[SOLVED] Which Thermal Paste should I use ?

[sb1186]

Before I consider mounting my ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 to the pcu CPU, would the Arctic MX-4 paste be sufficient or does anyone else have any better recommendations ?

 

[MeanMachine41]

MX-4 is an excellent TIM exceeding 8 W/mk thermal conductivity.
Some may recommend AS5 or thermal grizzly kryonaut which are also good.

 

[gogowe]

The MX-4 is definitely enough for nearly any use case.
But like MeanMachine41 mentioned, I would recommend Thermal Grizlly Kryonaut or at least Hydronaut if you have not already bought the MX-4. However to be completely honest Thermal Grizzly produces high end thermal pastes but you will probably not notice any difference if you are not fighting for every °C. Your CPU will run approximately 1-2 °C cooler with Kryonaut then with MX-4.
Here is a recent video where someone tested different thermal pastes including Kyronaut and MX-4.

 

[hotaru.hino]

MX-4 should be fine.

Kryonaut I'd advise caution with because it is a lower viscosity TIM and it can have enough pump out to require a repaste in a relatively short time. Something I experienced earlier this month.