They say Diamonds are a girls best friend, well that might be true but I think they may be a geeks or enthusiasts best friend as well… I’m talking of course of the thermal properties of diamonds, diamonds are the best thermally conductive substance out there, so of course having a diamond based thermal compound would be probably the best choice for a thermal compound. There has been talk of diamond based thermal compound, but most people have thought it is not cost-effective and that it would be very expensive, not quite true really, you are not using huge amount of diamonds for the compound, just mere nano dust really. Today for review I have a diamond based thermal compound, it is called Nano Diamond, and it is from our friends at JetArt. One thing very special about this compound is that it is 100% thermally conductive from day one so you don’t have to wait through cycles for it to reach its optimum thermal performance… So read on to learn more about this diamond stuff…

JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio AkA Dracos

Sponsor: JetArt

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound

Model: CK4800

Description: 

CK4800 is an ultra conductive thermal compound which is specially blended for hi-performance heatsinks. The featured ingredient of CK4800 is Nano Diamond whose well-known characteristics are high thermal conductivity and complete insulation. It only takes a small amount for each application to greatly enhance the performance of heatsink. Besides, CK4800 is totally free from the possibly electric conduction of those metallic based thermal compounds. CK4800 is an optimal choice for the best performance and safety purposes.

Features: 

-Nano Diamond Material

-Instant Conductivity

-Complete Insulation

-High Performance & Safety

Specifications:

Color: Gray

Thermal Conductivity: > 4.8 W/m . C

Thermal Impedance: < 0.065 C – in / W

Special Gravity: > 2.5

Operating Temp: – 50 ~ 240 C

Net Weight: 1.5 g

Silicone Compounds: 50%

Carbon Compounds: 20%

Metal Oxide Compounds: 20%

Diamond Particle: 10%

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A Better Look at Things

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As always we take a look at the packaging first, the packaging says a lot about the product, after all humans are visual creatures and if something does not look nice we might not buy it… It could be the best product in the world but if it isn’t visually appealing chances are it won’t be purchased. The packaging for the JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound is very bright and attractive, we can see the syringe of compound through the package and the mini spatula-like applicator as well.

On the back of the package we find the specs, features and ingredients listed.

Opening the package is easy, it’s held together by four small rivets that need to be removed, my wire snips made short work of them. There’s nothing else included with the compound, no instructions or anything like that.

The syringe is just a basic one, no JetArt branding on it at all. It is clear so you can see just how much you have left, and has a small rubber cap to slides on and off. Included is a small applicator with the JetArt logo on it to help you spread and smooth the thermal compound on your CPU and heatsink.

JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound resembles Arctic Silver5 in color, but it has a lighter shade and thinner consistency, not much though.

Side note: It really has no odor and it feels like other thermal compounds out there.

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Installation, Testing and Comparison

JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound is applied just like any other thermal compound, in a thin layer on the CPU and the heatsink if need be. The inclusion of the applicator does make it much easier to spread it nice and thin to make sure you have an even application of compound.

I applied the Nano Diamond to my CPU and to the heatsink using the applicator, here are some pictures of the CPU:

and here are some picture of the bottom of my Noctua NH-U9F CPU cooler that I used for testing:

My test system is:

-Intel P4 Extreme 955 dual-core CPU (3.46ghz) with Noctua NH-U9F CPU Cooler

(you can read my review of the Noctua NH-U9F CPU Cooler HERE)

-Asus p5wd2-e premium motherboard

-2 gigs of Crucial 10th anniversary ram PC2-5300

(you can read my review of the Crucial 10th Anniversary Ram HERE)

-Connect3d X1800GTO

For testing I will be comparing the Jetart Nano Diamond to Thermalright Chill Factor (review HERE) and Arctic Silver5. I am using the exact same setup that I used for testing those two thermal compounds, and I have the ambient at the same as well at approximately 22C. To get my idle temps I turned the system on and let it sit for 30 minutes, to get load temps I ram Prime95, two instances, one on each core for the same amount of time. I have had the JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound on my CPU for one week, the same amount of time I had the others applied for testing as well.

We can see from the chart that it is comparable to the leading thermal compound brands out there today, and actually achieves a better temperature under load. Yes it’s only one degree but still one degree is one degree.

One thing to note is that the feature about it being instantly thermally conductive is very true, the temperatures were the same from day one as they were on day seven, the JetArt Nano Diamond did not need thermal cycles to let it optimize as the other compounds do, this I think is a large positive in its favor. Using AS5 it does take a few days or thermal cycles for it to achieve maximum thermal conductivity, but who wants to wait if you don’t have to? With the Nano Diamond its ready the instant it is applied. Very nice indeed!

Being this is a diamond based thermal compound I can honestly say that I did expect better temperatures than I saw, well, no that’s not right, I really didn’t know what to expect as this is a fairly new technology in itself. Yes there has been talk of diamond based thermal compounds but I don’t think there are any readily available to the public, that is until now of course…

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Summary:

The biggest positive of the JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound is that it is instantly ready to go, this is something we really have not seen before in thermal compounds. All thermal compounds, as far as I know, need a few days of thermal cycling to achieve maximum thermal conductivity, with the Nano Diamond you have instant 100% thermal conduction so you are ready to go as soon as it is applied. This is good stuff overall, and from my tests I can recommend it to anyone looking for an alternative thermal compound…

DragonSteelMods gives the JetArt Nano Diamond Thermal Compound a 5 out of 5 score and our Recommended Award as well.

Pros:

-Comparable to the leading thermal compounds out there today

-Instantly thermally conductive, no waiting/cycling for optimum performance

-Non-conductive compound

-Cool little applicator included

-More than enough for many applications

-Easy to use syringe/applicator

Cons:

-Not really a con, but it’s not quite as good as I expected

I would like to thank JetArt for the chance to review the Nano Diamond Thermal Compound and for their support of DSM.

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