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which thermal compound will be suitable for my needs?

nix253

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ok so here are the two options i have:
1. CoolerMaster IC Essential E2 Thermal Compound
http://nextworld.in/product.aspx?sku=HW8569

2. CoolerMaster IceFusion Thermal Compound
http://nextworld.in/product.aspx?sku=HW6954

what is the difference between the two? especially the icefusion one is non-curing compund. what does it mean?

my needs are:

1. to apply thermal compound in between my cpu and my hyper 212 plus.

2. to use the same thermal compound, if possible, in my graphic cards because it's been more than 1 and half years since they've been running so i'm guessing it's time i reapply some of it.

which one of the two options will be better?

and i know none of these may be better than arctic silver 5 but then again that product is not readily available in my region. i mean i'll take the pains to find it only if it's really REALLY worth it.

like it's going to make a difference of 10c-15c from what i'm getting right now in readings
 
non-curing means there is no curing time needed. Compounds that need a curing time will improve in performance by a small amount until the compound is 'cured'

2. to use the same thermal compound, if possible, in my graphic cards because it's been more than 1 and half years since they've been running so i'm guessing it's time i reapply some of it.

Only worth the hassle if your current GPU temperatures are terrible. Also remember that if you've got warranty left on your cards, you'll lose the warranty when tampering with the cooler unless it's EVGA

which one of the two options will be better?

Never heard of either of these, but I'm going to guess both are just fine. I'd probably get the one that's cheaper.

like it's going to make a difference of 10c-15c from what i'm getting right now in readings

AS5 would make a couple of degrees of difference compared to these at best. What temperatures do you have now?
 
and i know none of these may be better than arctic silver 5 but then again that product is not readily available in my region. i mean i'll take the pains to find it only if it's really REALLY worth it.

like it's going to make a difference of 10c-15c from what i'm getting right now in readings
TIM would make that kind of difference is if...
A. The old TIM was applied incorrectly and the fresh was applied correctly.
B. The old TIM was applied correclty and the fresh was applied incorrectly.
 
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