Which Artic cooling compound?

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Which Artic cooling compound would be better for cooling a core 2 duo e6600 at around 3GHz - 3.2GHz ??

1. Arctic Cooling MX-1 Thermal Compound

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-000-AR&tool=3

Reviewed by: Bilal Saeed

"Just got this with my new Arctic cpu cooler, it says that it takes some time for the paste to reach its optimality but i saw immediate results, my idle temps on Oced E6300 were hovering around 44C but after using this with my new cooler a drop of 17C occured and thats only on the first day of use. Although i cannot emphasise enough that a good ambient temperature is a key to required level of cooling so make sure you have sorted that out first!"

OR

2. Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=AC-000-AC

Reviewed by: KarlMcWade

"O.k big question Does this Stuff Really make a Difference over stock Thermal paste. Deffo a YES here a good 2-3 degrees lower temps over the normal white thermal and to people that love to Oc or just want a stable cool longer lasting computer then this is worth it,"

>Both will be used with a Tuniq Tower, and I know how highly rated the Artic Silver 5 is on these forums, but one person says that it dropped their CPU temperature "a good 2-3 degrees" whereas a Bilal who was using the Artic Cooling MX-1 claims to have recieved a 17 degrees C' drop...also an "issue" that people have said they have had with the AS5 is that the tube is only ~1.5 inches long...

Which is why I have come here to ask which one is better?

HyBrId

Thanks in advance.
 
The 17C drop was achieved with the new paste and a new cooler! Which bit was the new cooler and which the new paste. Since neither was tested individually, it is impossible to state the individual effects but ask yourself whether it is possible for a paste to make that much difference.

As for the size of the AS5 tube, I still use my original tube of AS3 which I've had for years and which has provided paste for too many remounts to count. When you're only using an amount the size of a couple of grains of rice each time, even a small tube lasts for a long time.

Finally, as I always do whenever someone asks which compound they should be using, I refer you to the greatest comparison review of all time
 
Thanks for the quick reply :), so does this http://www.dansdata.com/images/goop/nofibgraph2.gif mean that I should use toothpaste.. ? :D lol, I guess which ever Artic cooling compound I use with the Tuniq will produce better results than pre-applied compound, but it's whether I'm feeling generous enough to dish out £7 over <£5 or not lol..

HyBrId

Also there is this review :

Reviewed by: Jason
"Pros: They say that there is about a one week curing time for this compound, but I immediately saw results. Right after I applied it and turned on my computer, the temperature dropped 25 degrees Celsius! My Intel processor was previously running at 63c idle and 98c running a program using stock compound. Now Running at 33c idle and 48c running a program."

I guess Jason is using a Pentium 4 with those temperatures, but if what he says is true then the MX-1 can reduce temperatures by 50% ?
 
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Ok, so maybe buying some Artic compound may not be worth.. seeing as I will be using the same motherboard as you also, the P5W DH Deluxe..thanks for your advice :)

P.S. Good taste in PSU :D I have the 700w version.
 
tHe_HyBrId said:
Also there is this review :

Reviewed by: Jason
"Pros: They say that there is about a one week curing time for this compound, but I immediately saw results. Right after I applied it and turned on my computer, the temperature dropped 25 degrees Celsius! My Intel processor was previously running at 63c idle and 98c running a program using stock compound. Now Running at 33c idle and 48c running a program."

I guess Jason is using a Pentium 4 with those temperatures, but if what he says is true then the MX-1 can reduce temperatures by 50% ?
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If I could be bothered I'd search for an earlier post I made at least a year ago if not much more, but I'll attempt to paraphrase:

People who buy "expensive" compound tend to take enormous care when they re-mount their heatsink, and it is this careful re-mount that makes the enormous differences between crap compound and good compound. The compound has little or nothing to do with the quoted differences - it simply can't, the physics don't allow differences of that amount.
 
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