Thermal paste

[Achilles777]

I got lost in the world of thermal paste

My first build 

Looking for the best thermal paste 

Ignored the liquid metal although its the best for cooling but its risky 

Then start to go after mx5 good results but hard to apply and its results depend on how good you apply it on the cpu

 

Thermal grizly kryonut cant withstand temps above 80

 

Then master gel pro from cooler master good reviews but i dont know y its not as popular as noctua and arctic products

 

Then noctua nt h2 good results but i read its very sticky and not user friendly

 

The only one who have good reviews with high selling and user friendly is mx4

But its behind liquid metal by about 6 to 10 degrees and behind mx5 by about 3 to 5 degrees

 

So is there any recommendation before i go with mx4

I want long term experience

If there is some thing better than mx4 as whole package not only cooling performance  

[Tan3l6]

9 minutes ago, Achilles777 said:

Thermal grizly kryonut

Temperatur     -250 °C / +350 °C
https://www.thermal-grizzly.com/produkte/2-kryonaut

 

SYY-157 is reportedly good too. At least by reported thermal conductivity. And there are some more.

Yet the difference between good pastes is very marginal.

 

Also one important aspect is longevity:
https://www.cgdirector.com/the-best-thermal-paste-for-your-needs-beginners-guide/#How_Long_Does_Thermal_Paste_Last

[cat milker]

This one is very good and comes with a little spatula thing to spread it evenly

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XHqbt6/thermal-grizzly-kryonaut-1-g-thermal-paste-tg-k-001-rs

[manikyath]

i have a huge tube of mx-4 and it's been "good enough to not bother changing" for several years.

 

you'll find more opinions on thermal paste, than options for thermal paste.

 

for normal day to day use anything 'good enough' is gonna be within margin of error, unless you have the most reliable cooler-tightening-hand ever.