Indigo Xtreme Engineered Thermal Interface

[Rubycon]

Anyone use this TIM?

Website:

http://indigo-xtreme.com/

I'm concerned about this part in the instruction:

Does this mean the heatsink should not be disturbed at ANY time when the PC is in use?

The VX is a good cooler however its mount does NOT positively hold it in place from turning like the Megahalems, for example.

People that have tested this say it does produce lowest thermal resistance of any TIM out there IF the instructions are followed to get it to flow properly. I'm just concerned the frequent motion could make it useless.

 

[Tsavo]

Its innovative and patent-pending structure deploys a highly conductive Phase Change Metal Alloy (PCMA) into all the surface micro-asperities on your CPU lid and heat sink, resulting in the lowest resistance heat path of any thermal interface product available today.

I'd guess that moving the sink would break the micro-asperities filling mojo of the TIM and quite possibly also overcook your chicken.

 

[Rubycon]

I'm curious what the threshold is.
They probably did not factor in the stress of a box moving at sea.
I just may have to get some to test.

 

[Tsavo]

I'm curious what the threshold is.
They probably did not factor in the stress of a box moving at sea.
I just may have to get some to test.

I doubt you'll find many TIMs with YS Approval.

 

[Rubycon]

Actually most hold up reasonably well! It's the boxes that don't do so well.

If your computer is on a desk or table push it off and let it fall to the floor to see what I mean.

 

[skinnee]

Vapor reviewed it... http://skinneelabs.com/indigoxtreme.html

 

[Rubycon]

Yeah I saw that and went to their site and read the manual.

 

[ehume]

Yeah I saw that and went to their site and read the manual.

whooooaaa . . . read the manual!

I wonder how many of us secretly read such forbidden literature . . .

 

[Rubycon]

whooooaaa . . . read the manual!

I wonder how many of us secretly read such forbidden literature . . .

I actually read the manual - usually from the back towards the front before messing (or buying!) hardware. Saves a lot of grief and aggravation!

 

[Tsavo]

Seems like your cores would weld themselves to the heatsink after a big wave hit.

 

[Rubycon]

Seems like your cores would weld themselves to the heatsink after a big wave hit.

We have plenty of warning to secure things. Luckily we only see these kinds of conditions about once a year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvtwo2ugwU8

I hear a megaraid beeping! :biggrin:

 

[ehume]

We have plenty of warning to secure things. Luckily we only see these kinds of conditions about once a year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvtwo2ugwU8

I hear a megaraid beeping! :biggrin:

What was that last bump?

 

[zagood]

Wow...now I'm looking at dif. videos. No cruises for me anytime soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deX7R9RbmX0&NR=1

 

[Rubycon]

What was that last bump?

Hull slap - essentially the bow falls off the wave. You have tens of thousands of tons of deadweight crashing down! It's quite scary if you've never experienced it before. The entire ship shudders and it feels like you've run into a concrete wall!

 

[ehume]

Hull slap - essentially the bow falls off the wave. You have tens of thousands of tons of deadweight crashing down! It's quite scary if you've never experienced it before. The entire ship shudders and it feels like you've run into a concrete wall!

That's certainly what it looked like, but I figured it wasn't that.

Hull slap. I've experienced it in boats, but in your ship it was a way different phenomenon. Kinda puts a little variety in your day, eh?

 

[smackababy]

Based on the warning, I am thinking that at over 60C, it "melts" to a point that would cause it to move around under the CPU. This could lead to an unfavorable position and could negate the TIM itself. But that is just my guess.

 

[ZimZum]

What keeps it from being squeezed out the sides when applying the heat sink?

 

[Piano Man]

No that 60 Celsius thing is only during the reflow procedure. Once you achieve reflow (which requires >90C temps) you need to let the temps come down to <60C before moving the case around. Should be good after that. I use this TIM, and it works great.

 

[Rubycon]

What keeps it from being squeezed out the sides when applying the heat sink?

Capillary action (wicking) pulls it towards the hotter center as the heat comes up.

I have someone that's testing CLP for me now and the feedback I'm getting is very, very good!