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45-Way Thermal Compound Roundup

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2011-10-07 06:43:38.0


Hardware Secrets have tested and compared forty-five thermal compounds from the likes of Antec, Arctic Silver, Biostar, Cooler Master, Coolink, Deepcool, Evercool, Gelid, Noctua, Prolimatech, Spire, Thermalright, Xigmatek, Zalman, and more.

Here's what they had to say:

"The big surprise of this month was the performance of the mayonnaise as a thermal compound. It worked superbly, showing better performance than some well-known high-performance thermal greases. Again, we cannot determine how long it should remain effective, but in the short term, mayonnaise was the best alternative thermal compound we have seen so far.

All the “true” thermal compounds we tested this time performed within the normal curve. We can highlight that the Akasa 455 had the same performance as the Akasa 450, and the Arctic Silver Céramique 2 performed worse than the Céramique older model."


If you're running low on thermal compound, then this is an article that you should check out before buying some more.

Click here to read the full review.

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