Best Thermal paste, clocking X5650

Skyforger · 22 Mar 2016 at 12:30

So my paste i had for years run out, what is the best within reasonable price thermal compound ? Going to clock X5650 air cooled with a good after market heat sink and fan ( cant remember the make)

pastymuncher · 22 Mar 2016 at 12:43

It's all pretty similar really. Apart from the likes of the liquid metal stuff they are mostly within a degree or two of each other. I use Gelid GC Extreme these days but used Arctic Cooling MX-4 before that. Both are easy to work with and give very good results. I see little point in paying a small fortune for something that will only give me a few tenths of a degree extra cooling. I can get that by adjusting fan speed.

Glanza · 22 Mar 2016 at 12:44

Thermalgrizzly seems to be the new favourite with quite a lot of people.

Skyforger · 22 Mar 2016 at 12:53

pastymuncher said:
It's all pretty similar really. Apart from the likes of the liquid metal stuff they are mostly within a degree or two of each other. I use Gelid GC Extreme these days but used Arctic Cooling MX-4 before that. Both are easy to work with and give very good results. I see little point in paying a small fortune for something that will only give me a few tenths of a degree extra cooling. I can get that by adjusting fan speed.

Thnx makes sense.
I am just unable to chose myself or to decide even on simple things like this. Im just weird.

8 Pack · 22 Mar 2016 at 13:18

Thermal Grizzly is the best current range of pastes available.

foster grant · 22 Mar 2016 at 13:52

8 Pack said:
Thermal Grizzly is the best current range of pastes available.

I have been using this and its really nice to work with, good temps , easy to apply and clean off...and not overly sticky either

Andy7 · 22 Mar 2016 at 17:04

pastymuncher said:
It's all pretty similar really. Apart from the likes of the liquid metal stuff they are mostly within a degree or two of each other. I use Gelid GC Extreme these days but used Arctic Cooling MX-4 before that. Both are easy to work with and give very good results. I see little point in paying a small fortune for something that will only give me a few tenths of a degree extra cooling. I can get that by adjusting fan speed.

I agree with you. I use Arctic Cooling MX-4 and don't see any reason to pay more.

8 Pack · 22 Mar 2016 at 17:15

^ Good for you.

But I would recommend Thermal Grizzly better temps, spreads easy etc etc etc......

Andy7 · 22 Mar 2016 at 17:18

8 Pack said:
^ Good for you.

But I would recommend Thermal Grizzly better temps, spreads easy etc etc etc......

I might give it a try sometime

Which one would you recommend?

zipp0r · 22 Mar 2016 at 18:19

i still use arctic silver 5. isnt expensive and just as good as all the superdooper amazing ones.