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Title: Worse performance than Cooler Master stock compound
Review: For my V6 GT I've been using the stock CM thermal compound. Temps got up to 80C or so at 4.6GHz @ 1.3V on my 2500K. 80C is a high limit for Ivy and Sandy Bridge, so I was interested in getting the "5-10C" drops other people are getting. The result: 10C HIGHER temps at idle and 3C HIGHER temps at load. I know AS5 has a LONG cure time, so I hope I can give it a better review after it cures. It's supposed to cure in 100Hrs or so, but review websites are finding it's more like 120Hrs+. Still, the stock thermal compound from CM has NO cure time, which makes it more valuable to me. If performance doesn't improve over the next week, I'll try reapplying and see where that gets me.
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