Thermal Compound Roundup – July 2011

Conclusions

As we concluded previously, there is little difference on temperature performance when comparing good thermal compounds. There are a few exceptions, such as the Gelid GC-2 and the Arctic Silver Matrix, which showed poor performance in this test.

Another interesting finding is that the toothpaste achieved a relatively good performance, being on par with the lipstick we tested last month. However, as we expected, the cooling performance of the toothpaste deteriorates quickly, probably while it loses water by evaporation.