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Recommended Thermal Paste?

Shame I've no longer got access to my dad's old temperature controlled lab - would have been good for testing consistency.
 
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I've used Arctic MX4 for years (used the MX line from Arctic since the begging, since switching from the Silver stuff), still got plenty left, I believe we're on MX6 now though, I'd recommend that.
 
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MX4/MX6 are always good - Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut is also good, a bit better than MX4+6, but from memory it can 'wear out'/suffer pump out relatively quickly (6-12 months) if you're running it around the 100 degree mark consistently, so there's a fine line in which it's better thermal performance is worth it, whilst also not requiring reapplication too regularly.

Its a good paste if you're not constantly running in the mid 90s though :)

Application wise, from memory my Arctic 360MM Pro AIO came with a small tube of MX-6, and recommended the cross shaped application on the middle of the AM5 CPU; rather than spread or pea. TG recommend the spread method, but as stated previously, it really depends on the paste and its own individual properties, viscosity etc, so you should follow the manufacturer recommendations for the individual paste you go with.

MX is often available in big value tubes, and I've gone through more than a few of those in my time; although I feel like thermal paste is much more stable these days than it used to be; I remember having to do re-pastes far more regularly 10-20 years ago.

Heard good things about Gelid, NT2 and PTM7950 thermal pads too.
 
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Alexrose1uk said:
TG recommend the spread method, but as stated previously, it really depends on the paste and its own individual properties, viscosity etc, so you should follow the manufacturer recommendations for the individual paste you go with.
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TG stuff depending on product usually comes with a tool for spreading as well - if people want to persist with spreading it is better to go for a paste like that which will produce good/the best results with spreading.
 
Darkpilgrim said:
I have been using Thermal grizzly kryonaut for years and it works great.
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It performs well but it’s a royal PITA to apply and requires regular re application. It’s also a bit pricey. I’d say it’s good but has some major drawbacks and the main gain of lower temps are lost over time to other pastes.

I’d like to see a sample pack from thermal grizzly and test them. Duronaut sounds promising, but they don’t seem to supply the large tubes or tubs and it’s not exactly clear what each product offers.
 
I am considering next time I need some paste, ordering that GD-2 stuff off Ali Express, as its very cheap, and the feedback I've seen on it is actually very positive, albeit it's meant to be very thick.
 
Honestly, whatever is cheap (within reason). They're all much of a muchness in reality, even on hotter >200W TDP chips. I've used about every brand over the years, including Thermal Grizzly. I always go back to Noctua NH-1 because it's cheap, readily available or free, spreads well, has no burn in time, performs as well as anything else and doesn't dry out. Even my Threadripper 3960X didn't register any real differences between Noctua and TG. YMMV.
 
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