Silicone Heatsync Compound?

**The_Other_One** · 08-12-2006, 05:17 PM

Dad found this at work. Are most other heatsync compounds like this Silicone based, or is this one different?

**magicman** · 08-12-2006, 06:49 PM

There are many silicone compounds out there, and I believe most of the generic goo that you may get with hardware is silicone-based. There are also ceramic compounds, which have ceramic particles in a suspension and are better than silicone, and also metal compounds (usually silver), which are the best for cooling(eg. Arctic Silver 5).

That stuff doesn't look like it'll give you the best cooling in the world, I think you could class silicone as a non-designer compound.

**The_Other_One** · 08-12-2006, 07:10 PM

I just couldn't find much on it... I have some better stuff I use for my higher end computers I build, but this tube was free

**magicman** · 08-12-2006, 09:05 PM

You gotta love free stuff...

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08-12-2006, 06:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	There are many silicone compounds out there, and I believe most of the generic goo that you may get with hardware is silicone-based. There are also ceramic compounds, which have ceramic particles in a suspension and are better than silicone, and also metal compounds (usually silver), which are the best for cooling(eg. Arctic Silver 5). That stuff doesn't look like it'll give you the best cooling in the world, I think you could class silicone as a non-designer compound. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

08-12-2006, 07:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I just couldn't find much on it... I have some better stuff I use for my higher end computers I build, but this tube was free __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	You gotta love free stuff... __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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