simple question

[JohnCarlHenry]

what's the cheapest decent thermal paste?

[Rainbow Dash]

Arctic Cooling MX-4, Arctic Silver 5, or Noctua NT H1.

The MX-4 does not require a break-in period to settle, while the Silver 5 requires a while of use to settle. The Noctua NT H1 is decent too.

Get whichever one is cheaper.

[Jurrunio]

Also NH-T1, though it depends on where you're looking at.

[Semper]

I don't really want to hijack this thread and ask my own question, but it's more of an answer with a question.

Of the number of brand of TIM I've used, several Cooler Master offerings, Arctic Silver 5, MX-4, Kryonaut, NT-H1, TIM-Mate and TG7 being the ones I can remember off the top, the one that stands out in my mind as being remarkable was the one that was the most unassuming. It came with my Glacer 240L, and I loved the stuff. It was Cooler Master branded, but it doesn't match anything they seem to sell (i've bought various different offerings from them, none being bad, nor remarkable). It was most akin to their HTK-002, but was slightly more liquid in consistency. Would anybody happen to know what that was?

Back on-topic though, You really can't go wrong with MX-4, I've been happy with it for a number of years.

[AskTJ]

MX-4 is cheap on eBay.

[JohnCarlHenry]

2 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

MX-4 is cheap on eBay.

do they ship to Philippines?

 

[AskTJ]

20 minutes ago, JohnCarlHenry said:

do they ship to Philippines?

 

Probably, but there is probably a fee depending where it is.

[Rainbow Dash]

50 minutes ago, Semper said:

I don't really want to hijack this thread and ask my own question, but it's more of an answer with a question.

Of the number of brand of TIM I've used, several Cooler Master offerings, Arctic Silver 5, MX-4, Kryonaut, NT-H1, TIM-Mate and TG7 being the ones I can remember off the top, the one that stands out in my mind as being remarkable was the one that was the most unassuming. It came with my Glacer 240L, and I loved the stuff. It was Cooler Master branded, but it doesn't match anything they seem to sell (i've bought various different offerings from them, none being bad, nor remarkable). It was most akin to their HTK-002, but was slightly more liquid in consistency. Would anybody happen to know what that was?

Are you talking about that last thermal grease? https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-10.html I have a stick of that, but I can't even find out where to get those, but it's probably from their Ice Fusion bulk.

[Semper]

1 hour ago, Rainbow Dash said:

Are you talking about that last thermal grease? https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-10.html I have a stick of that, but I can't even find out where to get those, but it's probably from their Ice Fusion bulk.

I'd assume that's what it was, yeah. It was just tossed in the box. Unfortunately, that paste has long since been used up, no longer have the syringe. Was a small one like that though, and it'd be next to impossible to identify it by the label anyways, as i'm sure that changes based upon whatever they happen to have that week (something wants to make me say it was a clear shrink-wrap with a black CM logo)

I was just curious as to if someone knew the OEM, if it wasn't CM, or if it was, what line it was. I'd love to pick up more of it, it's kept my rig running ever so slightly cooler even than Kryonaut, granted it's only by an average degree or three, but if i'm buying it anyway, might-as-well buy that few degrees if it compares in price to my trusted MX-4.
 

I didn't expect much of it, but ended up really liking it. I'm currently using two tubes of TIM-Mate that I got with my H240 X2 and subsequent replacement after the first apogee block failed (second one failed [in the exact same way] as well, so I trashed it and replaced it with an XSPC Raystorm Pro). Some people seem to swear by it, and whilst it's not bad, it does run consistently warmer than MX-4.