Best Thermal Paste?

[alby800]

Mayonnaise 

 

Edit - Here is a graph

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Mayonnaise 

 

Tried it, performs well. Delicious too.

[Faceman]

Gelid GC-Extreme

 

Here is a really good Thermal Paste Comparison Chart

 

I also did a personal review of the Gelid GC Extreme on my CPU and GPU, you can see those results here

 

Be aware, the Coolaboratory stuff does perform the best, but it is the most difficult and most dangerous to work with.  It has a long cure time, "very liquidy" and worst of all is thermally conductive, so it can damage components if used improperly.

[SnowGhost1212]

Noctua NT-H1, Deepcool Z9, Ic Diamond

[DrFeel]

cum

[Faceman]

cum

Only problem with cum is that it has to be reapplied daily.  Which isn't an issue for must of us, its just the hassle of having to remove the CPU Cooler every time you need to re-apply.  The results are terrific though, and you are a lot less stressed out because you aren't worrying about your CPU temperatures as much, and well.. ya.

[DrFeel]

Only problem with cum is that it has to be reapplied daily.  Which isn't an issue for must of us, its just the hassle of having to remove the CPU Cooler every time you need to re-apply.  The results are terrific though, and you are a lot less stressed out because you aren't worrying about your CPU temperatures as much, and well.. ya.

Are you kidding me it keeps my 4960x oc at 69 ghz at -5 degrees kelvin.

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

I am in love with my MX-4, also AS-5 is tried and tested. as a general rule just use what you can get your hands on unless it's dried up. i got my MX-4 for $7.99 with a $8 rebate. couldn't ignore a deal like that when the net cost was negative.

[Faceman]

ahahhaha

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

Are you kidding me it keeps my 4960x oc at 69 ghz at -5 degrees kelvin.

Kelvin is not measured in degrees. it keeps your 4960x at -5 Kelvin. 

[DrFeel]

Kelvin is not measured in degrees. it keeps your 4960x at -5 Kelvin. 

Yes it keeps my 4960x at -5 kelvin.

[RayBalls]

Arctic Silver 5 or Noctua NH-H1

Thanks, I'll Probably Go for the Arctic silver

cum

I Might Take it into Consideration  :mellow:

Mayonnaise 

 

Edit - Here is a graph

Funny thermal paste graph.gif

Thanks

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Thanks

 

+1 for having a sense of humor. 

[Raid]

Depends on what you're applying it to. If for something with a heat spreader then Arctic Silver is a fairly well known and reliable option. If for something without a heat spreader then one of those silicon based ones.

Your choice of heatsink also matters when choosing thermal interface material but for the most part the aforementioned options are just fine.

[austin541]

noctua NT-H1 

[LordMustangGT]

artic silver 5 high density

[Scouten]

for TIM its mostly just preference i like the non capacitive nature of MX-4 its also 5x easier to clean than something like AS5

[Sintezza]

paste is paste.

[Tahab_1]

What is the best Thermal paste? Which will lower temps? I have a 4790k and a h100i, what's the best for that? Also, if you put more Thermal paste do you get better temps? OR is there a certain amount you need for a "sweet spot" and the rest is just excess?

 

Cheers!

[Askew]

Too much paste will increase temps, as will not enough.

 

I use a pea sized dot of Noctua NT-H1 in the centre of the CPU and then press the cooler straight down onto it, letting it spread itself.

 

If it's a new H100i then there's nothing wrong with using the pre-installed thermal compound for the first use of the cooler, only if you remove it will you need to clean it and re-apply some more.

[Thorium19]

Noctua NT-H1 is excellent, one of the best you can get, along with IC Diamond and arctic MX-4

[nanowatt]

Noctua NT-H1 is he best you can get.And there is quote i like "less is more" this apply to thermal paste too

[Tahab_1]

Too much paste will increase temps, as will not enough.

 

I use a pea sized dot of Noctua NT-H1 in the centre of the CPU and then press the cooler straight down onto it, letting it spread itself.

 

What temps are you getting? Also what CPU and cooler are you using?

[Scia]

I like Phobya HE-Grease. Using it on my GPU and my CPU, never had trouble with it ^^

[Cokeman]

Arctic silver 5. I don't think it makes a huge difference though which one you use.  DO NOT PUT ALOT OF THERMAL PASTE. If you put to much it will ooze over the side and could short something out. Make about a pea sized drop on your CPU and take a piece of scotch tape and put it on your finger. Then spread it into a paper thin layer all over the CPU.