Which thermal paste to use for MSI GS66 repaste?

[AHAFlier]

So the i9-10980hk my laptop has is currently throttled and i think with a repaste i can gain a little more performance.

Many people have told me that LM isn't worth the risk, is this right? Also I have looked at pads but they don't seem to be recommended a lot.
If a normal paste is a better idea, which shoukd I use?

I live in Mexico so there are  not many pastes in the market, I have narrowed it down to 4 options. Which would get me better results? My 2 biggest concerns are to get the best performance but also get a reasonable lifetime for the repaste.

My 4 options are. (There is not Thermalright TFX neither Kingpin Kpx)

-Kryonaut Extreme (2g / $25)

-MasterGel Maker (1.5ml/ $30)

-Gelid GC Extreme (1g/ $5)

-Artic MX-4 ( 4g / $15)

I really want to make the right choice since I don't want to open the laptop very often. 
Any help is welcome. Thanks!

[Dedayog]

Your laptop is a year old and you want to repaste?  Get the Kryonaut and reduce it a couple degrees *shrug*

 

Look into other cooling methods as well, they'll have more impact I bet.

 

 

[manikyath]

if the laptop isnt 5 years old, repasting isnt gonna do a darn thing for your temperatures. dont waste the money on something that wont make any real world difference.

 

as for the liquid metal aspect.. the 3 major issues are that it will destroy any aluminium it comes into contact with, it's conductive so it'll short out stuff if it leaks, and well.. it's a liquid, so it'll tend to follow gravity over time.

[AHAFlier]

Just now, manikyath said:

if the laptop isnt 5 years old, repasting isnt gonna do a darn thing for your temperatures. dont waste the money on something that wont make any real world difference.

 

as for the liquid metal aspect.. the 3 major issues are that it will destroy any aluminium it comes into contact with, it's conductive so it'll short out stuff if it leaks, and well.. it's a liquid, so it'll tend to follow gravity over time.

Thanks for your response, I tohught since MSI thermal paste is crap it would do a difference.

The heatsink is copper but still is risky I guess.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, AHAFlier said:

Thanks for your response, I tohught since MSI thermal paste is crap it would do a difference.

The heatsink is copper but still is risky I guess.

i highly doubt the paste is as crap as you make it out to be. it certainly isnt a $40 tube of thermal grizzly's pixie dust™, but using crap paste would only boost RMA rates, essentially directly costing the manufacturer money.

 

also, most laptops these days are just made to throttle. it's a sad tradeoff between having powerful hardware and a slim chassis.

[AHAFlier]

Just now, DriftMan said:

IIRC Bob of all trades reviewed this one and said that Phobya Nanogrease gave you a pretty noticeable difference

Sadly not available here

[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

i highly doubt the paste is as crap as you make it out to be. it certainly isnt a $40 tube of thermal grizzly's pixie dust™, but using crap paste would only boost RMA rates, essentially directly costing the manufacturer money.

 

also, most laptops these days are just made to throttle. it's a sad tradeoff between having powerful hardware and a slim chassis.

This.

 

There is no magic that can make things faster and perform harder and yet cooler.  Thermodynamics is a real thing.  Efficiencies can help a little but you can't keep moving to faster and smaller without there being a problem on some level.

 

 

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, DriftMan said:

IIRC Bob of all trades reviewed this one and said that Phobya Nanogrease gave you a pretty noticeable difference

noticeable difference in performance on a laptop, or a "measurable" change in temperature?

 

also, difference in which situation? this is a laptop, it's not a 100 watt part with some stupidly high end cooler.