How to Apply IC Diamond Thermal Compound

[Adrian]

Upon request, I have linked to the instructions for the IC DTC we sell. As always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!

http://innovationcooling.com/applicationinstructions.htm

[cazter]

I followed that method as closely as possible. It's frustrating though cause you don't really know how it looks

While you do see how it performs you always wonder if maybe you could have applied it a little better.

[Adrian]

When we were perfecting the application, we would actually spot check our application. We'd apply it, burn it in, and then we'd pull the heatsink back off to look at the spread. Some might laugh and think "wow, it isn't rocket science".
But to us, perfection is the only acceptable solution, and it takes a few applications with this stuff to perfect the spread on - especially when you're applying it to different CPU's, and GPU's.

What kind of temps were you seeing before? It's fun to see the improvement after a mod, even if it's as simple as thermal grease.