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Thermalright Chill Factor 2

Rubycon

Rubycon

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AKA CF2 thermal grease...

This shipped with the Venomous-X. I tried it and its consistency seems very good. Not too runny, not too stiff and spread is really good. Temps have dropped 3 degrees after a day's run in too. 😱

It reminds me a little of AS5.

Definitely seems like good stuff.

I have a tube of MX3 that's defective because it's nowhere near the other tube I had before. It looks separated, all runny and just "blows out" when the heatsink is mounted resulting in higher temps under full load, etc.

I tried this CF2 since it was in the box the VX came in. I was laughing until I removed the cooler and saw the spread. Remounted and tested temps and they seemed OK. Tonight temps are THREE DEGREES lower with the same ambient! Wow!

I remember Chill Factor grease with the TRUE and it was so-so. You know the stuff you leave in your toolbox in case you find you've run out of your favorite grease, right? CF2 is definitely a step up!

Highly recommended. If you buy the VX and don't have grease there's no need to wait and/or order something else. Go ahead and use the CF2. You will be glad you did. 🙂
 
Slightly OT here...

On your VX, when you tighten the "pressure screw" down to all the way (70lb. pressure) does the hold down plate rise off the cooler base (ie: create a gap between the hold down plate and cooler base)?
 
skinnee said:
Slightly OT here...

On your VX, when you tighten the "pressure screw" down to all the way (70lb. pressure) does the hold down plate rise off the cooler base (ie: create a gap between the hold down plate and cooler base)?
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There is a visible amount of bending at the very edges but saying a gap is created is an exaggeration. 😉 EDIT: Looking at it at a better angle indeed shows the bracket lifted off the block! The square section is also slightly bowed upward. Quite a bit of pressure I'd say!

One thing I've noticed on several boards is losing memory with this cooler. The problem is aggravated with increasing the pressure screw. It does not appear pressure related but electrical. Sounds crazy but I put thin fiber washers between the backplate and the motherboard and now I have no problems losing memory. Typically 8 or 10 out of 12GB would show up.
 
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yup, its good stuff. I am still using the stuff that came with my TRUE for all my latest mounts, including the xigmatek dark knight and the apogee XT.
 
Rubycon said:
What's wrong with yours?
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Well I'm not quite sure yet, but I am not getting the TIM print I expect nor the performance that I should be seeing. I do have my monocle and old english pipe at the ready for investigation though.
 
skinnee said:
Well I'm not quite sure yet, but I am not getting the TIM print I expect nor the performance that I should be seeing. I do have my monocle and old english pipe at the ready for investigation though.
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Have you tried the lazy way to mount it?
Screw the thing in the middle down tight THEN bolt it down.
Same goes when removing it.
I wish the cooler did have a better captive mechanism to stop it from rotating freely. The Megahalems bracket makes it impossible to rotate the cooler, for example.
 
Yeah, I even tried the TRUE in the same mount. While the TIM print isn't as good with the TRUE's own mounting system its still better.

With a set of calipers, the TRUE comes in at 15mm thickness and the VX at 14.78mm. I really think my situation is case of mount system and base thickness. This doesn't bode well for the review though. 🙁
 
One more thing to note... this is the only cooler thus far that has mount variation. I knew I opened my mouth too soon. 😀
 
skinnee said:
One more thing to note... this is the only cooler thus far that has mount variation. I knew I opened my mouth too soon. 😀
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I told you! I have the same issue with mine!

I think I will take that inside plug to the inspection guys. If they CMM both pieces a close fitting replacement can be machined that will fit the hole in the base precisely. Heck even a press-in fit may be desired so no twisting. This will make the base and the plate one piece.
 
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