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Never ever use diamond paste. It ruins the IHS and the heatsink base.

Go for the MX-4.

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Greetings, friends

 

After a very long time I reached the state of having NO thermal compound at my disposal (weird, right?). And I was wondering between these two - MX-4 and IC Diamond.

Currently on my CPU I have the Kraken X61 and compound is MX-4. Should I buy the MX-4 or IC Diamond for future use? Is there a marginal difference in temps, or are they roughly the same?

 

Prices are roughly the same here, 7€ for the MX-4 and 10€ for the IC Diamond 7-Carat syringe.

 

So, thoughts? suggestions?

 

thanks :P

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Never ever use diamond paste. It ruins the IHS and the heatsink base.

Go for the MX-4.

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Yeah, I heard that the diamond particles, albeit very small, scratch the surface :( Shame for such a high-quality compound

Yeah. Although "scratches" is putting it lightly. It actually creates micro craters on the IHS and the heatsink.

Intel i7 7700K | MSI Z270 Gaming M3 | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X| Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000Mhz | Samsung EVO 850 250GB | WD Blue 1TB | Corsair CS650M | Thermalright Macho Rev. A | NZXT S340

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Mx-4 all day everyday

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