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2 minutes ago, SomeRandomNerd said:

Hi I was just wondering what you think the best long term good thermal paste is. L

 

Would thermal grizzly Kryonaut be an option? I heard it dries up and cures in a few months if it is at 80+ C constantly. Is that right?

probably any thermal past will do. but maybe. can re do it say a year or so for a few degrees better.

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Hi, I am thinking of getting the Kryonaut paste from thermal grizzly but I just have a few questions.

 

Is it really as good as they say? I'm hoping to repaste my 5800x because it reaches 90C in Cinebench R23 multicore.

 

Is this thermal paste good for long term (12-18 months per repaste)? I had read that at 80C+ it would degrade down in a few months, is that true?

 

Would a 1 gram tube be enough to spread on R7 5800x IHS once?

 

Thank you for the help!

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yes. but get the one rated for your cpu.

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Just now, dogwitch said:

yes. but get the one rated for your cpu.

Could you please elaborate by what you mean by "rated for your cpu"?

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Hi I was just wondering what you think the best long term good thermal paste is.

 

Would thermal grizzly Kryonaut be an option? I heard it dries up and cures in a few months if it is at 80+ C constantly. Is that right?

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Kryonaut consistently preforms near the top of thermal paste rankings, but it can be pretty expensive and hard to find, depending on your location. What cooler are you using on the 5800X? The difference between Kryonaut and something much cheaper and more widely available (like Noctua's NT-H1 paste) is less than 3 degrees C. 

 

As for Kryonaut's long-term performance, it seems pretty consistent with other high-end thermal pastes (1-2 years between re-pastes). There was a bad batch last year that caused scratches on people's coolers, but that seems to be cleared up now. Just make sure to buy your paste from a reputable seller. 

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7 minutes ago, dogwitch said:

yes. but get the one rated for your cpu.

I'm unsure what exactly you mean by this. Processor manufacturers don't typically give lists of compatible thermal pastes. 

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2 minutes ago, SomeRandomNerd said:

Hi I was just wondering what you think the best long term good thermal paste is. L

 

Would thermal grizzly Kryonaut be an option? I heard it dries up and cures in a few months if it is at 80+ C constantly. Is that right?

probably any thermal past will do. but maybe. can re do it say a year or so for a few degrees better.

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33 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Kryonaut consistently preforms near the top of thermal paste rankings, but it can be pretty expensive and hard to find, depending on your location. What cooler are you using on the 5800X? The difference between Kryonaut and something much cheaper and more widely available (like Noctua's NT-H1 paste) is less than 3 degrees C. 

 

As for Kryonaut's long-term performance, it seems pretty consistent with other high-end thermal pastes (1-2 years between re-pastes). There was a bad batch last year that caused scratches on people's coolers, but that seems to be cleared up now. Just make sure to buy your paste from a reputable seller. 

 

My cooler is the h150i elite capellix 360mm aio.

 

Would this be a reputable seller?

https://www.amazon.ca/Kryonaut-Thermal-Compound-Heatsink-Paste-Thermal-Conductivity/dp/B088FMK9GZ/

 

EDIT: Chances are I would recieve a new unproblematic batch from that seller right? As it has been over a year since the problem.

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1 hour ago, SomeRandomNerd said:

Would a 1 gram tube be enough to spread on R7 5800x IHS once?

It's enough for multiple applications

 

Fresh paste probably will not reduce your temperatures more than a couple degrees, what paste are you using now?

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My cooler is the h150i elite capellix 360mm aio.

 

Would this be a reputable seller?

https://www.amazon.ca/Kryonaut-Thermal-Compound-Heatsink-Paste-Thermal-Conductivity/dp/B088FMK9GZ/

90 Celsius with a cooler like that, you might want to make sure your airflow is good and your cooler is mounted correctly. Good paste won't do anything if those are your problems.

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2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

It's enough for multiple applications

 

Fresh paste probably will not reduce your temperatures more than a couple degrees, what paste are you using now?

I am using the pre-applied paste from the h150i elite capellix. The problem is that I touched (lightly pressed on it) the paste accidently with my finger before installing the pump head. Could that be why it reaches 90C in Cinebench R23?

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As someone who has redone the thermal paste several times on my desktop. Usually about 1 year apart, it makes almost no difference. From my loose observations it may drop the temp by 1 degree at most and may make the CPU cool off faster a gaming session. However, other than that there is no difference. I do use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.

 

My CPU never gets above 77 degrees, so I can't comment on the drying out thing.

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14 hours ago, bellabichon said:

I'm unsure what exactly you mean by this. Processor manufacturers don't typically give lists of compatible thermal pastes. 

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