MX2 vs AS5?

kmufc77 · 24 Jul 2010 at 13:23

Is MX2 still regarded better than Arctic silver 5?,only asking as i have both and i have to fit my Prolimatech Megahalems sometime today.

IAmATeaf · 24 Jul 2010 at 13:37

I've read that MX2 is supposed to be better but not by much. If you have it go with the MX2.

HW91 · 24 Jul 2010 at 15:00

you should use mx2 anyway because it's non-conductive

setter · 24 Jul 2010 at 15:03

HW91 said:
you should use mx2 anyway because it's non-conductive

This tbh, good all round stuff, ive used it on gpu's, and chipset heatsinks, also has no curing time unlike as5 which takes a while to reach optimum.

PhoenixUK · 24 Jul 2010 at 15:13

MX2 is a bit better than AS5.
MX3 beats MX2 by few degrees as well.

Reaper652 · 24 Jul 2010 at 15:27

No curing time, and not conductive while performing similarly/better.

MX2 is a no brainer

pastymuncher · 24 Jul 2010 at 19:10

MX-2 is probably the best performance for money paid on the market. Easy to work with as well.

PhoenixUK · 24 Jul 2010 at 20:06

pastymuncher said:
MX-2 is probably the best performance for money paid on the market. Easy to work with as well.

I wouldn't be worried about the money part when it comes to thermal paste unless you're building like 10-15 PCs a day then you won't notice the few pounds difference in price between them.

MX3 is worth the extra if you're buying one. But obviously if you've got some mx2 left then there's not much need for buying a new tube unless you really need that 2-3c less.

paulselhi · 24 Jul 2010 at 20:11

Odd that either company seems happy with the other using such a similar brand name. I thought MX was made by the same people as AS5 then realised they are different !!

aaron333 · 24 Jul 2010 at 20:19

MX-2 here, a bit difficult to spread about but it does the job well!

pastymuncher · 25 Jul 2010 at 14:52

PhoenixUK said:
I wouldn't be worried about the money part when it comes to thermal paste unless you're building like 10-15 PCs a day then you won't notice the few pounds difference in price between them.

MX3 is worth the extra if you're buying one. But obviously if you've got some mx2 left then there's not much need for buying a new tube unless you really need that 2-3c less.

But if you are a tight git like me then it does matter. I can get two tubes of MX-2 for the price of one MX-3 and i can live with a degree or two less performance. The stuff would have to be massively better to get me to pay a premium.