Corsair Releases Its First Thermal Paste Solution: The TM30

[FreedomEclipse]

I joined specifically to post on this thread since I was looking for reasons why my liquid cooler (H100i v2 240mm) wasn't doing so well in its new case (Corsair 780t to a Lian Li pc0-11 dynamic, kept all fans -1x120mm intake directly into the gpu, radiator fans have their own pull-through fresh air intake, 2x140mm exhaust out the top of the case). Going from Arctic Silver 5 (50-55C full load), I am sitting at 60-65C full load with the only major change being the thermal compound switch to TM30 (all fans are at 100% whereas the 780t didn't have them cranked so high in an effort to troubleshoot the issue, new case has great air flow). Even my idle is 5C higher than normal. Switching to a better paste to see how much temps drop. NOT happy with TM30. Picked it up on a Best Buy run for another SSD when the case came in and it was time to swap, didn't read the reviews first like a moron.

Setup:
Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic (Black)
MSI Gaming 7 Z97, 20gb ddr3
i7 4790k @ stock clocks w/ H100i v2 240mm liquid cooler
EVGA GTX1080 SC
250gb 970 Evo nvme, 250gb SanDisk Plus, 1tb 860 EvoView attachment 117333

IMO you should jump on corsair forums or contact their CC to make a complaint. if you still have proof of purchase they might even refund you because youre not 100% satisfied with their product. Technically speaking, it should be best buy that offers you the refund as you purchased it from them. They might say that they cant refund it because you already opened it and used it but this technically should not infringe your statutory rights as a consumer. You bought it, tried it and youre not satisfied with the results thus you should be able to refund.

If it was cheap though, then just throw it in the bin or save it for less mission critical things.

Trying new products can be quite rewarding but sometimes its best to stick with things that you know works no matter how old it is. -- This being MX-2 or MX-4 or even AS5. There are lots of pastes that are better or just as good AS5 these days. Many of these get to within the same numbers buy 2-3'c if not the same numbers while not being electrically conductive and easy to apply.

Always check reviews - and if in doubt, stick to what you know works.