Tuniq TX-2 Review

Testing:

To test the Tuniq TX-2 thermal grease, I'll be applying it to my Intel Q6600 G0 processor. The Thermaltake V1 heatsink is the heatsink that will be used for all of the tests. I allowed each thermal compound to cure for 24 hours before I tested its idle and load temperatures. The Q6600 was overclocked to 3.0GHz from the stock 2.4GHz. I set the VCORE to 1.28v to achieve the 3.0GHz overclock. All tests are in Celsius so lower is better in every test.

Test System:

• CPU: Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad
• Motherboard: Abit IN9 32X Max WiFi
• Memory: 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP2-6400 4-4-4-12
• Video Card: Sapphire HD 3870
• Power Supply: Ultra X3 800 Watt Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive(s): 2 x 500GB Seagate SATA, 1 x WD 160GB SATA
• Opticals: Sony DVD-R Burner, Sony DVD-ROM
• O/S: Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit
• Thermal Grease: Tuniq TX-2

Comparison Thermal Compound:

• Arctic Cooling Ceramique
• Arctic Cooling MX-2

The stock speeds were recorded in Celsius; lower is better.

The CPU was overclocked to 3.0GHz from its native 2.4GHz. The results are in Celsius, so lower is better.

The Tuniq TX-2 did slightly better than each of the other thermal compounds.