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DIY CPU Thermal Grease, Using Diamond Dust

Posted by timothy on from the honey-about-the-ring-you-used-to-have dept.

tygerstripes writes "The dysfunctor has spotted an impressive project over on InventGeek.com; an innovative chap has developed his own thermal compound for improved CPU cooling, using diamond dust — the best available material for thermal conduction — as the key ingredient. In spite of the quick-&-dirty DIY nature of the project, the gains in cooling performance are remarkable, especially considering the material cost was only $33. Given the price many enthusiasts will pay for a top-end cooler, it's easy to imagine this product coming to market quite soon."

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  1. Re:Diamond dust is cheap? by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Insightful

    but ain't diamonds the kind of carbon that's supposedly expensive?

    Only the kind that are dug out of the ground and sold for the market that's artificially manipulated to keep prices high.

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  2. Re:Diamond dust is cheap? by jandrese · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Diamonds aren't even rare, the only reason they're expensive is because they're produced by cartels that that are more than willing pull underhanded tricks to crush the competition. Granted, really large gem quality diamonds aren't enormously abundant, but the prices on them are definitely inflated.

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