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Conclusion.
In a word EXCELLENT. No the Perihelion didn’t best its stable mate but in all honesty it was never expected to as it costs a fraction of the IC Diamond compound. It did however better some very tough competition and some long standing industy leaders and enthusiasts favourite thermal compound. It’s consistency is a little off putting to start with but it is apparently perfectly normal (it looked liked it had dried out). Once you get used to this and the application method you will be onto a winner.
The idle and idle to load delta was a little confusing but as mentioned maybe there was a little more latent heat in the cpu when the final test was conducted. The load temperatures do indeed speak for themselves though and the Perihelion has certainly excelled during this review.
All users from people just looking to improve on the cooling from their stock cpu (or graphics card or any other component for that matter) to extreme hardcore overclockers would no doubt be very happy with the results they get from using Innovation Cooling’s Perihelion compound, it is that flexible and that good.
Pros
- EXCELLENT results.
- Bested most of the competition.
- Suitable for all types of cooling.
- Reasonably priced.
Cons
- It’s good but not quite as good as its stable mate IC Diamond, but hey it is around the same price as Artic Silver Five so we cannot complain.
The thermal compound used in any given system, particularly an overclocked system, is sometimes overlooked and can be the difference between a stable system and an unstable one. Using the figures above the hottest was 46.5 celcius above ambient, had the ambient been a little higher it is feasable the system might have shut down, using the Perihelion which was some 5 degrees cooler could have meant the system, whilst running close to the edge, would have remained stable.
If you can’t quite stretch to buying ID Diamond then IC Perihelion is a must have, 9/10.
Author Mac124
