Spreading it Thin TIM Roundup 2007 @ Madshrimps

Vikingod · Dec 13, 2007, 02:13 PM

Source: Madshrimps
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In the PC industry HEAT is not just the by-product of ever increasing transistor counts and shrinking micro-processes, it’s also our arch nemesis. As the micro-processor industry seems to bear out Moore’s Law a multi-million dollar industry based on what are effectively ad hoc cooling solutions has evolved. One area where the term micro in micro-processing industry haunts us are those micro-pores and striations which exist in all heatsink base and IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) surfaces. The illustrations below borrowed from the AMD white-paper Thermal Interface Material Comparison (pdf) and Koolance give an example of where these imperfections live.

swimtech · Dec 13, 2007, 06:53 PM

Dig that! I remember reading lately about the Tuniq TX-2 stuff, and that it was supposed to be cheaper. It tests out the best overall in their tests and does cost less - a lot less!

I've always wondered too about the "dollop" versus "credit card" spread methods. I actually thought the dollop method should work better because of the compression and wavefront effect during compression, well...

Thanks much for the link Vikingod!

Vikingod · Dec 13, 2007, 07:46 PM

Just doing my job

Dec 13, 2007, 02:13 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Spreading it Thin TIM Roundup 2007 @ Madshrimps Source: Madshrimps ___________ In the PC industry HEAT is not just the by-product of ever increasing transistor counts and shrinking micro-processes, it’s also our arch nemesis. As the micro-processor industry seems to bear out Moore’s Law a multi-million dollar industry based on what are effectively ad hoc cooling solutions has evolved. One area where the term micro in micro-processing industry haunts us are those micro-pores and striations which exist in all heatsink base and IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) surfaces. The illustrations below borrowed from the AMD white-paper Thermal Interface Material Comparison (pdf) and Koolance give an example of where these imperfections live.

Dec 13, 2007, 06:53 PM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Dig that! I remember reading lately about the Tuniq TX-2 stuff, and that it was supposed to be cheaper. It tests out the best overall in their tests and does cost less - a lot less! I've always wondered too about the "dollop" versus "credit card" spread methods. I actually thought the dollop method should work better because of the compression and wavefront effect during compression, well... Thanks much for the link Vikingod! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 13, 2007, 07:46 PM	Thread Starter #3
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Just doing my job