not heard anyone talking about mx6 but have seen expert audit of thermal grizzly compared to it
https://www.igorslab.de/en/thermal-gri…lly-in-reality/
it's slightly cheaper on amazon but if you can trust the UK place for ptm7950 it's barely that much extra
(posted above for the shop)
It's been some years since I've bough thermal paste. Are these PTM7950 pads supposed to be the best choice now?
So what your saying is these devices are HDMI 2.1 FRL it’s just there locked out even AMD ? As all advertise as 18gb ports on there sites apart form some other Chinese manufacturers
Quoting from my understanding of FOSSlinux, yes AMD GPU needs Linux Kernel v7.2 + amdgpu.dc_feature_mask=0x400 boot kernel parameter. Linux v7.3 will have native FRL & VRR support for AMD. Physically it has no issue to run using FRL, kernel support is the limitation.
LE Croque & Hades are v7.2.6 & v7.3 respectively
It's been some years since I've bough thermal paste. Are these PTM7950 pads supposed to be the best choice now?
from what I'm seeing in the community yeah, as long as you get genuine stuff, the manufacturer only send big roles to companies. in USA their are a few stores like LTT that sell it among others. but if you check igorslanm the thermal grizzly TG Phase Sheet PTM is basically the same performance for cheaper, which has less chance of being fake. also I'm not an expert or a user, I just research and almost everyone is using PTM7950 with amazing results
We do not use standard linux kernel.
As for VRR, I have internal builds that include it and I managed to enable VRR on non compatible device even on a HDMI 1.4 output, but honestly, it’s almost useless in Kodi, and, more importantly, it’s an overly complex mess that creates all sorts of support issues. That’s why I’ve never released it
Regarding HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, I don’t really see an issue there for Kodi either, you almost never need 48 Gbps for Kodi. I could easily enable it, but I don’t see any use case for it.
Regarding HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, I don’t really see an issue there for Kodi either, you almost never need 48 Gbps for Kodi. I could easily enable it, but I don’t see any use case for it.
4K interface at 120Hz would be nice. I use 120Hz in 1080p and the smoothness of animations is perceptible, compared to 60Hz
It's been some years since I've bough thermal paste. Are these PTM7950 pads supposed to be the best choice now?
It's better since it won't dry out - apply once and forget. Thermal paste will harden and get pumped out, probably 1-3 years depending on usage. Leaving almost none to little thermal interface material after a long period of thermal cycling.
The challenge is applying ptm7950 since it's one whole piece like a thermal pad, except it's way thinner and sticky when it's handled at room temperature. Removing the first protective layer is easy. After applying on the CPU die/IHS, removing the second protective layer without the ptm7950 sticking to it is the challenge.
Freezing it is one trick. Applying a scotch tape to the second protective layer and quickly lifting it in one pull is another.
Good thing is the ptm7950 sheet comes as a large piece, so you'll get there after 2-3 tries.
By the way, it needs manual precision cutting with sharp knife or scissors to match the CPU die/IHS size.
Either LTT's ptm7950 or Thermal Grizzly Phase Sheet PTM works, whichever is available and more cost effective for you. Or digilently change thermal paste before it causes damage.
Especially if you have a projector, I believe most of them uses thermal paste. Mine dried out and luckily the firmware has good thermal safety measures. Laser dimmed and video playback stops. The symptom was like a stuck DMD mirror but clearly it wasn't.
Going back to HDMI@120Hz support, on hardware perspective if cost is not much of an issue and the goal is for long term usage, then it's a better buy.
Else HDMI@60Hz is the safe upper limit for a media box.
not heard anyone talking about mx6 but have seen expert audit of thermal grizzly compared to it
https://www.igorslab.de/en/thermal-gri…lly-in-reality/
it's slightly cheaper on amazon but if you can trust the UK place for ptm7950 it's barely that much extra
(posted above for the shop)
here is a couple of videos if anyone is interested in the thermal paste tests with the PTM7950, watch the first then the new paste in the 2nd video
Don't Buy PTM7958? Phase Change vs. Traditional Paste on Mini PC - YouTube
i thought it was the MX6 its not its the MX7
here is a couple of videos if anyone is interested in the thermal paste tests with the PTM7950, watch the first then the new paste in the 2nd video
Don't Buy PTM7958? Phase Change vs. Traditional Paste on Mini PC - YouTube
i thought it was the MX6 its not its the MX7
this is a great video but surprised he didn't do a few cycles on ptm7950, everyone knows that, it's not going to be the best on first run. he needs to blast out one run then, try it, otherwise it's not a fair test, also ptm7950, you don't need to replace as often as thermal paste. ptm7950 is the best then that thermal grizzly sheet
this is a great video but surprised he didn't do a few cycles on ptm7950, everyone knows that, it's not going to be the best on first run. he needs to blast out one run then, try it, otherwise it's not a fair test, also ptm7950, you don't need to replace as often as thermal paste. ptm7950 is the best then that thermal grizzly sheet
video review of the K12 with the same bloke with the paste reviews, shows you the temp difference with the paste changed at 16:28
Better Ports, Great Mini PC. This is the New 780M Leader [GMKtec K12 Review]
