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kristofk
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Hi guys,

Can you recommend good quality thermal paste/compound for me, for cpu and gpu too.

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Hi guys,

Can you recommend good quality thermal paste/compound for me, for cpu and gpu too.

it doesn't really matter, but nt-h1 is good stuff.

CPU: i7 3770k@ 4.6Ghz@ 1.23v - GPU: Palit GTX 660ti - MOBO: Asrock Extreme 4 - RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz - PSU: OCZ 650watt - STORAGE: 128Gb corsair force GT SSD/ 1TB seagate barracuda 7200rpm

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anything at the local computer store should be fine as long as its a well known brand (like Noctua, antec (they're not that bad) or something like that)

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anything at the local computer store should be fine as long as its a well known brand (like Noctua, antec (they're not that bad) or something like that)

So if they sell toothpaste there then it's fine?    :D

But the ones i would choose are NH-H1, AS5, MX4

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So if they sell toothpaste there then it's fine?    :D

But the ones i would choose are NH-H1, AS5, MX4

:P

You know what I mean!

I said 'computer store'

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:P

You know what I mean!

I said 'computer store'

They could sell toothpaste......

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They could sell toothpaste......

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Hi guys,

Can you recommend good quality thermal paste/compound for me, for cpu and gpu too.

Gelid!

Desktop: Intel Core i5 2380P (2400 w/o iGPU), MSI H61, 8GB RAM, 256GB SP610, 500GB WD Blue, HIS R9 280, Antec TruePower Classic 550W, Inwin MANA 134, QNIX QX2710, CM QuickFire Rapid, Logitech G402

 

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Artic Cooling MX-4 or Noctua NT-H1, I only use those. :P

System 1: Thermaltake Element Q - Thermaltake 220W SFX - Asus AT5IONT-I mini-ITX - Intel® Atom™ D525 onboard 1.8GHz Dual-Core HT - Integrated NVIDIA® ION™ - 2x 2GB Kingston DDR3 - Samsung 120GB 840 Series - Scythe Kama Rack 3.5 - Asus DVD-RW

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I personally really like Innovative Cooling's IC7-Diamond, although it can be a bit hard to find at times.

But in all reality, the differences are so minor you can just pick up whatever the heck is available. The recorded differences between pastes are so tiny that they are within the margin of error of nearly any testing.

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Rather than buy seperate thermal paste, you'd be better off investing the $10 into the cooler itself or whatever it is that you're cooling.

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Rather than buy seperate thermal paste, you'd be better off investing the $10 into the cooler itself or whatever it is that you're cooling.

Yes, but I don't want to change the cooler on the gpu. I am jus going to paint it and since I am taking it apart I wanted to put a good quality thermal paste on it.

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Yes, but I don't want to change the cooler on the gpu. I am jus going to paint it and since I am taking it apart I wanted to put a good quality thermal paste on it.

I personally use NT-H1 for just about everything. 

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