I don't want to delid, and am using a Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme and Intel Core i7-4790K. Would this be the optimal thermal material?
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This in my experience is one of the best around as long as you don't have an aluminum IHS, etc. Here's a great review of coolaboratory paste and 28others. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616.html
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I don't know. I used it as a contact inside the chip after deliding my cpu. But I've always used Arctic Silver 5 as a thermal compound and have had good results with it.
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Be careful, I've read something about certain Intel chips that have aluminum IHSs (Integrated Heat Speader, or the 'lid') and Liquid Pro will RUIN any aluminum it comes in contact with. Your chip might not have an aluminum IHS, but i'd see if you can find out what it's made of first. If it's anything other than aluminum you should be ok.
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No it would not. This bonds metals together, and if you ever need to remove your CPU or do maintenance on your CPU cooler, you will have an extremely difficult time separating the two. You're better off using a different thermal paste like Prolimatech PK-1.
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Forums and reviews are spot on. Its a pain to work with but its the best. Delid with vice was easy and a huge pay off. Might rethink going there
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It usually is the optimal material. It will outperform all other pastes, but may require more maintenance. Depending on usage, you might have to replace it once every 6 months to a year as it will dry out. Also, it'll stain the copper on your block and you'll need to scrub it down. If you don't care about these two things, go for it.
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Yes... but I'd recommend replacing it. The thermal paste is on the stock cooler. It comes in three thick bands with gaps in between them. I'd recommend at least spreading these out to cover the entire CPU before installing. I removed the stock paste completely and went with my own application to ensure even coverage.
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Sorry wouldn't know. In the past when using a peltier cooler I would only use regular thermal paste.
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Side of heatsink top fin. Thermo compound should be the only thing between chip & heatsink
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yes but the stock heatsink is not all to great. on my system with the stock cooler the temps were from 45-80 C. I bought a hyper tx3 from cooler master and now my temps stay from 35-55 C. Maybe look into getting a hyper 212 evo for like $30. its a really good cpu though very good for gaming.
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if it's the 1150 compatible than it shouldyou might run into memory clearance issuesI used the hyper 212 evo and it was close as far as the heat spreaders not touching , got about 1/8" to 1/4" clearance with the 212with the 212 and a 4770k had it OC'd to 4.4ghz and it only got to 60*c running Prime95 for 12 hours
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It will be fine if you dont plan on overclocking it and you will be happy running it around 50C. Think about it, youre trying to cool 200+ watts with 120mm of radiator space; a radiator that is not very thick. The only 120mm radiator that Ive found that works well with this is the Alphacool Ut60 (60mm thick). But Id always suggest a 240mm. Ive tested the Corsair h60 on thisd cpu and I wasnt even comfortable getting a stable bench/burn in at stock clocks. I shut it down and put the Swiftech h220x on it.
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Thankfully the thermal compound is not pre applied on the heatsink. It comes in a little plastic sleeve, seperatly. I would definitely apply the artic silver 5 compound instead of what comes with the heatsink. By the way this closed loop cooler is AWESOME. Lemme know if you have any other questions about it.
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I don't know the reason. The only I know is that Artic Silver thermal compounds are the best for processor's heat transfer and dissipation. In my case, thermal paste transfers heat so great: highest temperature I've seen in my computer's processor is 52 degrees Celsius at full load (no overclocking of course).
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Only have to reapply if you where to change the thinks in the future, I used this on an intel i5-4670k which I delided by changing nothing other than the internal CPU TIM and paste between my cooler and CPU got a temp decrease of ~15C while stress testing, altered settings since then and am not at 4.5 Ghz never going over 70C while keeping fan speed low to reduce noise.
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Ya, seems to be standard for this chip I purchased a larger heatsink for it as well as changed fan speeds to keep it a little lower. Doesn't change the temp much but works well for extended use.
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In my experience, the heatsink gets too hot to touch, so I would be wary of improper airflow.
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I wouldn't use as thermal compound for different reasons. Is great for direct placement under heat sink on dye. Tried on gpu and ruined it. Does conduct electricity so be careful.
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it is actually called thermal paste and arctic silver is the best to get and just one good drop in the middle of the cpu on the back side is all you need. it will spread out when you install the cooling fan and heat sync
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Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any more insight.
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Yes, and it is awesome. My CyberPower Custom computer now runs so cool with the Thermaltake! Trust me, you will be impressed with your temps! Oh, did I mention that it is super quiet too? It is.
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Hi. The thermal paste is very highly rated. Here's a link to Thom's Hardware site, but if you check around, several sites rated it by far the best. If the h100i is rated for your chip, then it should work fine. BTW, consider adding a second fan in a push pull configuration if its not already set up that way as you won't have to run the fans as fast for the same cooling (quieter!). Here's the linkhttp://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html - Articlehttp://www.tomshardware.com/charts/thermal-compound-charts/benchmarks,155.html - click on each link for the ratings. Hi. The thermal paste is very highly rated. Here's a link to Thom's Hardware site, but if you check around, several sites rated it by far the best. If the h100i is rated for your chip, then it should work fine. BTW, consider adding a second fan in a push pull configuration if its not already set up that way as you won't have to run the fans as fast for the same cooling (quieter!). Here's the linkhttp://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html - Articlehttp://www.tomshardware.com/charts/thermal-compound-charts/benchmarks,155.html... » Read More Hi. The thermal paste is very highly rated. Here's a link to Thom's Hardware site, but if you check around, several sites rated it by far the best. If the h100i is rated for your chip, then it should work fine. BTW, consider adding a second fan in a push pull configuration if its not already set up that way as you won't have to run the fans as fast for the same cooling (quieter!). Here's the linkhttp://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html - Articlehttp://www.tomshardware.com/charts/thermal-compound-charts/benchmarks,155.html - click on each link for the ratings. « Show Less