Cooler Master MasterGel vs. Noctua NT-H1

[ThermalCool]

Hi, I have recently built a new PC and kinda cheaped out on the thermal paste and bought the Cooler Master HTK-002-U1 thermal paste. I just realized that its thermal conductivity is only 0.8 W/mK and am buying a new paste as soon as possible. Given the current low conductivity, theoretically any of the 2 thermal paste in the title should be a huge leap.

 

However, does anyone know how much difference will this make?

Perhaps people who have used this HTK-002 before and upgraded might know. I know that most thermal paste differences are in the 1-2 degrees range, but this might change more due to the drastic difference in conductivity.

 

Secondly, which one is better in your opinion?

 

Thank you for your opinions

 

My Specs:

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/28948111

i5 9600kf OC at 5.0 with peak temps reaching high 80s, low 90 on R15 and decided that it's probably the paste fault. now temporarily OCing at 4.9ghz and reaching low 80s on 100% load R15

ID Cooling - SE 234 (high tier on the pinned thread so shouldn't be the problem)

Galax RTX 2060 1 click oc

single channel Ripjaws V 3200mhz

Thermaltake 750w 80+Bronze

WD SN550 Blue 1tb M.2 NVME SSD

Case: NZXT H510 with 4 fans, positive pressure

[ThermalCool]

*I meant the Mastergel MAKER for the title

[Jurrunio]

Mastergel should be a bit thicker so even less likely to spill over, but not like NT-H1 is going to leak anywhere in the first place.

[TwilightRavens]

4 minutes ago, ThermalCool said:

Hi, I have recently built a new PC and kinda cheaped out on the thermal paste and bought the Cooler Master HTK-002-U1 thermal paste. I just realized that its thermal conductivity is only 0.8 W/mK and am buying a new paste as soon as possible. Given the current low conductivity, theoretically any of the 2 thermal paste in the title should be a huge leap.

 

However, does anyone know how much difference will this make?

Perhaps people who have used this HTK-002 before and upgraded might know. I know that most thermal paste differences are in the 1-2 degrees range, but this might change more due to the drastic difference in conductivity.

 

Secondly, which one is better in your opinion?

 

Thank you for your opinions

 

My Specs:

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/28948111

i5 9600kf OC at 5.0 with peak temps reaching high 80s, low 90 on R15 and decided that it's probably the paste fault. now temporarily OCing at 4.9ghz and reaching low 80s on 100% load R15

ID Cooling - SE 234 (high tier on the pinned thread so shouldn't be the problem)

Galax RTX 2060 1 click oc

single channel Ripjaws V 3200mhz

Thermaltake 750w 80+Bronze

WD SN550 Blue 1tb M.2 NVME SSD

Case: NZXT H510 with 4 fans, positive pressure

Sometimes paste can be 1C difference or even up to 10-15C, personally I use Cryonaut ever since I discovered it and is what I’ll recommend here in this use case.

[Tan3l6]

I think they perform around the same level but MasterGel Maker is cheaper...

If my memory serves correct.

[ThermalCool]

1 minute ago, Tan3l6 said:

I think they perform around the same level but MasterGel Maker is cheaper...

If my memory serves correct.

it's $0.3 difference where I live so im probably more concerned if this will help my temps but that's good if they are around the same performance wise. I might also consider kryonaut if I can find one near me. 80-90c doesn't seem normal for 9600kf. 

[freeagent]

If you are thinking about kryonaut, consider TF8. Slightly better specs. For no effs given, there is also TFX. Both from Thermalright. I am using TF8 myself. It is excellent.

[ThermalCool]

On 6/4/2020 at 1:34 AM, freeagent said:

If you are thinking about kryonaut, consider TF8. Slightly better specs. For no effs given, there is also TFX. Both from Thermalright. I am using TF8 myself. It is excellent.

Damn I didn't even know about that brand before, thank you for this new info. The thermal conductivity number sure is higher and numbers prob don't lie.

 

Update: I just bought the thermal grizzly and just applied it 20 minutes ago.  A bit regrettable but I don't think it will be that much different. The temp is now around 8-10 degree lower on 100% load on R15 (from ~85 to now ~77). And it is probably much better than that because my fan didn't even run at full speed. Thanks everyone for the feedback. Learned a good lesson to never cheap out on thermal paste.