Official ICD7 Thread

mklym · 08-05-2009, 02:17 AM

You are welcome. Yes, I think that IC7/24 is better than AS5.
I am just trying to contribute to a meaningful thread. Thanks for your appreciation.

Albsterama · 08-05-2009, 02:53 AM

How easy or not easy is it to uncake this stuff? Reason being, I have a 9750 which I need to clean out the copper every 6 months for the cpu and I have to remove the heatsink each time?

Currently using AS5 and alcohol rub to remove it.

Hello_Moto · 08-05-2009, 04:51 AM

I used Arcticlean; a two step TIM remover. Smells like zesty oranges too! Very easy to remove with arcticlean.

c19932 · 08-05-2009, 05:44 PM

is 99% isopropyl alcohol good enough to clean off icd?

gamadaya · 08-05-2009, 05:52 PM

I put ICD on my northbridge and CPU today. Easier to work with than I thought it would be. Yeah, it's thick and hard to get out of the tube, but at least the pressure you apply is consistent. It won't all shoot out like MX-2. So for the CPU, I can't say if it's better or worse. I just switched to a t9800, so I have no comparison. It maxes out at around the same as my p8400, but it idles maybe 10 degrees higher, which is still pretty low. So it's an adequate TIM, to say the very least. On the northbridge, temps look the same. Takes a little longer to heat up though. Not a big deal, as I'm betting the heatsink is the limiting factor there. The thing that makes it better than my previous solutions is that I just squirt some on the northbridge and I'm done. It was very easy to put it on. I highly recommend this stuff.

Capper5016 · 08-05-2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albsterama

How easy or not easy is it to uncake this stuff? Reason being, I have a 9750 which I need to clean out the copper every 6 months for the cpu and I have to remove the heatsink each time?

Currently using AS5 and alcohol rub to remove it.

Its easy to remove just a lot thicker than typical compound, use a cofee filter or a lint free cloth to removes it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamadaya

I put ICD on my northbridge and CPU today. Easier to work with than I thought it would be. Yeah, it's thick and hard to get out of the tube, but at least the pressure you apply is consistent. It won't all shoot out like MX-2. So for the CPU, I can't say if it's better or worse. I just switched to a t9800, so I have no comparison. It maxes out at around the same as my p8400, but it idles maybe 10 degrees higher, which is still pretty low. So it's an adequate TIM, to say the very least. On the northbridge, temps look the same. Takes a little longer to heat up though. Not a big deal, as I'm betting the heatsink is the limiting factor there. The thing that makes it better than my previous solutions is that I just squirt some on the northbridge and I'm done. It was very easy to put it on. I highly recommend this stuff.

When I went from the P8400 to the T9900, without undervolting, the temps went up a bit....remember you are going from a power consumption CPU to an "enthusiast" CPU....higher wattage, higher clock speed, etc. Add some undervolting to the equation and you will save battery life and power consumption.

gamadaya · 08-05-2009, 10:57 PM

Yeah, I undervolted. I get lower temps now than my p8400 in stress tests. Idle doesn't really change.

sgogeta4 · 08-05-2009, 11:18 PM

If you currently have AS5, then I wouldn't waste money on getting ICD7 since AS5 will do the job well. However, if you are on the market for one, then I'd definitely choose ICD7 over AS5 since it is slightly better and similarly priced.

Idle temps shouldn't change much processor to processor since the difference in power consumption is negligible.

NGH · 08-06-2009, 11:11 AM

ICD7 dropped my idle temps 7C and 20C full load on my desktop. I highly recommend this product.

c19932 · 08-07-2009, 01:06 AM

so my ICD24 came today and it is supposed to have 4.8g. First of all the tube came without any package. Is that normal? Also, I ripped off the ICD label and there is only about 1.8 ml in the tube. Isnt there supposed to be 4.8mL? The are some silver stain at the top of the tube, but the tip is clean, indicating the tube has never been used. There is also a big air bubble in the icd paste -.-

is my tube messed up? do I have to send it back and wait another week for an exchange?

please look at the attached pictures