I have 2 thermal pastes to use, which do i use?

[Lewkah]

I have a Cooler Master Mastergel PRO V2, which i ordered seperately to make sure i have plenty of thermal paste for now and future.

I also have what came with my cooler, Arctic MX-4.

 

Which of these should i use?

[OhioYJ]

Between those two I would use the MX-4.

[RejZoR]

I've used MasterGel Maker and while it's a higher grade type, I wouldn't underestimate CoolerMaster's solution. MX-4 is very old after all and while it's not a bad paste, I still have some of it and use on less important stuff, I'd use something newer. Or just try both and see which is best. I have the MX-4 for over 10 years at this point I believe and I did quite some repasting so I wouldn't worry about "stocking up" with thermal pastes. You just don't use it up all that much.

[Lewkah]

8 minutes ago, RejZoR said:

I've used MasterGel Maker and while it's a higher grade type, I wouldn't underestimate CoolerMaster's solution. MX-4 is very old after all and while it's not a bad paste, I still have some of it and use on less important stuff, I'd use something newer. Or just try both and see which is best. I have the MX-4 for over 10 years at this point I believe and I did quite some repasting so I wouldn't worry about "stocking up" with thermal pastes. You just don't use it up all that much.

so, i should probably use mastergel

But to be most accurate i should do my own testing.

[Skiiwee29]

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[Dogzilla07]

@Lewkah, @OhioYJ, @RejZoR+1 for using the Master Pro V2, on recent tomshardware testing, it placed above the MX-4, and tops the charts in all forms of testing they did.

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-thermal-paste

[RejZoR]

2 hours ago, Dogzilla07 said:

@Lewkah, @OhioYJ, @RejZoR+1 for using the Master Pro V2, on recent tomshardware testing, it placed above the MX-4, and tops the charts in all forms of testing the did.

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-thermal-paste

Damn, that Prolimatech PK3 tho. Almost on level of liquid metals.

[Dogzilla07]

3 hours ago, RejZoR said:

Damn, that Prolimatech PK3 tho. Almost on level of liquid metals.

Yeah PK-3 is a hidden gem, and has been for 10 years now. Prolimatech the company behind it was at the same level of quality and ingenuity as Noctua and Thermalright. They were also a pioneer, and had a few firsts in the cooling space. It's a shame they didn't survive in the market. for a moment there I was worried the same was gonna happen to Termalright, but they bounced back, it's unfortunately probably Cryorig that's gonna slowly drift away next.