Monday, March 15th 2021
ARCTIC Introduces New MX-5 Thermal Compound
ARCTIC, one of the leading manufacturers of low-noise PC coolers and components, officially launches its MX-5 thermal paste today. The newly developed, high-performance paste comes with an ideal set of thermal properties, guaranteeing reliable heat dissipation over long periods of time. ARCTIC MX-5 is available now in variants ranging from 2 to 50 grams, with and without a spatula.
Like all thermal pastes from ARCTIC, MX-5 is completely metal-free. Because MX-5 is neither conductive nor capacitive, it is particularly safe to use: the possibility of short circuits, corrosion damage or discharges is eliminated.
Regardless of the application method, applying MX-5 is very easy thanks to its low viscosity. The paste can be evenly distributed across the CPU in an extremely thin film via contact pressure from the heat sink. Combined with high thermal conductivity, this results in very low thermal resistance, which can contribute to improved service life and processor performance
MX-5 uses carbon microparticles as a filler to smooth out small imperfections on heatsinks and heatspreaders, improving heat transfer from the component to the heat sink. It is suitable for use on all CPUs and GPUs, whether they are in PCs, laptops or consoles. MX-5 is also recommended for integrated circuits with high waste heat and for power semiconductor devices.
Availability
The MX-5 is available now atAmazon with a starting price of $5.89 USD.
Like all thermal pastes from ARCTIC, MX-5 is completely metal-free. Because MX-5 is neither conductive nor capacitive, it is particularly safe to use: the possibility of short circuits, corrosion damage or discharges is eliminated.
MX-5 uses carbon microparticles as a filler to smooth out small imperfections on heatsinks and heatspreaders, improving heat transfer from the component to the heat sink. It is suitable for use on all CPUs and GPUs, whether they are in PCs, laptops or consoles. MX-5 is also recommended for integrated circuits with high waste heat and for power semiconductor devices.
Availability
The MX-5 is available now atAmazon with a starting price of $5.89 USD.
56 Comments on ARCTIC Introduces New MX-5 Thermal Compound
High viscosity master TIM only baby
Got an 8g tube the other day with some breaking bad gear have not used the mx5 yet though ;)
For my personal rig I use kryonaut but I totally get that it's a big time diminishing returns thing.
Everything is still 100% he-say/she-say opinions that don't mean anything. You could label toothpaste as a thermal compound and someone on the internet will swear by it.
MX-4 has always got the job done for me and I would expect nothing less from this but we'll see once I get a tube.
@W1zzard
If you and the review staff have the time, a comparison of TIMs would make for a very interesting article.