Lapping your heatsink for better cooling performance.

[Shock]

Also they have an awesome article regarding TIM's (Thermal interface material) which pretty much sums up how every one you can buy is going to perform the same.

I liken TIM's to fancy speaker cable, there is always a fool who is quickly parted with their money who thinks their "AS5" is the next sliced bread.

 

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I liken TIM's to fancy speaker cable, there is always a fool who is quickly parted with their money who thinks their "AS5" is the next sliced bread.

Comparing the actual performance benefit of silver-based TIM and the cost difference of generic TIM (couple dollars at most) to the lack of any performance benefit of exotic speaker cables and the cost difference of generic interconnects (exponentially higher in some instances) is highly misleading.

 

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Can't a larger heat sink be used, with more exposed surface area?

 

[Shock]

Comparing the actual performance benefit of silver-based TIM and the cost difference of generic TIM (couple dollars at most) to the lack of any performance benefit of exotic speaker cables and the cost difference of generic interconnects (exponentially higher in some instances) is highly misleading.

I wasn't comparing their price, I was comparing their snake oil effect. Also how people who swear by them are similar to people who buy high priced speaker wires. Whether it's 5 dollars or 500 dollars, you're still wasting money,