Is the sp97 any good?

[zxlr8]

i mean the ceramic paste that comes with the sp97? I am about ready to shoot for 3 gighz on air........

[dead_man311]

its decent. i ran it in my 900 and my temps ran 104'f to 108'f with arctic they dropped to 99'f to 104'f

[c627627]

It's adequate but not as good as Arctic Silver 5 but that's not what's going to stop you from reaching 3 GHz. What do you mean 3 GHz, you mean with a mobile? With liquid nitrogen maybe and only to boot briefly.

Although few lucky ones got it to 2.8, it's still great to hit 2.5 with them.

[blkgti]

Originally posted by c627627
Although few lucky ones got it to 2.8, it's still great to hit 2.5 with them.

How about 2.9 on air? (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=2589217&highlight=2901MHz#post2589217) :-) It was stable only long enough to take the screenie.

[hitechjb1]

From what I have read, the SP97 is better by about 3 to 4 C than a SLK-900 which is usually considered as next best.

For Tbred B/Barton on air, that 3 to 4 C would translate to around 1.2 - 1.6% at around 2.5 GHz overclocking, which is around 30 - 40 MHz.