Thermal Paste

Lither · 25 Dec 2015 at 03:22

What's the best thermal paste to use on my overclocked i5 3570K to reduce the temps as it's been 3-4 years without changing and should I use the pea size method or alternative?

Thanks and have a nice Christmas!

faceman123 · 25 Dec 2015 at 03:37

Thermal grizzlily and pea size

P4Clock · 25 Dec 2015 at 07:56

TBF anything will do.

I have the EK stuff, XSPC stuff, MX-5, Phanteks. and there is about 1c difference in the stuff and that could just be down to room temp change.

buy whats in your budget.

zola25 · 25 Dec 2015 at 08:39

^Good advice. The key thing is to use the correct amount, too much or too little will negatively impact cooling. Somewhere between the size of a BB pellet and a small pea works in my experience.

Lither · 25 Dec 2015 at 14:28

Out of these thermal paste, which one should I go for? Arctic Cooling MX-4, Arctic Silver 5, Noctua NT-H1 or Gelid GC Extreme as I will be trying to push the overclock with good temps

joedeath332 · 25 Dec 2015 at 22:07

ive used Arctic Silver 5 before and did a good job for me.

kayomani · 25 Dec 2015 at 22:20

AS5 or the Noctua no idea on the Gelid

powned · 25 Dec 2015 at 22:26

I still have the same tube of Arctic 5 I used for several builds over the last 7-8 years, served me well but a friend recently sent me this link of tested thermal pastes. Seems they are not all created equal, I'll be changeling brands for my new build.

Lither · 27 Dec 2015 at 14:28

After applying thermal paste and reseating the cooler, should I run stress test software to let the thermal paste settle in? If so which software should I use?

new boy · 27 Dec 2015 at 16:38

no need to settle the paste in

OracIe · 27 Dec 2015 at 17:41

new boy said:
no need to settle the paste in

You say that, and of course you're right, however....
I always run a PC (Just at idle) for a full 24 hours to help 'bed things in' - Done it for years! (After doing an OS install)