Cpu paste material?

[GrizzlyBear0]

Hey i was just looking on ebay regarding thermal paste for my cpu but i see there's different materials

Can someone please explain what's the difference between these material and what's better etc

As in saying the negative and the positive reasons about these materials for a cpu.

 

The materials that i saw are silver+silicone+diamond+ Aluminum Oxide

[Enderman]

You don't determine the performance by looking at the ingredients list, you look at benchmarks and real world tests.

If you want the best performance get kryonaut.

For other cheaper options MX-4 or NT-H1 are good.

[GrizzlyBear0]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

You don't determine the performance by looking at the ingredients list, you look at benchmarks and real world tests.

If you want the best performance get kryonaut.

For other cheaper options MX-4 or NT-H1 are good.

I see,thanks. i would still like more information regarding these stuff obviously

[Eigenvektor]

Wikipedia actually explains it pretty well: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_grease

 

Different materials have different thermal conductivity and pricepoints. Manufacturers use different materials to increase performance while trying to keep production costs low.

[Tan3l6]

btw liquid metal, though the best thermal conductor, corrodes aluminium, extremely fast.

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, GrizzlyBear0 said:

I see,thanks. i would still like more information regarding these stuff obviously

The only real information that matters is that liquid metal outperforms every thermal paste.

 

The difference between thermal pastes is marginal, fractions of a degree which is usually within margin of error.

Also manufacturers don't give out the exact composition and materials used in the paste because that would be like giving away your recipe for someone else to copy.

 

Diamond has some of the highest thermal conductivity but simply putting that in your thermal paste doesn't make it magically the best.

If you want to know which is best then look at reviews and tests, not composition.

[GrizzlyBear0]

On 12/4/2019 at 10:56 PM, Enderman said:

The only real information that matters is that liquid metal outperforms every thermal paste.

 

The difference between thermal pastes is marginal, fractions of a degree which is usually within margin of error.

Also manufacturers don't give out the exact composition and materials used in the paste because that would be like giving away your recipe for someone else to copy.

 

Diamond has some of the highest thermal conductivity but simply putting that in your thermal paste doesn't make it magically the best.

If you want to know which is best then look at reviews and tests, not composition.

 

On 12/4/2019 at 10:55 PM, Tan3l6 said:

btw liquid metal, though the best thermal conductor, corrodes aluminium, extremely fast.

 

On 12/4/2019 at 10:52 PM, Eigenvektor said:

Wikipedia actually explains it pretty well: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_grease

 

Different materials have different thermal conductivity and pricepoints. Manufacturers use different materials to increase performance while trying to keep production costs low.

Thanks for the info.