New to CLU. Need advice

[jebediah]

Hi guys.
Just placed a order on some Coollaboratory liquid ultra and i need some advice since it's gonna be my first time with this TIM.

The plan is to use it between the CPU core and IHS. The IHS is removed before and it is also lapped.
Between the IHS and my Noctua NH-U12P SE2 i'm just going for MX-4, or should i use CLU there as well?

I gonna use CLU at my 7970 cards as well, or is that i bad idea?

 

[m0r7if3r]

If it's conductive, make sure you insulate any SMDs on the CPU PCB.

 

[jebediah]

Ok, thanks.
What material are beeing used for insulate?

 

[m0r7if3r]

Ideally spray on silicon conformal coating, but there's a number of things which would work. Make sure you don't get any on the die.

 

[MongGrel]

I've just been using this lately myself most things *shrug*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608008

 

[jebediah]

I've just been using this lately myself most things *shrug*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608008

Yeah been using it before, but MX-4 gave me lower temps.

 

[MongGrel]

yeah used to use a lot of MX even had a tube of 3 at one point.

 

[jebediah]

The CLU are added to my 7970 cards and it lowered my temps by 15c on 100% load. Not bad at all
Now i'll have to wait and see if there any inpact on the performance as the time goes by.