MAINGEAR Maximizes CPU Heat Transfer With the EPIC T1000 Thermal Cooling Solution

[halfwaythere]

Sorry but I don't buy that. Not even Liquid pro managed to destroy anything:

 

[ChrisMorley]

Depending on contact, yes it does:

http://skinneelabs.com/ac-mx-3-mx-4/4/

And unless you know you you have an "extremely well designed mounting system with extermely high mounting pressure and a block with a compressible bow" you can even disregard the "great contact" graphs.

 

[halfwaythere]

One thing I can vouch for: if the IHS and the heatsink/waterblock aren't lapped perfectly flat than any result is pretty much compromised. And as I can clearly see legitreviews are using an unlapped cpu.

Lets just say they invalidated their results by "accident". Too bad some folks read and follow these kind of tests blindly.

 

[HybridChiller]

rebranded Indigo extreme,

i'm using evga frostbite, best i got till now

 

[Ladislao]

So this is like some metal shim that goes between the cooler and the CPU that supposed to improve the transfer of heat????
Sorry to say this but Coollaboratory are already inb4u with their Liquid MetalPad
from what i hear it was pretty medicre too with normal liquid based TIMs being a fair step ahead of it in performance...
Liquid MetalPad has been out for a long long time now yet nobody uses it

Since you NEVER used the product I have to correct in your assumptions. Also, where did you "hear" this information? It's amazing that people still preach on things they haven't personally even used and yet they still feel like they have a say in it. Since I've personally used and tested this ETI I can tell you this is BY FAR THE BEST THAT THERE IS ON THE MARKET !!! NOTHING COMES CLOSE !!! Don't believe me? Look at the PROOF !!!:

http://skinneelabs.com/2011-tim-results/3/

Look at the - GREAT CONTACT PERFORMANCE pic

Also, when I had to take off the ETI (i.e.; "TIM"), all I had to do was peel it off and that was it. No residue - NOTHING. Once in a blue moon I had to just use a my microfiber towel or the edge of my fingernail to flake off a speck here or there, but the amazing thing is I didn't have to use any solvent AT ALL if I chose not to. My nickel plated head from my Koolance CPU-360 & CPU-370 was just as "mirror finished" as it was the day I bought it when I peeled it off. Here's a web link so you can see a perfect example of it for yourself:

http://lab501.ro/racire/cele-mai-bun...bon-vs-oxizi/8

Take a look at this video review for further proof that this is the BEST ETI (replacement for TIM) out there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZsWp...ture=endscreen

A 4 TO 6C TEMP DROP, when compared to your average TIM (like Arctic Silver 5)? That's just amazing !!! Also, NOT having to change this ETI but every 2 years is also incredible. Anyone that can get their hands on this stuff now would be wise to do it. I only say this because maybe a year or two from now Maingear may stop selling it because the process of installing it alone might discourage potential buyers; watch this tutorial and you'll see what I'm what I'm talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8fS20W_low

Again, it might be a little painstaking, but even a complete n00b (like I once was when I tried this out), can do it... then anyone can. If you have an hour on your hands along with some time and patience, you can do this. Just follow the vid instructions (above). Here's their website and info on the product if anyone is interested - BY THE WAY, THEY SUPPLY TWO (2) of the the ETI's (just in case you mess up on the first try):

http://www.enerdynesolutions.com/prod_indigo.html

And where you can go to purchase the Indigo Xtreme:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/inxtforincoi1.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/96..._-_2_Pack.html

and the "new" EPIC T1000 by Maingear (formally Enderdyne Solutions):

http://www.amazon.com/MAINGEAR-T1000...ZK?ref=prid-20&tag=tec06d-20

PS - Please don't talk smack about a product you haven't used...

Also, in response to halfwaythere:

Sorry but I don't buy that. Not even Liquid pro managed to destroy anything:
http://lab501.ro/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/indigo_2-393x580.PNG

I personally used Coollaboratory Liquid Pro (CLP) and it not only worked just as good as the Indigo Extreme but it also TOOK OFF THE NICKEL PLATING on my Koolance CPU-370 (NOT GOOD ). With the ETI from Indigo Xtreme (or now, Maingear's EPIC T1000) IT NEVER DID THAT; IT JUST PEELED RIGHT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH - AND STILL MAINTAINED THE MIRROR FINISH. Plus, the way CLP's compound works, it will start to not only to fail over a 6 month time frame, but when it's time to replace it; becomes "powdery" in it's used state. And since it's a type of "metal," it could flake off and get on your other metal parts of your mobo and whatnot (again, NOT GOOD ).

The next best thing to use (if you're going to us a TIM) is Prolimatech PK-1 or Phobya HeGrease (although I haven't used Phobya's product line yet, it's still a paste) and both still almost match the temps of the Indigo Xtreme - OOPS, Sorry; I mean "EPIC T1000" and won't have the same bad side affects as you would find in CLP... Later...