this information but you have over 5000 post in section harware etc and me simply men you give information. :nuke:

what ? lol

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I'm assuming that you're going to change the cpu cooler too right?

 

Otherwise, there isn't enough difference in TIM (assuming good quality brand name) that achieves your end goal.  

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I saw a very comprehensive test somewhere once before, and it turns out that in a pinch...mayonnaise works well as a tim.   Mustard, not so much.  

I think the mayo worked as well as some store bought stuff,  at least for a little while.  The article is out there somewhere if you want to read it for a laugh.   :teehee:

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TIM performance only partly depends on composition.  Application, method and amount, pressure between CPU and cooler, and surface finishes all contribute. 

I like non conductive TIMs, which most are,

As a novice, MX-2 is easier to apply, and quite good. I like the Artic TIM remover/surface cleaner set, goes on sale about $8. Or a pharmacy should have 91% alcohol, also good.

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