IC Diamond 7 The Best Compound

Martee

Martee

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Today I was playing around with the new thermal compound and my M6850 FX lappy with the Intel T9300, 2.50GHz processor. I do know the most of you on the Forum use the desktop computers with much better cooling systems than in my little notebook, but perhaps you will be interested in this.

I received for testing the new for me, the paste from the Innovation Cooling
company, the IC Diamond 7 Carat Thermal Compound, the Advanced formulation cooling compound with 92% diamond powder.

Here's the key features of the Innovation Cooling Diamond 7 paste

* Each tube of IC Diamond Thermal grease contains 7 carats of micronized diamond with diamond particle loadings @ 94% by weight. Material loading above 90% is recommended as the best combination of rheological and thermal properties to minimize interface pump out due to thermal cycling.
* Superior bulk conductivity
* Excellent thermal impedance
* Tight particle distributions
* < 40 µ maximum particle diameter
* Silicone free
* Lower viscosity
* Greater stability
* Non capacitive or electrically conductive


After finished the tests I'm impressed by the performance of the ICD7 paste. The temps dropped down at least 5-6 degree on the CPU, GPU and chipset on my Gateway 15.4" notebook. :D

Here's the temperature on idle measured with HWMonitor.

.....................without ICD7......with ICD7
ACPI...............53C..................53C

CPU core#0.....31C...................30C
CPU core#1.....24C...................24C

GPU................54C...................53C


And the temperatures under the load

.....................without ICD7......with ICD7
ACPI...............83-86C.............79-80C

CPU core#0.....69-75C..............62-64C
CPU core#1.....61-69C..............57-58C

GPU................65-69C..............59-62C



First I was planning to use the ICD7 just on the graphic card chip and chipset and stick to the Arctic Cooling MX-2 paste on the processor, but finally I decided to get the ICD7 compound on CPU as well. I'm glad I did it, because the temps dropped on the cpu as well, in comparison with the MX-2 paste.

I also was trying the Arctic Silver 5 the first time when I got my lappy, but the temperature of the processor was 3-4C higher in comparision to the MX-2 compound that I used lately. The AS 5 is the worst paste of these three compounds I tested. :(

I will monitor the temperature for the next few days just to be sure everything is ok.
So far so good. :)

Thanks for reading...cheers...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
thats impressive results , i have had the same results with arctic silver though , but AC5 seems to need time to "settle in" whereas your new paste seems to have instant effect! I wonder if given time it'll get even better? , ill have to look out for it
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
    PSU
    OCZ Modstream 700w
    Cooling
    Titan Fenir
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Gamer
    Keyboard
    Razer Reclusa
    Internet Speed
    8mb
nice......;), thanks for sharing


i just ordered this thermaltake V1 cooler, i may look into aquirering some of this grease....






:)SK
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    2mb
H2SO4 said:
Toothpaste and Vegemite are not to be dismissed either ;)

Thermal transfer compound comparison
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lol....thats me off to the shop for some mighty ''vegimite'' :p


i dont doubt company's use fake statistics to sell products, i think it just gives us that slight reassurance that someone actually took some time to create superb heat dissapation with the grease your using at the time, kind of like a placebo......lol


your certainly gonna be worrying a little more if all you have on there is a dollop of Macleans extra white.... :sarc:






:)SK
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    2mb
Thanks guys. I'm really impressed with the results and I'm glad I could lower the operating
temperature in my notebook. As you know the temps in the notebooks are real problem, there is
no much room over there, everything is cramped together so tightly into the chassis.

Today, I was studying the screenshots from the yesterday tests and I found out that the hard drive
temp is lover also. It's 4-5C lower than before, thanks to lower overall temp inside the case. :)
Frankly, I was staring at the GPU and CPU temps and didn't notice the HDD one until today. Silly me. :o


I was using the Arctic Silver 5 in my lappy for three months, since I swapped the CPU for
the T9300. I guess the paste had more than 200 hours time to cure over there. The notebook run
almost non stop during that time. I was able to drop 2C in comparison to the stock factory grease
with the AS 5. It was not impressive result. :( I had to leave the stock thermal pads on the graphic
card and the chipset, because the gap between the hitsink on the chips is almost one millimeter
wide, so I couldn't use the AS 5 there.

With the IC Diamond 7 compound I was able to fill these gap without any problem. The paste is
specially made to be used on the GPU and/or the chipset where otherwise are used the thermal pads.

I'm planning to fix my other machines with this paste very soon. I highly recommend the ICD 7.

Cheers... :D

add:Thanks H2SO4, I read this one and looks like the water is the best :party: :D
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
Ceramic is suppost to be decent as well. Keep meaning to try something new. Will have a look and see how ceramic fairs up against this diamond stuff.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
Martee said:
* Each tube of IC Diamond Thermal grease contains 7 carats of micronized diamond with diamond particle loadings @ 94% by weight.

Thanks for reading...cheers...
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Hmmmm...Does the manufacturer offer financing? :zip:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo e8400
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Pro
    Memory
    G.Skill 2x4gb DDR2 1066
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD4870
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 22 in.
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda SATA 320gb
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500 watt
    Case
    Antec 300 Gaming
    Cooling
    Stock on CPU and three Antec 120mm fans.
    Mouse
    Gaming
    Keyboard
    Crappy Wireless
    Internet Speed
    10mb down and 1 mb up

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
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