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Alright cool so thinking of getting the MX-4 then: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_128&item_id=034106 Am I good?

Yep. I'm too sure of the differences between that and MX-5, but it should still give you 4C-8C difference at least.

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So I've decided to start OCing my 8320. Which thermal paste do I get? (looking to maybe spend less than 15 bucks.) Did some research and came up with some conflicting answers. I've tried OCing it with an Arctic Freezer 13 CO but my temps are terrible even at 4ghz running at 1.260V under load. I figured that maybe my Thermalright Chill Factor 3 might be the problem here (the tube's kinda old now...so maybe that's why).

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Arctic Silver 5 has been working great for me.

Yeah that's the conclusion I gave up with until I read this post. http://www.overclock.net/t/812903/tr-chill-factor-iii-or-artic-silver-5#post_10539599

 

So would it even make a difference? I'm thinking of getting the AS5 too.

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Had experience with gelid gc extreme, IC diamond 7, and coolermaster thermal fusion 400.

 

The IC diamond is the best I've used, but the Gelid+Coolermaster are very very good considering they're weird "off-brand" sort of.

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Thermal paste doesn't make a huge difference, unless you apply them weird. What CPU cooler do you have?

The Arctic Freezer 13 CO like I mentioned in my post :P I'm sure there's gonna be guys who say to get the Hyper 212 but honestly speaking I don't think it'll make a difference. Right now my max temp is 61C under load while running prime 95 at 4ghz. While I know that thermal paste doesn't make a huge difference, would it if the tube was maybe 6-7 years old?

 

Better invest in better cpu cooler. For 30 bucks, you get ok thermal paste and much better heatsink.

Between 35 bucks or potentially solving the problem with 12 bucks, I'd take the risk to spend 47 if it doesn't work out.

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Any modern paste from a well respected manufacturer is good enough these days with the differences being around 1-3c. From my own personal experiences, I can vouch for the Noctua paste being easy to apply and PK-1 also being easy to work with. Enermax has some paste as well that's on par with PK-1 that came with my heatsink.

 

 

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Noctua NH-T1?

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Noctua NH-T1?

http://www.canadacomputers.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Noctua+NH-T1&x=0&y=0

Aww not at my local store :P

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Darn. :(

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Yeah that's the conclusion I gave up with until I read this post. http://www.overclock.net/t/812903/tr-chill-factor-iii-or-artic-silver-5#post_10539599

 

So would it even make a difference? I'm thinking of getting the AS5 too.

Probably around 5C-10C, it depends if that's worth it to you.

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Probably around 5C-10C, it depends if that's worth it to you.

Alright cool so thinking of getting the MX-4 then: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_128&item_id=034106 Am I good?

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Alright cool so thinking of getting the MX-4 then: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_128&item_id=034106 Am I good?

Yep. I'm too sure of the differences between that and MX-5, but it should still give you 4C-8C difference at least.

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So I've decided to start OCing my 8320. Which thermal paste do I get? (looking to maybe spend less than 15 bucks.) Did some research and came up with some conflicting answers. I've tried OCing it with an Arctic Freezer 13 CO but my temps are terrible even at 4ghz running at 1.260V under load. I figured that maybe my Thermalright Chill Factor 3 might be the problem here (the tube's kinda old now...so maybe that's why).

Buy a Hyper 212 EVO.  It comes with its own good quality thermal paste, and is a very superior cooling and noise option over stock coolers.

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