Good thermal pastes?

[Veltrix]

Just wanting to get an opinion on what I should get for a new thermal paste? I plan to clean my Noctua cooler and replace the thermal paste since it's been there for nearly 3 years now. I ran out of the Noctua thermal paste for other builds.

[Anonymous]

IC Diamond. Very consistant and efficient.

[Duver]

Here http://skinneelabs.com/2011-thermal-paste-review-comparison/2/

[Wats]

Pretty much anything.

The best would have to be any paste that can melt and 'reflow' like Coollaboratory or Indigo.

[Darell3]

I just use the stock thermal paste that comes with cooler masters heatsinks, it does the job for me :P at the moment my fx-6100 is running @ 4.2ghz max of 52degrees :)

[Guest]

Got a tube of Deep Cool Z5 - works perfectly fine for me. :)

[Veltrix]

Thank you guys!

[ProGearUk]

I use artic cooling mx4. It is a good performing thermal compound but the only problem with it is that sometimes it is very sticky. I mean really sticky. I tried to take the hetsink off the amd chip in my server and it pulled the chip out of the socket no joke. It bent 6 pins on the processor on the way. I managed to bend them back but if you consider this thermal paste be sure to remember that it can be quite sticky. 

[joelthezombie15]

Ic diamond or artic or tuniq.

[ProGearUk]

Just wanting to get an opinion on what I should get for a new thermal paste? I plan to clean my Noctua cooler and replace the thermal paste since it's been there for nearly 3 years now. I ran out of the Noctua thermal paste for other builds.

If you are going to clean your cooler and your processor make sure you use something like the arctic clean thermal material remover and surface purifier.. It just ensures your cooler is clean and is ready for new compound. Check it out it is good stuff. 

[Dexterity]

IC Diamond or MX-4

[That Norwegian Guy]

Noctua NT-H1.

 

Non-conductive, doesn't need to cure, doesn't shed solvent, comes in a big tube for 15 applications, and fairly cheap. It is also in the top percentile performing pastes.

 

The only drawback it has is a slightly harder to apply substance than most pastes, but that is far from enough drawback to not use it IMO.

 

I recently switched to Noctua NT-H1 on my graphics card, an old GTX 470 that was always pushing 90 deg celsius, now the highest I've ever seen it is 86.

[bedro]

a thermal paste doesn't matter at all, but the beast i know is AC DIAMOND 

[mgsstar]

I would also recommend IC Diamond/ MX4 as your thermal paste.

[xTheOlahx]

I use artic cooling mx4. It is a good performing thermal compound but the only problem with it is that sometimes it is very sticky. I mean really sticky. I tried to take the hetsink off the amd chip in my server and it pulled the chip out of the socket no joke. It bent 6 pins on the processor on the way. I managed to bend them back but if you consider this thermal paste be sure to remember that it can be quite sticky. 

Yeah the MX4 is a good paste. I have had that happen where the whole CPU had been pulled out of the socket because of it. It was not with the MX4 but with the stock paste that comes on AMD's heat sink and fan. I generally try to make sure to let the CPU warm up by turning the computer on for about 5 minutes or so and that usually does the trick and have had no issues since then.

[xeks]

Mx4

[fishymamba]

I personally use TIM consultants Quantum, it is one of the top rated TIMs and is super cheap. 3 tubes for $10 shipped to my location! 

It is quiet thick, but spreads pretty good and it is still working perfectly in my PS3 after 3 years of use. 

 

http://www.tim-consultants.com/matrix2.html

 

It does kinda of "dry" after a few months, but performance does not go down, it actually seems to get a little better. 

[Lemonsquare]

Personally, Noctua's NT-H1. 

[Travis]

Coolaboratory LP, from what I've heard (still need to grab myself some) is the best on the market.

[virusal19]

IC diamond and MX-4 

 

From what I've heard, they are both pretty good and consistent thermal paste.

[KyonCoraeL]

I love IC Diamond!

 

I have used both MX-4 and IC diamond. I remember when it first came out they were giving away free tubes. 

[Art Vandelay]

Coolaboratory LP, from what I've heard (still need to grab myself some) is the best on the market.

It may be the best on the market, but it's a bitch to apply and remove.

 

Just about any of the popular TIMs will work. Tuniq TX-4 and Gelid GC extreme are the only ones I remember being good that haven't been posted here yet. If you want the best results, though, you will have to go for a metal TIM, such as liquid pro or indigo extreme.

[bradscoolio]

These are the only ones i'd use:

Indigo Extreme 

NT-H1

IC Diamond

Arctic silver MX-4

[Blade of Grass]

I quite enjoy my Noctua H1 thermal paste.

[kn100]

I've been using Arctic Silver 5 for the last few months - I've found it to significantly improve with time and now it works extremely well. Using it on 4 builds, one of which is a HEAVILY overclocked fx-8320 (5GHz) and it works admirably. It's working beautifully.