Nothing can kill an extended PC gaming session more than an unstable system. Any PC gamer who is also a hardware enthusiast understands how critical cooling is. Primarly the CPU who is recognized as the component that needs proper cooling the most.
BenchmarkReviews.com offers an intersting look into the world of CPU cooling with it's review of 80 different thermal paste cooling products.
From the article:
"As I've reiterated over an over again in the article, no thermal paste will offer better results than a properly prepared processor and cooler surface with mounting hardware that creates very high contact pressure. To the average hardware enthusiasts, this doesn't mean very much, since they don't usually want to spend the hours/days/weeks of time lapping, polishing, buffing, and testing the various aspects of their tweak to achieve the best performance. In a classic Hare fashion, they simply want to buy the product and enjoy the same results as earned by the Tortoise. Overclockers know: this isn't a foot race, and slow, steady, deliberate preparations and testing are the only way to obtain dramatic performance improvements."For anyone with overclocking experience it can take a lot of time, effort, and patience before your PC is tweaked just right. Certainly having the right cooling solution right at the get go can make all of the difference.
Quite a few recognizable products performed very well such as Arctic Silver 5 and OCZ Freeze. Also there were quite a few standouts that are less well known.
BenchmarkReviews.com: 80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test
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