Is Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut still the best?

[CriSis_]

Hi,

I am looking for the best thermal compound that I can find for my new build with the only exception being that it is non conductive. Can anybody recommend one? I remember Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut being the best but I'm not sure if that is still the case xD

 

Thanks for the help,

Stay safe,

Lex.

[Skiiwee29]

All of the top pastes will be within 1-2c of each other. So anything thats reputable like Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, Thermalright TF8, Arcitc MX-4 & MX-5, Noctua NH-T1 etc... 

[NorKris]

Yes

[Falkentyne]

On 8/15/2021 at 11:05 AM, CriSis_ said:

Hi,

I am looking for the best thermal compound that I can find for my new build with the only exception being that it is non conductive. Can anybody recommend one? I remember Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut being the best but I'm not sure if that is still the case xD

 

Thanks for the help,

Stay safe,

Lex.

Desktop CPU's: Yes

Laptop CPU's: hell no (even avoid Arctic MX-5 on there.  Try FuzeIce Plus or Thermalright TFX, check the thread on notebookreview forums for more on that).

Videocards: Questionable.  Good contact and flat die: Fine.  Convex die and non flat surface: Stick to TFX / FuzeIce Plus, maybe even SYY-157).

[NorKris]

1 hour ago, Falkentyne said:

Desktop CPU's: Yes

Laptop CPU's: hell no (even avoid Arctic MX-5 on there.  Try FuzeIce Plus or Thermalright TFX, check the thread on notebookreview forums for more on that).

Videocards: Questionable.  Good contact and flat die: Fine.  Convex die and non flat surface: Stick to TFX / FuzeIce Plus, maybe even SYY-157).

Can you explain the hell No? 

I just ordered a laptop and some kry

[freeagent]

I think TFX is just a little thicker than SYY.  Both are excellent.. but I think I like TFX a little better.. tbh its a tough call. I will have to order another tube  

[Falkentyne]

43 minutes ago, NorKris said:

Can you explain the hell No? 

I just ordered a laptop and some kry

Regular Kryonaut is known to degrade on temps past 80C and "high performance" laptops are known for running at the edge of thermal throttling due to various design issues and cost cutting on cooling (long story).  Kryonaut seems to be fine long term on flat mounted even surfaces with good mounting pressure.

 

Kryonaut is also quite unreliable on imbalanced heatsinks with imperfect or convex surfaces, which is a common issue with laptops (and Arctic MX-4 tends to be even worse than Kryonaut on these!)

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/which-thermal-paste-to-buy-and-apply-traditional-and-liquid-metal.806840/

[Krisalex]

On 8/15/2021 at 9:05 PM, CriSis_ said:

Hi,

I am looking for the best thermal compound that I can find for my new build with the only exception being that it is non conductive. Can anybody recommend one? I remember Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut being the best but I'm not sure if that is still the case xD

 

Thanks for the help,

Stay safe,

Lex.

Kryonaut Extreme by Thermal grizzly gives excellent results. it is highly thermal conductive, non-electrical conductive, and while the industry was boasting 8.5-ish W/MK pastes as last gen thermal pastes, like the big achievement, Thermal Grizzly released a 12.1 W/MK and when the industry started boasting 9.2-ish W/MK thermal pastes as the big achievement of current gen, Thermal grizzly, released their Kryonaut extreme model, which is 14.2 W/MK. Compared to Arctic MX-5's 8.4 W/MK Thermal grizzly is on a new level, I saw difference 7 - 8 degrees lower temps, where:
PSU is the same 
motherboard is the same
motherboard BIOS is the same
CPU fan rpm settings are the same
case fan rpm settings are the same
my CPU's are the same,
CPU Heatsinks are the same
CPU cooler fans are the same
Case fans are the same,
case is the same
basically make the compare fair compare the thermal past only different thing, where everything else is the same. 

Hardware Config:
Lenovo Thinkstation D20
Dual Xeon X5690 130 watts TDP CPU (correct 2 processors)
1100 watts server/workstation grade PSU
X58 (IOH5520/ICH10) Chipset

CPU cooler: 
2 nh-u12dx-i4, 1 per processor
https://noctua.at/en/nh-u12dx-i4
using 1 fan is push configuration

CPU cooler fan - nf-f12-pwm

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-f12-pwm

Case fans:
1 intake fan - nf-f12-pwm

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-f12-pwm
 

1 exhaust fan - nf-f12-pwm

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-f12-pwm

OS in use:
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations ver. 21H1 64 bit
https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/blog/2017/12/15/windows-10-pro-workstations-power-advanced-workloads/

Temps with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme
Max temp for both CPU's CPU1: 62 - 65-ish Degrees C on the package per CPU

after 120 minutes test on Prime 95

[Falkentyne]

23 hours ago, Krisalex said:

Kryonaut Extreme by Thermal grizzly gives excellent results. it is highly thermal conductive, non-electrical conductive, and while the industry was boasting 8.5-ish W/MK pastes as last gen thermal pastes, like the big achievement, Thermal Grizzly released a 12.1 W/MK and when the industry started boasting 9.2-ish W/MK thermal pastes as the big achievement of current gen, Thermal grizzly, released their Kryonaut extreme model, which is 14.2 W/MK. Compared to Arctic MX-5's 8.4 W/MK Thermal grizzly is on a new level, I saw difference 7 - 8 degrees lower temps, where:
PSU is the same 
motherboard is the same
motherboard BIOS is the same
CPU fan rpm settings are the same
case fan rpm settings are the same
my CPU's are the same,
CPU Heatsinks are the same
CPU cooler fans are the same
Case fans are the same,
case is the same
basically make the compare fair compare the thermal past only different thing, where everything else is the same. 

Hardware Config:
Lenovo Thinkstation D20
Dual Xeon X5690 130 watts TDP CPU (correct 2 processors)
1100 watts server/workstation grade PSU
X58 (IOH5520/ICH10) Chipset

CPU cooler: 
2 nh-u12dx-i4, 1 per processor
https://noctua.at/en/nh-u12dx-i4
using 1 fan is push configuration

CPU cooler fan - nf-f12-pwm

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-f12-pwm

Case fans:
1 intake fan - nf-f12-pwm

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-f12-pwm
 

1 exhaust fan - nf-f12-pwm

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-f12-pwm

OS in use:
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations ver. 21H1 64 bit
https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/blog/2017/12/15/windows-10-pro-workstations-power-advanced-workloads/

Temps with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme
Max temp for both CPU's CPU1: 62 - 65-ish Degrees C on the package per CPU

after 120 minutes test on Prime 95

You're forgetting that Kryonaut Extreme is currently highway robbery, which is why I've avoided listing it (and I bought the 33g jar right when it came out, also).

 

The cheapest you can get it is 2 grams for a whopping $25, making it the clear leader in being kicked in the butts and then in the nuts right after that.

The only time the price becomes reasonable per gram is if you buy the 33 gram jar for $105.  (I mean, someone really needs to look at the price curve.  $25 for 2 grams is $100 for 8 grams if you bought 4, or you buy 33 for $105..., yeah...)

[thrasher_565]

28 minutes ago, Falkentyne said:

You're forgetting that Kryonaut Extreme is currently highway robbery, which is why I've avoided listing it (and I bought the 33g jar right when it came out, also).

 

The cheapest you can get it is 2 grams for a whopping $25, making it the clear leader in being kicked in the butts and then in the nuts right after that.

The only time the price becomes reasonable per gram is if you buy the 33 gram jar for $105.  (I mean, someone really needs to look at the price curve.  $25 for 2 grams is $100 for 8 grams if you bought 4, or you buy 33 for $105..., yeah...)

hmm i remember buying stuff from ncix and some times they had this deal were you buy 1 tube of artic thermal paste for $10 and the whole order shipped for free...good times. my dad was the king of deals on ncix thow...

[Daethz]

Where can you even buy kryonaut extreme from a reliable vendor online?

Amazon is all weird third partys will people claiming they got sent fake stuff.

[NorKris]

7 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

hmm i remember buying stuff from ncix and some times they had this deal were you buy 1 tube of artic thermal paste for $10 and the whole order shipped for free...good times. my dad was the king of deals on ncix thow...

sooo thats why their out of business xD

[freeagent]

You guys should try this stuff out

 

SYY-157

[thrasher_565]

2 hours ago, NorKris said:

sooo thats why their out of business xD

haha could be...i probably put them out of business by price matching everything and buying things when they were sold out....there were ways of doing it...