So I was going to ask whether I should use the thermal paste I've had in a tube since my last build in 2015, but since I'm buying a Thermalright bracket for LGA 1700, it comes with TF7 paste, so I have new paste if I want, but if I'm already going to use new paste, should I buy another brand? I'm not convinced it makes much difference overall, but I know there are always some variables. I did see the Tom's Hardware article on pastes. I'm going to use this for a 13600K. My own inclination is to get MX-6, based upon reading this:
Arctic MX-6, complete analysis of this CPU thermal paste
"Empirically, we have not been lucky enough to be able to test all the thermal pastes on the market, but certainly from those that have passed through our hands in the last 10 years (and there have been many), it is the one with the best thermal performance... taking 0.7 degrees from the excellent Noctua NT-H2 and 1.9 degrees Celsius from the CORSAIR TM30, which is not bad thermal paste either. "
Arctic MX-6, complete analysis of this CPU thermal paste
"Empirically, we have not been lucky enough to be able to test all the thermal pastes on the market, but certainly from those that have passed through our hands in the last 10 years (and there have been many), it is the one with the best thermal performance... taking 0.7 degrees from the excellent Noctua NT-H2 and 1.9 degrees Celsius from the CORSAIR TM30, which is not bad thermal paste either. "
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