Good thermal paste compound>?

[Glaith]

Just would like some recomendations on thermal paste i normaly just goto http://dx.com/p/supreme-performance-heat-sink-pc-cpu-grease-9521 and get the cheap stuff but getting a high end aftermarket cooler and would liek to hear what you guys think on your thermal paste brands.

[iTonyy]

I go with the arctic cooling mx-4, its rather cheap as well

I really like the non-metallic aspect because I'm considering delidding my cpu

and i don't want any scratches that could be caused by metallic shards

[Helltech]

Gelid GC-Extreme

[Glaith]

Gelid GC-Extreme

Ok this looks really good :D thanks man gona look into it for sure

[Helltech]

Gelid GC-Extreme

Its very good for the price. Once you get into the high end thermal paste you are only gaining a degree or two at best, and even then its within margin of error. Though the "best" is IC Diamond.

[k-x3]

Gelid GC-Extreme

I think the "Best" is supposedly indigo xtreme right? I am not sure if it is counted as a thermal paste but it seems like it works the best in terms of heat dissipation..

Personally, i just use MX4 or AS5. Both are relatively inexpensive, easy to find and give great results!

[BeyondNight]

Phobya He-grease works really well, but one of the best mainstream/widely available pastes is MX-4 or the Noctua Stuff (forget what its called)

[Helltech]

Gelid GC-Extreme

Linus says its the best, though that is why I put it in quotes, even with Indigo you're not gaining a large temperate difference.

[ericlee30]

I go with the arctic cooling mx-4, its rather cheap as well

I really like the non-metallic aspect because I'm considering delidding my cpu

and i don't want any scratches that could be caused by metallic shards

If you want to delidd your cpu, there is only one kind of thermal paste that is worth voiding your warranty, and that is Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra. You will get your temps 20c lower then any other thermal paste when doing so. Just a heads up just in case you didn't know about Coollaboratory already :)

[ericlee30]

I go with the arctic cooling mx-4, its rather cheap as well

I really like the non-metallic aspect because I'm considering delidding my cpu

and i don't want any scratches that could be caused by metallic shards

dang I have no idea why I keep double posting, sorry about that.

[fishymamba]

I use TIM Consultants Quantum. In my tests it did as good or better than MX-4 and Artic Silver and it is cheaper than both of those.

It is pretty thick at room temperature, but spreads out very nicely. I get ~4 applications per syringe and 1 syringe is $4.65 with shipping to where I live. Really good deal in my opinion.

You can buy it directly from the manufacturer: http://tim-consultants.com/matrix2.html

The shipping cost is the same no matter how many you order so I got 4 last time I ordered. I have only used 1.

[MegaTechPC]

Picked up some Arctic Silver Ceramique at Radio Shack for cheap. Took tons of flak for it on OCN but turns out it is actually pretty highly rated stuff and non conductive...

[Delvaris]

Mayonnaise! (seriously someone did this and it worked...)

I use IC Diamond 7 but I would never use it on a processor without a heat spreader (either a delidded Ivy or an athlon XP...you know if you still have one of those hanging around). While it is an amazing thermal compound the diamond dust in it acts like polishing compound and will remove the lettering on top of your processor with very little movement at all. Imagine what that would do to your poor integrated circuits...

Just make sure you warm it up before applying because it is really, really thick.

[Emkryan]

Arctic Silver 5, $10 us and I have used it a bunch of times on my cpu and graphics card a.d I still have some decent amount left