Re: Best heat sink compound?

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 05:20:16 -0900, Floyd Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gave us:

>"Daniel L. Belton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>DarkMatter wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:08:54 GMT, "Daniel L. Belton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Gave us:
>>>
>>>> Ok...  Let me put it into numbers...  when overclocking my
>>>> computer, I get approx. 400 mhz more out of it when using
>>>> arctic silver over the white goop...
>>>  Being an overclocker, you should know better than to give the
>>> multiplied number as in 2.4 GHz OC'd to 2.8, a 400MHz gain.
>>> Bullshit.
>>>   That is bullshit.  What is the FSB clock change?  That is
>>> the only
>>> one that REALLY matters.
>>>   BTW, if that is not really your valid e-mail, it is illegal
>>> to use a
>>> dot gov addy if it isn't legitimate.  You could get nailed.
>>
>>ok...  on a PIII rated at 133 mhz FSB, I can run it at a 168 mhz
>>FSB with Arctic Silver...  With the white silicone, I can get no
>>more than 147 mhz...
>
>So it actually doesn't make any difference...  or at least any
>significant difference.

  18 Mhz on the FSB does make for a gain, but it could very well have
been differences in mating efficiency that accounts for much of it.