Thermal Compound?

[Pidgey]

For my first PC build I used arctic series paste, but after looking into it this time I noticed there were options like CLU and grizzly kryonaut grease paste. Any suggestions for the best thermal compound? based solely off performance, regardless of price.  gaming, overclocking, but nothing crazy-- 7700k 1080ti hero ix mobo

 

I also noticed a few threads about using paste for the gpu? is that necessary? 

 

Thanks!

[mikat]

new paste for a gpu is only necessary after a few years of use if your temps go really high, for new cards it doesn't matter, and for cpu paste, most people that use aftermarket thermal compound use mx-4 or ic diamond

[Stoggy26]

Ive stuck with arctic silver 5 love the stuff

[BloodyWaters]

Arctic Silver is the best. 

[Pidgey]

reviews seem to say that the grizzly thermal paste or CLU are easily the best at keeping temperatures lowest, is there some downside to using these 2? Just trying to figure out why everyone is still all about arctic 5/mx-4

[Pidgey]

Also, I assume stock paste comes on the 7700k, would i need the arcticlean to remove that?

[Pidgey]

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[Princess Luna]

3 hours ago, Pidgey said:

Also, I assume stock paste comes on the 7700k, would i need the arcticlean to remove that?

The stock thermal paste is applied on the stock cooler, which doesn't even come with a 7700k in the first place.

[dexT]

You want TG Kryonaut or Gelid GC-Extreme. Those are the best.

 

Liquid metal pastes have the huge downside of being conductive and are harder to work with.

[BYOGamingPC]

34 minutes ago, dexT said:

You want TG Kryonaut or Gelid GC-Extreme. Those are the best.

 

Liquid metal pastes have the huge downside of being conductive and are harder to work with.

I agree with this. Arctic MX-4 is also great stuff. It has one of the best price to performance ratios when it comes to TIM.