CM Hyper 212 EVO - which thermal paste

[Oslosurfer]

So I bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler, which comes with a tube of thermal paste.

I have heard it is good, but I also have a Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra thermal paste. Which one should I use?

- Oslosurfer

 

btw: The CPU is a i5-4670K

[SAV1OUR]

So I bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler, which comes with a tube of thermal paste.

I have heard it is good, but I also have a Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra thermal paste. Which one should I use?

- Oslosurfer

 

btw: The CPU is a i5-4670K

i used the paste that came with it i havent had any issues 

[TheRoss0411]

Just use the stuff that comes with it

[Thecrazyswede]

TL;DR use the one it comes with its fine.

[Npc_Hydra3]

Get some MX-4.

[Ivyk]

Get some MX-4.

Your profile pic is very distracting.

 

Just use the thermal paste they send you, they don't send it with the cooler if it was crap now would they?

[Unhelpful]

Your profile pic is very distracting.

 

Just use the thermal paste they send you, they don't send it with the cooler if it was crap now would they?

Well actually..... 

 

I would just pick up some good thermal paste and use it for future things. Arctic Silver 5, MX-4, etc. Good thermal paste can actually dramatically improve temperatures.

 

Just to note for my 212 the difference between the paste it comes with and my arctic silver 5 was a whopping 11 degrees

[Npc_Hydra3]

Your profile pic is very distracting.

 

Just use the thermal paste they send you, they don't send it with the cooler if it was crap now would they?

 

I just use MX-4 because it's not expensive, one of the best( If not the best), and it works like a charm.

[Oslosurfer]

Ok, thank you

I'll probably use the Coolermaster one or maybe just try them both and see what temps I get

[-rascal-]

Stick with the paste that came with your Hyper 121 EVO, or grab some something like the MX-4 (as somebody already suggested), GELID GC Extreme, Antec Formula 7...or the plain old Arctic Silver 5. The difference between them won't be massive - typically a few degrees Celsius.

 

The "Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra" is no ordinary "paste." It's pretty much semi-corrosive liquid metal. It doesn't work wonders, but again, it's a few degrees better.

From what I have read, every time you apply a new coat of this "thermal compound," you need to sand the CPU IHS down to smooth it out...because the material is semi-corrosive.

[WoodenMarker]

Stick with the paste that came with your Hyper 121 EVO, or grab some something like the MX-4 (as somebody already suggested), GELID GC Extreme, Antec Formula 7...or the plain old Arctic Silver 5. The difference between them won't be massive - typically a few degrees Celsius.

It's actually typically 1-2 degrees of difference and at best a few degrees.