Which Thermal Paste to buy?

[Alir]

My CPU is i7 4790K. CPU cooler is Dark Rock Pro 3.

 

I will be overclocking [eventually]

 

Which Thermal Paste should I buy? I am buying only from www.Amazon.co.uk and it must be directly by Amazon- I have £3 off.

[jnmbhj]

Just use the stock thermal paste

[Enderman]

MX-4 is really nice

 

IC-D and NT-H1 are also good

[Oshino Shinobu]

The stuff that comes with it is good enough. 

[runit3]

My CPU is i7 4790K. CPU cooler is Dark Rock Pro 3.

 

I will be overclocking [eventually]

 

Which Thermal Paste should I buy? I am buying only from www.Amazon.co.uk and it must be directly by Amazon- I have £3 off.

 

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-MX-4-Heat-Conductive-Paste-20/dp/B004ULZITS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530716&sr=8-3&keywords=MX-4

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prolima-Tech-PK-3-1g-Prolimatech/dp/B008M5108Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530732&sr=8-1&keywords=PK-3

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/noctua-NT-H1-Noctua-thermal-compound/dp/B002CQU14A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530813&sr=8-1&keywords=NT-H1

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-thermal-paste/dp/B011F7W3LU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530778&sr=8-1&keywords=thermal+grizzly

 

Pick your poison. All are within 1-3C of each other. I would prefer something thinner like NT-H1 for air cooling.

[Br3tt96]

Thermal Grizzly is come of the best.

[Najuno]

I use MX-4 or Artic Silver 5. Both are very good.

[Memories4K]

Stock, the thermal paste coolers come with, will be fine and only a few degrees worse; very small difference, not even worth buying aftermarket if you already receive thermal paste.

 

That said i always shill out for Noctua's NT-H1.

[SteveGrabowski0]

It really doesn't matter. What matters is not using too much or too little.

[Samfisher]

Prolimatech PK-3

[Alir]

The stock thermal paste will be almost finished

[Alir]

What is the difference between:

 

Arctic Cooling MX-4 4g

ARCTIC MX-2 (8g)

ARCTIC MX-2 (4g)

[Alir]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-MX-4-Heat-Conductive-Paste-20/dp/B004ULZITS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530716&sr=8-3&keywords=MX-4

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prolima-Tech-PK-3-1g-Prolimatech/dp/B008M5108Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530732&sr=8-1&keywords=PK-3

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/noctua-NT-H1-Noctua-thermal-compound/dp/B002CQU14A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530813&sr=8-1&keywords=NT-H1

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-thermal-paste/dp/B011F7W3LU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530778&sr=8-1&keywords=thermal+grizzly

 

Pick your poison. All are within 1-3C of each other. I would prefer something thinner like NT-H1 for air cooling.

 

 

Damn those are expensive lol

I was hoping for something around the price of £4. To make sure I don't spend too much.

 

Is that a bad idea?

[Alir]

What is the difference between:

 

Arctic Cooling MX-4 4g

ARCTIC MX-2 (8g)

ARCTIC MX-2 (4g)

 

The 'G' I assume is the grams / how much it has.

 

What is the difference between MX2 and MX4?

[Alir]

looked it up. Found that MX4 is 'better'.

 

1) Is the 'g' actually how many Grams it has?

 

2) Is it worth the extra for the NT-H1?

Edited January 11, 2016 by Alir

[bking]

It really doesn't matter. What matters is not using too much or too little.

 

This

[Nena Trinity]

Does thermal paste even matter these days? I seen people use everything weird on Youtube to cool off their CPUs why not just use the stock stuff?

[Alir]

Does thermal paste even matter these days? I seen people use everything weird on Youtube to cool off their CPUs why not just use the stock stuff?

 

Stock stuff is finished

[Nena Trinity]

Stock stuff is finished

Cheapest?

[runit3]

Damn those are expensive lol

I was hoping for something around the price of £4. To make sure I don't spend too much.

Is that a bad idea?

You're nit picking over £14 on a £200 CPU? You wouldn't put budget tires on a lambo, same logic applies. The more expensive tubes should come with more physical material (5-12g) which will last years provided you recap the tube and store it properly.

[Alir]

You're nit picking over £14 on a £200 CPU? You wouldn't put budget tires on a lambo, same logic applies. The more expensive tubes should come with more physical material (5-12g) which will last years provided you recap the tube and store it properly.

 

Point 1) £250.

 

Point 2) It was a waste of money tbh.

 

Point #C) I am unemployed currently and will not waste £10 for even a 5 degree difference in cooling. I am not overclocking yet. Will only overclock after I have gotten a job.

 

The reasons I purchased an i7 no longer apply. I had gotten a .5Ghz increase from the i5. Figured I'd pay the extra for the i7. Also, I use encryption. Thought that would impact my performance. Was wrong.

 

If I were to build it now, I'd probably build a mini itx with a slim case and side panel. lol

 

Though I will be using the stock cooler for about 2 months depending on how long Be Quiet take to 'fix' my cooler. So I will be using the stock cooler. Plus £5 paste is better than the stock intel thermal paste anyways.

[Coaxialgamer]

I use nt h1. Its very good.

[runit3]

-snip

If you were in the states I would donate a tube of my PK-2 or NT-H1 to the cause (I like my PK-3 too much )

 

Whenever you do get the cash, the good stuff is definitely worth it if you're even thinking about OCing.