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 [REVIEW] 5 THERMAL PASTE COMPARISON, TX2, MX2, OCZ FREEZE, GELID GC1, AS5

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mhdsaifulaziz
post Jan 13 2014, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(tkh_1001 @ Jan 11 2009, 02:52 AM)
INTRODUCTION

Hi LYN!

Always been headache about which thermal paste you should buy? Worry not! This review is here to rescue you and it is certified to be over 9000% more effective than taking panadols tongue.gif

In this review, i will be comparing the commonly found thermal pastes from our friendly garage sales and our IT stores. There will be 5 candidates for this test and they are Arctic Cooling MX-2, Arctic Silver 5, Tuniq TX-2, Gelid GC1, Ocz Freeze

APA ITU THERMAL PASTE? BOLEH MAKAN KA?
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Ok, since now u know that its not something to be eaten already (altho they didnt say cannot eat lol) then i guess we shall not waste more time and lets move on to the introduction pictah for each of the thermal paste brows.gif
CANDIDATES

OK, here we go.... ini lah candidate number one
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AIKSS....posted wrong pictah  blush.gif

btw, here is our candidate number one again laugh.gif

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This is the famous Arctic Cooling MX-2. It comes in a 4 grams package and is said to be better than the Arctic Silver 5 by 2c according to the box.
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Next up is the Arctic Silver 5. This TIM is said to be showing the best results when its has already cured (200 hours sweat.gif ) and used for super low temp extreme benching . As for this tube, there will be no box cos i borrowed it from someone. He bought it from US and its the 12 grams version. This tube here costs him 20 USD excluding shipping.
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OK, this one is the common Tuniq TX-2 that most of the forummer here uses it cos its cheap and performs well lol. This TIM comes in a very simple packaging and have a content of 3.5grams. Due to the simple packaging, sometimes there are cases where buyers who uses postage receiving that TIM "divided by zero" when it reaches them
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Lying over here will be the new comer Gelid GC1. This TIM is said to be on par with Arctic Cooling MX-2 and according to the box, able to beat Arctic Silver 5 by 2c just like the MX-2. This TIM comes with 5 grams of content and a small applicator for those who likes to "sapu" the thermal paste on their proc. There's no need to use credit card or plastic to cover your hands anymore with this lol
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This iz are our last candidate Ocz Freeze. Dubbed as the best TIM by benchmarkreviews.com. It comes in a 3.5gram package just like the Tuniq TX-2 but it has a shelf life of 24months stated on the box. The rest of the TIMs have no indication of shelf life available on the box.
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i use this before, seems working well, before that i use those unbranded, after 3 months become dried. lol~~
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post Jan 20 2014, 10:06 AM

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QUOTE(lucidlts @ Jan 15 2014, 10:53 AM)
Tested Gelid GC-Extreme recently, performance is really good. tongue.gif
sizzling hot haswell cpu (or just me getting a lemon chip) is able to maintain at a nice temp.

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lemon chip??!! rclxub.gif
mhdsaifulaziz
post Jan 21 2014, 01:39 PM

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QUOTE(lucidlts @ Jan 20 2014, 03:58 PM)
well, basically you call it a sucky one.
life gives you lemon, you made lemonade out of it.  sweat.gif
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lol~~ rclxub.gif
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post Jan 21 2014, 01:40 PM

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QUOTE(Maxieos @ Jan 21 2014, 01:05 AM)
there's one product which able to remove the thermal paste beside alcohol .
What's the product again ?
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is that needed? last time i use tissue paper to wipe off only~~ haha
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post Jan 21 2014, 01:58 PM

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QUOTE(lucidlts @ Jan 21 2014, 01:54 PM)
Isopropyl swab from pharmacy will do the trick, just to remove those extra residue if you really care tongue.gif
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haha~ can la~ it won't last for so many years also~ 2 - 4 years then change a new one dy~ XD

 

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