24 Carat 4.8 Gram Thermal Compound
- SUPERIOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE- Engineered and made by 3M corporation to meet OEM specifications for the best combination of maximum performance and durability and is packaged by Innovation Cooling for retail sale
- SUPERIOR RELIABILITY- Used in mission critical applications for the military defense sector in Aviation and Naval electronics. High/Tight particle density seals in liquids and retards fluid loss lasting 3 to 4X times typical Asian retail repacks
- INTENDED USE INCLUDE but not limited to CPU,GPU Game Stations, LED Lighting, IC Packaging, Battery Thermal Management
- Contains 92% Purified synthetic diamond micronized Diamond, a natural thermal superconductor with a conductivity of 2,000-2,500 W/mK compared to 406-429 W/mK for pure silver
- Will not pump or bake out when properly used and is neither Non capacitive or electrically conductive. C of C available on Request
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Value for money | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Easy to spread | 3.4 | 4.1 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.6 |
Adhesion | — | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | — | 4.2 |
Longevity | 4.2 | — | — | 4.7 | — | 5.0 |
Easy to use | — | 4.3 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.0 |
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weight | 0.02 pounds | 2 grams | 0.02 kilograms | — | — | 5 grams |
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Product information
Package Dimensions | 5.91 x 1.65 x 1.54 inches |
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Item Weight | 0.32 ounces |
Manufacturer | INNOVATIVE COOLING |
ASIN | B0042IBAOG |
Item model number | IC Diamond 24 Carat |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #278 in Silicon Grease |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 12, 2010 |
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Electronics Grade OEM Thermal Compound with high particle purity for consistent, reliable performance.
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Ok, now to the product. Been using this for a few years, and it's hands down the best paste when you can't use something conductive like liquid metal. Now, the big thing about this paste is don't spread it, and don't release pressure as soon as you stick it down. It really needs that full 50psi of mounting pressure to squeeze out on its own.
Now, IC Diamond won't take 20C off your temps in a desktop with an integrated heat spreader (IHS), but for bare die components like laptops and GPUs, it's absolutely amazing. It really can drop 20C in some cases. I know it finally fixed my NUC8I7BEH issues inside the fanless Akasa Turing case, where I'd be bouncing off the 100C limit with high single thread frequencies, and now it's 80C under extreme load, max. And that uses three bare dies.
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF REGARDING SCRATCHES! The paste itself doesn't scratch. But anything even remotely hard with IC Diamond on it will scratch.
The top reviewer isn't entirely wrong, though the scratches aren't due to the paste itself, but bad installation habits. The big thing about IC Diamond, is because it has actual diamonds in it (0.4 micron average size). This means they're going to scratch anything if you get them on something hard. However, the only way to actually introduce scratches to a die with this paste is by touching the applicator tip to the die in the attempt to either spread it or even just to wipe off the end of the tube. It turns the plastic into a diamond tipped stylus which just draws scratches all over the die. So be extremely careful not to touch the die with anything but the paste (or alcohol swabs after to cleanup), even the tip of the applicator. For bare dies, I actually squirt a blob on a gloved hand and coat the surface of the dies with a very thin layer of the paste (really will just leave a gray residue and that's it), and THEN apply the traditional blob or line, again being sure never to touch the applicator to the dies. Then mount and run for a couple min, then shut down and re-tighten once it's gotten hot. This helps it spread the best and make sure your tension is good. But it's the best paste I've ever used, even if difficult.
Now when it comes to desktop CPUs with integrated heat spreaders, it's just the squirt in the middle and install, making sure your screws are fully tight. And if you've got a scratched IHS, IC Diamond on a microfiber cloth can actually even be used as a metal polish! Want a shiny IHS? That will work!
So to summarize, once you squirt it in place, never EVER touch the tip of the applicator or anything else hard to the die, even trying to wipe off the dribble coming out of the tube. You will scratch your IHS or die with the diamonds on the tip of the applicator.
Again, DON'T TOUCH THE DIE WITH ANYTHING, EVEN THE APPLICATOR TIP, WHEN IC DIAMOND IS ALREADY IN PLACE. IT WILL SCRATCH. However if you don't use something hard like a gloved finger tip, it won't scratch. Even wiping that last little string of paste that comes out at the end onto the die or IHS will scratch. Nothing hard. Period.
Also, don't get it from Platinum Micro.
I do not have before and after temps, tho that would be a good demonstration. what I CAN say is that when I was done I was really worried that I had somehow accidentally disabled the fans, because they simply weren't running. period. I finally got them to turn on a little bit with very intense usage----nothing like they were before even at idle.
THAT's how cold this thing is keeping the processors. I was so impressed, I headed over to my overheating desktop graphics card and cpu. Once again, the paste worked admirably. I had enough in one 4.8 gram tube to get them all (cpu and gpu in laptop and desktop) with a little left over.
A few notes: this stuff is REALLY thick. I heated mine up in boiling water for 2 minutes, and then ended up just throwing it in the microwave for about 2 minutes. I still came out super thick, like a really thick epoxy texture. (it's not a glue, its just super dense). I really like that it's electrically non-conductive. great for spillover. I used the arctic cleaner n prep and this stuff didn't really want to stick to the surface, so it may be less than compatible with that. it still worked. I just made a light haze with some of the compound on both surfaces, then squeezed a large pea size on the middle and plunked the heat sink back on. I did sort of turn the heat sink back and forth a bit as I pressed it down. the holding screws on the mounts did the rest.
the ic diamond site has a great tutorial about application technique--they basically say use a pea size, not a line or other application style. creating a light haze on the surface with a small amount of the stuff prior to the pea application is acceptable per the tutorial-to fill in any ridges or uneven surfaces prior to putting the pea sized ball on it for the actual application of the paste.
I understand this stuff doesn't break down much. I believe that, so I was wiling to shell out a few extra bucks for it, and to deal with the difficulty working with it. I also understand it is composed mostly of diamonds which is an interesting sidenote.
So yeh, I have to agree with the other folks giving this rave reviews. i'm guessing this is going to become the new standard for thermal paste.
My setup:
AMD Ryzen 5950X
PPT 250W
TDC 200A
EDC 190A
CO -5 on best cores, -30 on all other cores
Custom loop with EKWB Quantum Velocity waterblock and Corsair Hydro X XR7 360mm Radiator
I applied the thermal paste in an "X" pattern on the IHS. This is not how IC recommends, but it's the most consistent way I've found to achieve complete and even spread; except pre-spreading, but that doesn't work very well due to how viscous it is.
Results:
The very fist time the CPU was stressed, temperatures would reach 86C. I let it bake in for a couple days of BOINC, and then ran a stress test today, three days after applying the paste. The CPU never passed 79C after 30 minutes under a ~200W load. This is easily the best thermal paste I have ever used. If it is anything like the batch I bought last year, temps will continue to go down until settling at 75C, but that takes a bit to reach, and I have no saved proof of it. But even still 78.6C under 200W is great, exactly the level of performance I'm looking for.
My setup:
AMD Ryzen 5950X
PPT 250W
TDC 200A
EDC 190A
CO -5 on best cores, -30 on all other cores
Custom loop with EKWB Quantum Velocity waterblock and Corsair Hydro X XR7 360mm Radiator
I applied the thermal paste in an "X" pattern on the IHS. This is not how IC recommends, but it's the most consistent way I've found to achieve complete and even spread; except pre-spreading, but that doesn't work very well due to how viscous it is.
Results:
The very fist time the CPU was stressed, temperatures would reach 86C. I let it bake in for a couple days of BOINC, and then ran a stress test today, three days after applying the paste. The CPU never passed 79C after 30 minutes under a ~200W load. This is easily the best thermal paste I have ever used. If it is anything like the batch I bought last year, temps will continue to go down until settling at 75C, but that takes a bit to reach, and I have no saved proof of it. But even still 78.6C under 200W is great, exactly the level of performance I'm looking for.
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IC Diamond has zero cure time, lasts the longest by far and offers the best performance in all of my gaming laptops, especially where mounting pressure isn't as high as a desktop. The Alienware 17R4 was known for having cooling issues which were mostly caused by mounting pressure with the heatpipes. IC Diamond was the only paste that solved this, reducing differentials on all cores and keeping the laptop under 80c on the CPU and under 70c on a GTX1080.
Even on the Area-51m running Desktop CPU and a 200w GPU I stay nice and cool and the IC does a good job keeping temps in check while the fans ramp up.
Honestly, most thermal pasts only offer a couple degree temp difference at best, but I find this one lasts the best. I don't have to repaste every 6 months like I do with the others.
Die Leistungen waren sehr gut. Ist die Arctic MX und Silver schon sehr gut setzt diese WLP gefühlt nochmal einen kleinen Teil oben drauf. Wermutstropfen ist allerdings die Verarbeitung
Hier muss jeder entscheiden was er möchte...entweder 1-2 Grad mehr und leichtere Verarbeitung ala MX oder mehr Leistung und etwas Herausforderung wie bei der Diamond 24 Karat.
Für meinen Teil wird sie neben der MasterGel, Gelid Solutions Extreme und der MX-4 eine meiner Standard-Pasten
Im hoping this will last a while as im sure getting the the stuff off maybe tricky, it maybe expensive but it has been well worth the money for me anyway.......