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PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE TESTING/POSTING YOUR IC Diamond RESULTS!!!
PLEASE ONLY POST WITH RESULTS WHEN YOU HAVE FULL RESULTS, OTHERWISE YOUR POST MAY NOT BE SEEN BY ALL IF YOU RESERVE THE POST FOR LATER RESULTS WITH IC7. PEOPLE TEND TO GO TO THE NEWEST POST, SO IF YOU WANT IT TO BE SEEN BY ALL, POST YOUR RESULTS ONCE YOU HAVE THEM ALL. ALL OTHER DISCUSSION/SUPPORT POSTS, GO RIGHT AHEAD!!
PLEASE BE SURE TO BENCHMARK YOUR CPU TEMPS WITH YOUR CURRENT TIM AND RECORD YOUR RESULTS BEFORE USING IC7 FOR TESTING. WE NEED BEFORE AND AFTER PLEASE!
ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DON'T CHANGE ANY VARIABLE OTHER THAN THE THERMAL COMPOUND USED FOR BEFORE/AFTER (I.E. SAME VOLTS/CLOCKS, COOLER, AND OTHER HARDWARE)
APPLICATION METHOD
For all those participating in the IC7 giveaway, please follow this link to the Innovation Cooling website for more information on the product:
Innovation Cooling
Proper application is the key to this product. The nature and consistency of this product is likely quite different from what most of you are used to in a Thermal Compound. We don't recommend use of traditional methods of applying the TIM like razor blades, lines, x's (though some people have reported great success with the X method), etc. Through extensive testing, the best overall application method has been determined to be a pea sized amount directly in the center of the CPU. The TIM should be adequately spread via the downforce of the CPU cooler (a sufficient amount of downforce will provide best results; minimum 50psi of downforce should be the goal for optimum results. please see the Innovation Cooling website for more info). Also, for coolers/surfaces that have many peaks and valleys, it may be beneficial to wet the surface(s) with a small amount of IC7 to initially fill the voids in the mounting surfaces...then proceed with recommended application as usual. Please click on the link below for application methodology and shoot me a PM if you have any questions.
Keep in mind, IC7 has been formulated with the specific goals of providing superb thermal conductivity with short set times, but also for long term stability and performance without pump/bakeout through extended thermal cycling or usage. This stuff is very stable over long periods of time.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please do feel free to navigate through the whole Innovation Cooling website as there is tonnes of information on there that might prove beneficial.
HOW TO POST RESULTS
THE FORMAT IS AS FOLLOWS (ALL TEMPS IN C):
OPTIONAL INFO: PROCESSOR, VOLTS/CLOCKS, HEATSINK/COOLING USED, ETC.
Pre-IC7
Compound:
Abient Temp:
Idle Temp:
Load Temp:
IC7
Ambient Temp:
Idle Temp:
Load Temp:
Added 5/22 - Cure Time- Cure Time averages 2 hours in most situations for sinks with adequate pressure loading with maybe .5C more overnight. Lightly pressure loaded sinks may take a day or more depending on the amount of pressure
If you have any problems or need support, please feel free to post here for now. Remember, proper application and good even heat sink pressure (goal should be minimum of 50psi or more) are crucial for peak performance. Too much or too little compound will impact your results so please do visit the Innovation Cooling website for Application Instructions with images and explanations. For those with direct touch heatpipe coolers, you might want to try wetting the contact surface of the cooler with a tiny amount of ICD to fill any small voids before proceeding with the normal application method.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to post up. Sign ups are still open and should be posted in the sign up thread.
Observational Request - I would appreciate any observations on wear and tear from polishing on any laser etched lettering. Nobody has has complained for the last couple of years and this has not been my experience but a few isolated incidents of late have drawn our attention. Some thermal compounds are are by nature identical with polishing compounds, ceramic or oxide particles suspended in a fluid. I have anecdotal reports of compounds like Arctic Alumina which is a ceramic having the same kind of effect .
Our position on it is that abrasives in order to work have to "move" and in the normal course of application and removal it is not an issue. When it becomes an issue seems to be in case of people doing frequent multiple installs and removals such as what a reviewer would do when running multiple tests causing wear and tear most likely what you would see with most other compounds although with diamond it probably would happen faster. In any event depending on feedback we would put up an advisory on our site not to overwork the paste on installation and removal.
This is one reason we do these giveaways is to investigate things like this and improve use and application of our product.
Thanks all and happy testing!!!
PLEASE ONLY POST WITH RESULTS WHEN YOU HAVE FULL RESULTS, OTHERWISE YOUR POST MAY NOT BE SEEN BY ALL IF YOU RESERVE THE POST FOR LATER RESULTS WITH IC7. PEOPLE TEND TO GO TO THE NEWEST POST, SO IF YOU WANT IT TO BE SEEN BY ALL, POST YOUR RESULTS ONCE YOU HAVE THEM ALL. ALL OTHER DISCUSSION/SUPPORT POSTS, GO RIGHT AHEAD!!
PLEASE BE SURE TO BENCHMARK YOUR CPU TEMPS WITH YOUR CURRENT TIM AND RECORD YOUR RESULTS BEFORE USING IC7 FOR TESTING. WE NEED BEFORE AND AFTER PLEASE!
ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DON'T CHANGE ANY VARIABLE OTHER THAN THE THERMAL COMPOUND USED FOR BEFORE/AFTER (I.E. SAME VOLTS/CLOCKS, COOLER, AND OTHER HARDWARE)
APPLICATION METHOD
For all those participating in the IC7 giveaway, please follow this link to the Innovation Cooling website for more information on the product:
Innovation Cooling
Proper application is the key to this product. The nature and consistency of this product is likely quite different from what most of you are used to in a Thermal Compound. We don't recommend use of traditional methods of applying the TIM like razor blades, lines, x's (though some people have reported great success with the X method), etc. Through extensive testing, the best overall application method has been determined to be a pea sized amount directly in the center of the CPU. The TIM should be adequately spread via the downforce of the CPU cooler (a sufficient amount of downforce will provide best results; minimum 50psi of downforce should be the goal for optimum results. please see the Innovation Cooling website for more info). Also, for coolers/surfaces that have many peaks and valleys, it may be beneficial to wet the surface(s) with a small amount of IC7 to initially fill the voids in the mounting surfaces...then proceed with recommended application as usual. Please click on the link below for application methodology and shoot me a PM if you have any questions.
Keep in mind, IC7 has been formulated with the specific goals of providing superb thermal conductivity with short set times, but also for long term stability and performance without pump/bakeout through extended thermal cycling or usage. This stuff is very stable over long periods of time.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please do feel free to navigate through the whole Innovation Cooling website as there is tonnes of information on there that might prove beneficial.
HOW TO POST RESULTS
THE FORMAT IS AS FOLLOWS (ALL TEMPS IN C):
OPTIONAL INFO: PROCESSOR, VOLTS/CLOCKS, HEATSINK/COOLING USED, ETC.
Pre-IC7
Compound:
Abient Temp:
Idle Temp:
Load Temp:
IC7
Ambient Temp:
Idle Temp:
Load Temp:
Added 5/22 - Cure Time- Cure Time averages 2 hours in most situations for sinks with adequate pressure loading with maybe .5C more overnight. Lightly pressure loaded sinks may take a day or more depending on the amount of pressure
If you have any problems or need support, please feel free to post here for now. Remember, proper application and good even heat sink pressure (goal should be minimum of 50psi or more) are crucial for peak performance. Too much or too little compound will impact your results so please do visit the Innovation Cooling website for Application Instructions with images and explanations. For those with direct touch heatpipe coolers, you might want to try wetting the contact surface of the cooler with a tiny amount of ICD to fill any small voids before proceeding with the normal application method.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to post up. Sign ups are still open and should be posted in the sign up thread.
Observational Request - I would appreciate any observations on wear and tear from polishing on any laser etched lettering. Nobody has has complained for the last couple of years and this has not been my experience but a few isolated incidents of late have drawn our attention. Some thermal compounds are are by nature identical with polishing compounds, ceramic or oxide particles suspended in a fluid. I have anecdotal reports of compounds like Arctic Alumina which is a ceramic having the same kind of effect .
Our position on it is that abrasives in order to work have to "move" and in the normal course of application and removal it is not an issue. When it becomes an issue seems to be in case of people doing frequent multiple installs and removals such as what a reviewer would do when running multiple tests causing wear and tear most likely what you would see with most other compounds although with diamond it probably would happen faster. In any event depending on feedback we would put up an advisory on our site not to overwork the paste on installation and removal.
This is one reason we do these giveaways is to investigate things like this and improve use and application of our product.
Thanks all and happy testing!!!
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