Best Thermal Paste?

[DrJones]

Hey guys, just wondering what thermal pastes everyone is using today. I'm putting together a water cooling loop and am trying to find out the best non-conductive paste to go on the CPU. Also what kinds are out there now, and what are their advantages/disadvantages?

[bgibbz]

8 minutes ago, DrJones said:

Hey guys, just wondering what thermal pastes everyone is using today. I'm putting together a water cooling loop and am trying to find out the best non-conductive paste to go on the CPU. Also what kinds are out there now, and what are their advantages/disadvantages?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-17.html

 

http://overclocking.guide/thermal-paste-roundup-2015-47-products-tested-with-air-cooling-and-liquid-nitrogen-ln2/

[racer243l]

I started using Thermal Grizzly Kyronaut which also wins most tests. And so far I´m happy with on my CPU as well as GPU

[iBabySlapper]

I use Arctic MX-4 since it's plentiful, cheap and good. It beats pastes that are more expensive.

[DrJones]

57 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-17.html

 

http://overclocking.guide/thermal-paste-roundup-2015-47-products-tested-with-air-cooling-and-liquid-nitrogen-ln2/

Thanks, the benchmarks help. But what I would also like to know is what type each one is. For example metallic or silicon based and how they hold up over time, and if the cake on or are easy to remove

[bgibbz]

1 hour ago, DrJones said:

Thanks, the benchmarks help. But what I would also like to know is what type each one is. For example metallic or silicon based and how they hold up over time, and if the cake on or are easy to remove

Both of those articles discuss the differences and pros and cons of each. 

[kuramakitsune]

ive always liked

nth1 thermal paste

i tried

MASSCOOL Shin-Etsu Thermal Interface Cooling Material G751

its labled to have a really high thermal conductivity 

[DrJones]

22 hours ago, kuramakitsune said:

ive always liked

nth1 thermal paste

i tried

MASSCOOL Shin-Etsu Thermal Interface Cooling Material G751

its labled to have a really high thermal conductivity 

Yeah after reviewing the benchmarks and what they said about each, I'm probably going to go with Noctua's paste

[Prokart2000]

39 minutes ago, DrJones said:

Yeah after reviewing the benchmarks and what they said about each, I'm probably going to go with Noctua's paste

i have a noctua cooler and their paste is really good

[DrJones]

1 hour ago, Prokart2000 said:

i have a noctua cooler and their paste is really good

Cool, at first I thought Artic made good pastes but they each have their pros and cons. Noctua from what I read seems to be well balanced with good performance at a lower price

[CiscoKid]

Check out  Coollaboratory Liquid Pro. Not sure what to think about it, but i heard it gives best results. Not to mention its cheap. It is a liquid metal so i would be careful while working with it.

 

The con is:

It conducts everything :3

[DrJones]

2 hours ago, CiscoKid said:

Check out  Coollaboratory Liquid Pro. Not sure what to think about it, but i heard it gives best results. Not to mention its cheap. It is a liquid metal so i would be careful while working with it.

 

The con is:

It conducts everything :3

Welcome to the forums! And I'm not much of a fan of liquid metals for those reasons, permanent type bond and conductivity.

[NoobCase]

Kryonaut is good.  If you don't need that top if the line for the last couple of degrees mx4 and noctua are both excellent choices. 

[SageOfSpice]

I personally use GC Exteme. In my personal testing, it's about 3-5c cooler than Arctic Silver 5.

[Killjoy_NS]

I'll quote myself from another topic:

 

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I think that those "branded" TCs are kinda "bs" if you understand me???

 

CoolerMaster THIS and Arctic Silver......they are all basically the same.....THING.

Some are grey, some are white....

 

You should all check you CPU specs in order to get an idea how HOT your CPUs can be (OCed or stock).

 

AMD is a furnace, we all know that. They are all like 50c stock temps.

Intel is cooler.

 

Man I've just OCed my CPU on 3.4GHz without setting voltage or water

cooling with "chinesse NO NAME white" thermal compound.

 

I only have Zalman CNPS 9500AT on 2.5 rpms......and WHITE, half-liquid paste from a local PC store which cools my cpu very nice.

 

Temp of my CPU right now is like 35c without doing anything special.....but when I play some game....it goes up to 50-55c.

I've tried few of those "branded" compunds......and.....no difference. Maybe 1 or 2c...

 

It is just marketing guys.....it is like mid-end GPU with 4GB of ram and DDR3 memory and 64bit.

That is no way that 64bit and DDR3 can push 4GB of memory.

 

Mark my words: "All That Glitters is not Gold".