80 Thermal Pastes Compared. Eighty. Eight Zero.

jmke · 15th June 2009, 17:21

I will admit that testing eighty thermal paste products amounts to more than what was really necessary to convey our message. What actually transpired was a search for the best TIM out of about fifty products sent to Benchmark Reviews over the past year, and halfway through the project I decided to accept everything that fit the description of thermal paste; even if it's a product that's no longer commercially available.

# Antec 77063 Formula 5 Silver Thermal Compound (1)
# Antec 77064 Thermal Grease (1)
# Arctic Cooling MX-1 Thermal Compound (0)
# Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (0)
# Arctic Silver II Silver Thermal Compound (2)
# Arctic Silver 3 Silver Thermal Compound (3)
# Arctic Silver 5 Polysynthetic Thermal Compound (4)
# Arctic Silver Alumina AA-14G Thermal Compound (0)
# Arctic Silver Ceramique (5)
# Arctic Silver Lumiere (0)
# Cooler Master HTK-002 Thermal Grease (0)
# Cooler Master PTK-002 Thermal Grease (0)
# Cooler Master NanoFusion R9-GE7-PTK3 (0)
# Cooler Master ThermalFusion 400
# CooLaboratory Liquid MetalPad (0)
# CooLaboratory Liquid Metal Pro (7)
# Coolink Chillaramic (0)
# ESG Associates Nanotherm (0)
# Evercool STC-01 (0)
# Evercool STC-02 (0)
# Evercool Cruise Missle STC-03 (0)
# FrozenCPU Copper Thermal Compound (0)
# GC Electronics Silcone Z9 10-8108 (0)
# GC Electronics Type 44 Non-Silicone 10-8120 (0)
# GC Electronics Water-Soluble HTC 10-8132 (0)
# GC Electronics HTC 10-8135 (0)
# Gelid GC-1 (0)
# Gelid GC-2 TC-GC-02-A (0)
# Gelid GC-Extreme (0)
# Innovative Cooling Seven Carat Diamond (6)
# Jetart CK4000 (0)
# Jetart Thermal Compound (0)
# Kingwin White Freeze WF-2 (0)
# Laird Technologies T-grease 880 (0)
# Laird Technologies T-grease 1500 Non-Silicone (0)
# Laird Technologies T-grease 2500 (0)
# Masscool Fanner-420 (0)
# Masscool AK-100 Stars Heatsink Compound (0)
# MG Chemicals 8463 Silver Conductive Grease (0)
# MG Chemicals 860 Silicone Heat Transfer Compound (0)
# MG Chemicals 8610 Non-Silicone Heat Transfer Compound (0)
# Noctua NT-H1 (0)
# OCZ Freeze OCZTFRZTC (0)
# Prolima Tech Thermal Compound (0)
# Rosewill RCX-TC001 (0)
# Rosewill RCX-TC050 (0)
# Rosewill RCX-TC060 Nano Silver (0)
# Scythe Thermal Elixer SCYTE-1000
# Shin-Etsu MicroSi G751 (0)
# Shin-Etsu MicroSi Silicon Compound (0)
# Shin-Etsu MicroSi X-23-7762 (0)
# Shin-Etsu MicroSi X-23 7783D (0)
# Shin-Etsu MicroSI X23-7774-4 Thermal Gel (0)
# SIL Heatsink Compound (0)
# Stars 612 Copper Grease (0)
# Stars 700 Silver Grease (0)
# Startech Silver Grease (0)
# SYBA CL-PTSL-COOL Silver Cool (0)
# Thermalright Chill Factor (0)
# Thermaltake Grease A2014 (0)
# Thermaltake Grease A2150 (4)
# Thermaltake CL-O0027 TG1 (0)
# Thermaltake CL-O0028 TG2 (0)
# Thermolab Thermal Grease (0)
# TIM Consultants T-C Grease 0098 (0)
# TIM Consultants T-C Grease 0099 (Copper) (0)
# TIM Consultants T-C Grease 0099NS (Non-Silicon) (0)
# Titan Technology Royal Grease TTC-G40030 (0)
# Tuniq TX-2 (0)
# Tuniq TX-3 (0)
# Ultra Thermal Compound (0)
# Ultra Thermal Gel ULT40124 (0)
# Xigmatek PTI-G3801 (0)
# Zalman ZM-TG2 Thermal Grease (0)
# Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease (0)
# Zalman ZM-STG2 Super Thermal Grease (0)
# Zaward HSC-W (0)
# Zaward HSC-G (0)
# ZEROtherm ZT-100 (0)

Arctic Silver 5 still very much top dog out there !

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...50&Item id=62

Rutar · 15th June 2009, 19:10

That article fits very well in my new article.

jmke · 15th June 2009, 19:20

that's an understatement

15th June 2009, 17:21	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,473	80 Thermal Pastes Compared. Eighty. Eight Zero. I will admit that testing eighty thermal paste products amounts to more than what was really necessary to convey our message. What actually transpired was a search for the best TIM out of about fifty products sent to Benchmark Reviews over the past year, and halfway through the project I decided to accept everything that fit the description of thermal paste; even if it's a product that's no longer commercially available. # Antec 77063 Formula 5 Silver Thermal Compound (1) # Antec 77064 Thermal Grease (1) # Arctic Cooling MX-1 Thermal Compound (0) # Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (0) # Arctic Silver II Silver Thermal Compound (2) # Arctic Silver 3 Silver Thermal Compound (3) # Arctic Silver 5 Polysynthetic Thermal Compound (4) # Arctic Silver Alumina AA-14G Thermal Compound (0) # Arctic Silver Ceramique (5) # Arctic Silver Lumiere (0) # Cooler Master HTK-002 Thermal Grease (0) # Cooler Master PTK-002 Thermal Grease (0) # Cooler Master NanoFusion R9-GE7-PTK3 (0) # Cooler Master ThermalFusion 400 # CooLaboratory Liquid MetalPad (0) # CooLaboratory Liquid Metal Pro (7) # Coolink Chillaramic (0) # ESG Associates Nanotherm (0) # Evercool STC-01 (0) # Evercool STC-02 (0) # Evercool Cruise Missle STC-03 (0) # FrozenCPU Copper Thermal Compound (0) # GC Electronics Silcone Z9 10-8108 (0) # GC Electronics Type 44 Non-Silicone 10-8120 (0) # GC Electronics Water-Soluble HTC 10-8132 (0) # GC Electronics HTC 10-8135 (0) # Gelid GC-1 (0) # Gelid GC-2 TC-GC-02-A (0) # Gelid GC-Extreme (0) # Innovative Cooling Seven Carat Diamond (6) # Jetart CK4000 (0) # Jetart Thermal Compound (0) # Kingwin White Freeze WF-2 (0) # Laird Technologies T-grease 880 (0) # Laird Technologies T-grease 1500 Non-Silicone (0) # Laird Technologies T-grease 2500 (0) # Masscool Fanner-420 (0) # Masscool AK-100 Stars Heatsink Compound (0) # MG Chemicals 8463 Silver Conductive Grease (0) # MG Chemicals 860 Silicone Heat Transfer Compound (0) # MG Chemicals 8610 Non-Silicone Heat Transfer Compound (0) # Noctua NT-H1 (0) # OCZ Freeze OCZTFRZTC (0) # Prolima Tech Thermal Compound (0) # Rosewill RCX-TC001 (0) # Rosewill RCX-TC050 (0) # Rosewill RCX-TC060 Nano Silver (0) # Scythe Thermal Elixer SCYTE-1000 # Shin-Etsu MicroSi G751 (0) # Shin-Etsu MicroSi Silicon Compound (0) # Shin-Etsu MicroSi X-23-7762 (0) # Shin-Etsu MicroSi X-23 7783D (0) # Shin-Etsu MicroSI X23-7774-4 Thermal Gel (0) # SIL Heatsink Compound (0) # Stars 612 Copper Grease (0) # Stars 700 Silver Grease (0) # Startech Silver Grease (0) # SYBA CL-PTSL-COOL Silver Cool (0) # Thermalright Chill Factor (0) # Thermaltake Grease A2014 (0) # Thermaltake Grease A2150 (4) # Thermaltake CL-O0027 TG1 (0) # Thermaltake CL-O0028 TG2 (0) # Thermolab Thermal Grease (0) # TIM Consultants T-C Grease 0098 (0) # TIM Consultants T-C Grease 0099 (Copper) (0) # TIM Consultants T-C Grease 0099NS (Non-Silicon) (0) # Titan Technology Royal Grease TTC-G40030 (0) # Tuniq TX-2 (0) # Tuniq TX-3 (0) # Ultra Thermal Compound (0) # Ultra Thermal Gel ULT40124 (0) # Xigmatek PTI-G3801 (0) # Zalman ZM-TG2 Thermal Grease (0) # Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease (0) # Zalman ZM-STG2 Super Thermal Grease (0) # Zaward HSC-W (0) # Zaward HSC-G (0) # ZEROtherm ZT-100 (0) Arctic Silver 5 still very much top dog out there ! http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...50&Item id=62 __________________

15th June 2009, 19:20	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,473	that's an understatement __________________

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15th June 2009, 19:10	#2
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	That article fits very well in my new article.