Thermal grizzly conductonaut does not permanently bond the cooler to the cpu... Honestly I rarely hear of people using it between the cpu and cooler anyway, most people are using it between the cpu die and IHS.
Came here to say this. My Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra did solidify on the CPU/IHS, but noting was bonded together and some quick work with a razor blade fixed things up pretty quickly.
This was between a copper water block and a zinc-coated copper heat spreader, so I don't think that was the issue... Also, liquid metal TIMs will severely degrade the structural integrity of aluminum heat sinks, so it should be fairly obvious to tell if that was the issue in those sorts of situations.
Hydronaut preforms much worse that that number would suggest. It's a very middle of the road paste (see Tom's HW's massive T.I.M. roundup). CM's MasterGel Maker already crushes Hydronaut as far as real world perfomance.
Yeah, performance on paper and performance in actual use are two very different things when it comes to thermal compounds. I myself aim for some balance of ease of use, ease of cleanup, performance, and cost. Top performance isn't necessary for me and isn't typically worth the aggravation and cost, but at the same time I don't want some cheap Intel-grade Crest either. Or was it Colgate?
That was the plan. I didn't want to have to buy thermal compound again so I just got the biggest one Amazon had to offer. Go big or go home? I dunno, it was probably a waste as something like 8g would have been more than I'd ever need.
(Coolermaster) MasterGel Maker Ultra-high CPU/GPU conductivity (11 W/m.k) NanoDiamond particles maintains through a wide range of temperatures Excellent viscosity makes it easy to spread or remove without cracking or drying out
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Ej24 - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Thermal grizzly conductonaut does not permanently bond the cooler to the cpu... Honestly I rarely hear of people using it between the cpu and cooler anyway, most people are using it between the cpu die and IHS.Goty - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Came here to say this. My Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra did solidify on the CPU/IHS, but noting was bonded together and some quick work with a razor blade fixed things up pretty quickly.Also, *permanently.
Ian Cutress - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
That's my fault, I took out too many words when editing. Should be fixed.Paul Tarnowski - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
It isn't on my end.Shroedingers Dog - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Note: Thermal Grizzly and other metal tims must not be used with aluminum coolers! It eats aluminum, hence the appearance of bonding.Goty - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
This was between a copper water block and a zinc-coated copper heat spreader, so I don't think that was the issue... Also, liquid metal TIMs will severely degrade the structural integrity of aluminum heat sinks, so it should be fairly obvious to tell if that was the issue in those sorts of situations.AndrewJacksonZA - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
So basically, it's almost as good as/equal to Thermal Grizzly's "medium" product, Hydronaught.Coolermaster: 11.0 W/mk
Hydronaught: 11.8 W/mK
http://www.thermal-grizzly.com/en/products/14-hydr...
AndrewJacksonZA - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
(BTW - I'm all for competition. It's better for all of us. :-)Cooe - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Hydronaut preforms much worse that that number would suggest. It's a very middle of the road paste (see Tom's HW's massive T.I.M. roundup). CM's MasterGel Maker already crushes Hydronaut as far as real world perfomance.Valantar - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
Kryonaut is still excellent though, and it's rated significantly above this. Still, if the MasterGel is beating Hydronaut, this could be interesting.Alexvrb - Thursday, June 28, 2018 - link
Yeah, performance on paper and performance in actual use are two very different things when it comes to thermal compounds. I myself aim for some balance of ease of use, ease of cleanup, performance, and cost. Top performance isn't necessary for me and isn't typically worth the aggravation and cost, but at the same time I don't want some cheap Intel-grade Crest either. Or was it Colgate?PeachNCream - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Eh, I still have a 65g tube of Arctic MX-2 that I've used twice on laptops and will never empty.Shroedingers Dog - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
It's all you will ever need.PeachNCream - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
That was the plan. I didn't want to have to buy thermal compound again so I just got the biggest one Amazon had to offer. Go big or go home? I dunno, it was probably a waste as something like 8g would have been more than I'd ever need.jordanclock - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Is something wrong with the demo units? I'm not seeing any of the RGB on those tubes.Goty - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Vaporware, calling it now ;)boozed - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Presumably you mean W/m.K (watts per metre-kelvin) and not W/mK (watts per millikelvin)?mode_13h - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
If you check the pic, even Cooler Master got this right.Ryan Smith - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
Right you are. Thanks for the heads up!boozed - Saturday, June 30, 2018 - link
I know it's a small thing but IMO it's important to get units right!As always, the interaction with your readers is well appreciated.
[email protected] - Friday, August 24, 2018 - link
(Coolermaster) MasterGel MakerUltra-high CPU/GPU conductivity (11 W/m.k)
NanoDiamond particles maintains through a wide range of temperatures
Excellent viscosity makes it easy to spread or remove without cracking or drying out