Splave Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Its common knowledge skylake TIM is less than optimal, So I had some Indium Foil left over from some previous playing around.... INNNNDIUMMM, very heavy for just a small thin sheet. Its about 2-3 sheets of paper thick. Nice size piece over the die, it shrinks a little when it melts. Melting point is 157c so went well above that. "A rapid cool down is desired to form a fine grain structure. Slow cooling will form a large grain structure, which typically exhibits poor fatigue resistance. The acceptable cooling range is -0.5 to -6.0C/second (-2.0 to -6.0C/second is ideal)." Tried to maintain this using ln2 to cool it back down. Finished Product is nice and strong which is a good sign. :yepp: End Result, not great, not bad. 4ghz Core 1.35v through XTU on water cooling. Conclusion Will try a couple other ideas. Maybe the foil is to thin or too thick. Could stack 2 layers. Maybe my application is totally wrong. Either way hopefully indium company engineers respond to my email with some ideas. Keep thinking outside the box, one of these times its bound to be a home run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWeez Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 nice try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Addict Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Not bad I would try next: 1. toothpaste 2. ketchup 3. dental creme :banana: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strat Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Nice Splave! Have you tried on cold? I would say that we don't care about ambiant temp, what matters is cold... if it can now go full pot with no crack and still good conductivity it could be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWeez Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 what about no more nails XA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolp1974 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Not sure if you can buy as most old style thermometers are mercury free, but would mercury work?? Its freezing point is -38.83c and turns into a solid so would it act like solder or just break down?? Anyone tried? Edited September 8, 2015 by nickolp1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtiJason Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 What's up with that levitating Thermal Grizzly cap in the pic with the indium on the die premelt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildzoid Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Not sure if you can buy as most old style thermometers are mercury free, but would mercury work?? Its freezing point is -38.83c and turns into a solid so would it act like solder or just break down?? Anyone tried? Mercury wouldn't work since it has stupidly high surface tension it will not wet anything and so the thermal conductivity will be crap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ananerbe Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Not bad I would try next: 1. toothpaste 2. ketchup 3. dental creme :banana: Primary researches on the matter were conducted a few years ago: http://www.overclockers.ru/lab/32457/o-prakticheskoj-polze-zubnoj-pasty-v-sojuze-s-sistemami-ohlazhdeniya.html http://www.overclockers.ru/lab/41032/poisk-i-testirovanie-alternativ-termopasty.html use google translate :banana: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin0822 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Primary researches on the matter were conducted a few years ago:http://www.overclockers.ru/lab/32457/o-prakticheskoj-polze-zubnoj-pasty-v-sojuze-s-sistemami-ohlazhdeniya.html http://www.overclockers.ru/lab/41032/poisk-i-testirovanie-alternativ-termopasty.html use google translate :banana: lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splave Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 What's up with that levitating Thermal Grizzly cap in the pic with the indium on the die premelt? Uh oh youve seen too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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