CPU Paste
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At 6years old, whilst it is probably ok, I wouldn’t use it for the sake of a couple of quid.
As long as it's remained properly/adequately sealed and the consistency seems ok(squirt a small amount out), i'd expect it to be fine. I've been using my arctic silver for the last 6 years or so(goes a long way if you only do a system or two once a year) and it's still working just great, getting close to empty but still working as good as it always has, as far as i can tell.
As said already though, for the sake of a few quid, a new tube wouldn't hurt.
As said already though, for the sake of a few quid, a new tube wouldn't hurt.
I’m not really a believer in good quality thermal paste “losing efficiency”, perhaps over many years but people who say they re-paste everything they own every year is just being silly. If it’s in the tube and still the right consistency I’d be 99% certain it’s be working as well and lasting as long once applied as a brand new tube - but then it is only a couple of quid to be 100% certain.
I bought a big tube of MX-2 a few years ago. Each application consistently dried up after 6 months or so. So it does happen. And it was rather liquidy from the start. What I cannot tell you is whether it has to do with production flaws for a particular batch, time since production, or whether it was stored a long time in imperfect conditions. It would start off fine, then 6 months later temps would start shooting up till I re-pasted. The same has not happened with Arctic Silver 5 or Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. Not everyone who's used MX-2 has reported the same, so it was probably a bad batch.
