Posted March 10, 2021 Hey friends. Currently I can not find MX-4 here in the only IT store in my city. They just sell MX-2. Can I go with MX-2,is it much worse to MX-4 in terms of cooling performance? Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me, it's not me it's my BPD. Thanks for understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2021 You should be fine Source:https://panoramacircle.com/2018/08/07/arctic-mx-2-vs-mx-4-thermal-paste-bonus-passive-cooling-and-heating-coffee/#:~:text=Arctic MX-2 feels quite,of the paste spills over.&text=The Arctic paste did better,MX-4 under high load. Behold the power of Chuck Norris the forbidden one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2021 You can also have a look at this test: https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-thermal-paste (Doesn't include MX-2, unfortunately) Maybe your local retailer has something else in stock that is on that list. But as @Ya_Mi said, it's not that much of a difference. If you read the test on Tom's Hardware, you can see that pastes with highly different "performance values" (on paper) often have fairly similar results in practice. Remember to either quote or @mention others, so they are notified of your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2021 Author Oh okay. How many applications can 4g last? Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me, it's not me it's my BPD. Thanks for understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2021 9 hours ago, frozensun said: Oh okay. How many applications can 4g last? I've done 3 ~ 4 CPU, and 1 or 2 GPU applications with my single 4g tube of MX-4 ... and there is still probably 1/3 of the tube left? It doesn't take much. Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary ) Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel) i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO + 500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns) AMD Ryzen Rig AMD R7-5800X Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned) Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97 Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz Corsair A50 air cooler NZXT X61 Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version] Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned) FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt) ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE* Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD Corsair TX850 (ver.1) Cooler Master HAF 932 <> Electrical Engineer , B.Eng <> <> Electronics & Computer Engineering Technologist (Diploma + Advanced Diploma) <> <> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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