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Thread: Silicone/Thermal Grease and Paste
Started 1 month, 3 weeks ago by KTK777
okay i know this is sounds stupid but does anyone used Silicone Grease as Thermal Paste?
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Deton replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
hmmm....silicone, what brand are we talking about here?
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KTK777 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
actually i dont know yet which Silicone is good for cooling the CPU an example of Silicone grease they calling it Silicone Thermal Grease http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...0-2G&cpc=AD DON hmm..
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Deton replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
It's just generic thermal grease. Silver thermal compound have better thermal conductivity.
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EnglishLion replied 1 month ago
Silicone Grease is the traditional cheap and lower performance compound. Generally it's accepted that a silver based compound or similar has better thermal properties and thus better performance. I don't know by how much as it seems that no-one compares to it. Funny thing is I bought some the other day to compare to the high end silver stuff and will be testing it this week.
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KTK777 replied 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Quote: Originally Posted by EnglishLion Silicone Grease is the traditional cheap and lower performance compound. Generally it's accepted that a silver based compound or similar has better thermal properties and thus better performance. I don't know by how much as it seems that no-one compares to it. Funny thing is I bought some ...
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Silicone/Thermal Grease and Paste
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Quote: Originally Posted by EnglishLion Silicone Grease is the traditional cheap and lower performance compound. Generally it's accepted that a silver based compound or similar has better thermal properties and thus better performance. I don't know by how much as it seems that no-one compares to it. Funny thing is I bought some the other day to compare to the high end silver stuff and will be testing it this week. a friend of mine...
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Silicone/Thermal Grease and Paste
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It's just generic thermal grease. Silver thermal compound have better thermal conductivity.
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Silicone/Thermal Grease and Paste
Published (2009-11-24 12:33:00)
Silicone Grease is the traditional cheap and lower performance compound. Generally it's accepted that a silver based compound or similar has better thermal properties and thus better performance. I don't know by how much as it seems that no-one compares to it. Funny thing is I bought some the other day to compare to the high end silver stuff and will be testing it this week.

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