Question What thermal paste?

[Drago94]

Hi, guys! I need some help with thermal paste. I can’t decide what thermal paste should I buy.
What about Arctic MX-6? I am finding the best paste with the best thermal conductivity.
MX-6 or CoolerMaster Gel Maker?
About MX-6 there is 7.5w/mk and CoolerMaster is 11w/mk. I don’t want Kryonaut because it dries quickly.

 

[Lutfij]

Between those 2, I'd stick with Arctic or if possible Noctua. I've been using Arctic' thermal paste for a long while without any concerns.

 

[Phaaze88]

It matters SO little - at least for desktop cpu applications. Pick a popular paste and you're set.
I get NT-H2 in the 10g tube. The cost per gram has been good, and it does what it's supposed to.

7.5w/mk and 11w/mk

That crap's is unreliable. You can basically ignore it.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kzGTOyCYrY

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

MX4 .

 

[dwd999]

IC Diamond 24 Carat​

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Thermal pastes don't vary as much as the numbers might lead you to believe. I've never been disappointed by an Arctic product, so I'd lean mx6 or honestly the older mx4

 

[hotaru.hino]

Arctic's MX line is fine. And really many pastes will be within 2-3 C of each other.

A note about thermal conductivity: it's not really that important of a metric because if you make the thermal paste application really thin (which is what mounting the cooler does), it stops becoming a useful metric.