[SOLVED] Cooler Master MasterGel Regular High Performance OR Arctic MX-4 ?

[ak195]

Which one is better Thermal Grease for CPU?
After how many years a CPU needs new thermal paste?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

In terms of thermal conductivity, the CM Gel has a rating of 5 W/m-k, and the MX4 is 8.4 W/m-k.

Regarding how often to replace the paste. That's different for every one. If you take your CPU cooler off (or strip a laptop cooler/heatpipes) then you must replace the paste each time you do that. Outside of that, probably every 2-3 years is okay. With a gaming laptop maybe every 1-2 years.

 

[ak195]

I will try Arctic after GT-Extreme and CM-Gelid

 

[ak195]

Hey there,

In terms of thermal conductivity, the CM Gel has a rating of 5 W/m-k, and the MX4 is 8.4 W/m-k.

Regarding how often to replace the paste. That's different for every one. If you take your CPU cooler off (or strip a laptop cooler/heatpipes) then you must replace the paste each time you do that. Outside of that, probably every 2-3 years is okay. With a gaming laptop maybe every 1-2 years.

But performance charts indicating that CM Master Gel Regular is little better that Arctic MX4

 

[rubix_1011]

https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-thermal-paste

5 years or so is what most pastes recommend, although some can be up to 8-10.

I added 7 more to the list, should be published out soon.