Best Thermal Compound?

[TomR]

As the title states, best thermal compound for a 7700k?

[CommanderAlex]

Arctic Silver 5. 

[Qwweb]

 

[APasz]

Anything with with diamond is good, IC Diamond.

Anything with silver is good, Arctic Silver.

 

[VVoltor]

2 minutes ago, APasz said:

Anything with with diamond is good, IC Diamond.

Anything with silver is good, Arctic Silver.

 

Anything that isn't urine is good

 

 

[MValuableP]

Adding to this thread. Is thermal compound needed for an AIO cooler? Would it be pre applied? Does it come with a Cryorig A40 Ultimate?

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, TomR said:

As the title states, best thermal compound for a 7700k?

The included thermal paste from the cooler you will be getting is good enough

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, MValuableP said:

Adding to this thread. Is thermal compound needed for an AIO cooler? Would it be pre applied? Does it come with a Cryorig A40 Ultimate?

Pretty much all ready to use coolers will come with TIM pre-applied. Things like standalone CPU blocks tend not to come with TIM pre-applied. For any CPU cooler, TIM is needed. 

 

In relation to the thread, any TIM is fine. The difference between the best and worst, excluding liquid metal TIM, is only a matter of a few degrees C. 

[MValuableP]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Pretty much all ready to use coolers will come with TIM pre-applied. Things like standalone CPU blocks tend not to come with TIM pre-applied. For any CPU cooler, TIM is needed. 

Assuming it's pre-applied, I shouldn't go out of my way to get some additional to out on? 

[be_x]

11 minutes ago, TomR said:

As the title states, best thermal compound for a 7700k?

Anything from any reputable brand is fine. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, MValuableP said:

Assuming it's pre-applied, I shouldn't go out of my way to get some additional to out on? 

Nope. It never hurts to have a tube of TIM around in case you need to switch a cooler out or something, but there's no point in replacing the stuff that comes with your cooler.

[MValuableP]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Nope. It never hurts to have a tube of TIM around in case you need to switch a cooler out or something, but there's no point in replacing the stuff that comes with your cooler.

Alright, cheers!

[dexT]

Kryonaut or GC-Extreme

http://overclocking.guide/thermal-paste-roundup-2015-47-products-tested-with-air-cooling-and-liquid-nitrogen-ln2/6/

 

[Mooshi]

If you have quality cooler, thetr is no reason to buy extra paste over what is provided.

[AnonymousGuy]

You arent' going to notice any advantage to using one brand over the other if the heatsink is getting adequate clamping pressure against the cpu.

[TomR]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

The included thermal paste from the cooler you will be getting is good enough

CPU used to be an i5. I'm assuming you're not suggesting to reuse the thermal compound that came with the cooler.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, TomR said:

CPU used to be an i5. I'm assuming you're not suggesting to reuse the thermal compound that came with the cooler.

Which i5? Why stock cooler with a 7700k? 

[TomR]

17 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Which i5? Why stock cooler with a 7700k? 

 6500, never said it was a stock cooler. It's a Kraken.

[TomR]

1 hour ago, dexT said:

Kryonaut or GC-Extreme

http://overclocking.guide/thermal-paste-roundup-2015-47-products-tested-with-air-cooling-and-liquid-nitrogen-ln2/6/

 

Thank you

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, TomR said:

 6500, never said it was a stock cooler. It's a Kraken.

Should have stated originally in the post so people can help better. But all the mentioned suggestions will work

[TomR]

14 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Should have stated originally in the post so people can help better. But all the mentioned suggestions will work

The question I asked was very straightforward. It doesn't matter that I had a i5. You're just looking to nitpick like you do on every post here.

[done12many2]

16 hours ago, dexT said:

Kryonaut or GC-Extreme

http://overclocking.guide/thermal-paste-roundup-2015-47-products-tested-with-air-cooling-and-liquid-nitrogen-ln2/6/

 

 

Great stuff.  I've used both and they are pretty much equivalent.  Grizzly Kryonaut has a nice applicator built in to the dispenser and Gelid Extreme comes with a plastic applicator.  

[TomR]

Just now, done12many2 said:

 

Great stuff.  I've used both and they are pretty much equivalent.  Grizzly Kryonaut has a nice applicator built in to the dispenser and Gelid Extreme comes with a plastic applicator.  

Thanks, ordering kryonaut today!

[ales.stukl]

18 hours ago, TomR said:

As the title states, best thermal compound for a 7700k?

Go to EKWB and go to termal.... the beast is grizzly or something like that....

 For extrem use indigo.... it's a pad with the beast heat conductivety. It's 22€.

[PSUGuru]

Grizzly Kryonaut is fantastic, pricey, but it's a very good paste.