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I don't have more Noctua NT-H2 but want a fairly large tube not to expensive, atm i use a aio

How good is Arctic MX-5, MX-4 is rather avarage, i can get 8gr for less than 9 euros , less than half price of noctua NT-H1 and Thermal grizzly kryonaut

What i had was some cooler master mastergel in a very small tube might just be 1gr
 
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All we know right now is that MX-5 is better than MX-4. And seems to be worse than "original formula" MX-2 (meaning: really old tubes).
 
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Not but there wasn't any reviews,test and i havn't seen any of the MX-5

I bought some mx-5 since the price is very good do anybody kinow what stock thermal paste nzxt use on there kraken x63 ?
 
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I don't think the x63 comes with thermal paste from what I've read.
 
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erocker said:
I don't think the x63 comes with thermal paste from what I've read.
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Pre applied thermal paste

2021-06-09 20_52_24-NZXT Kraken X63 Unboxing - YouTube – Google Chrome.png
 
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i use MX5 since many weeks now and i can tell you that is exactly like NT H2.

I have it on a 3080 FTW3 Ultra (450W), a 6900XT Nitro+ and on a 10900K and 5950x.

the temperatures are within margin of error (less than 1°C difference)
the MX5 does not deteriorate on High Heat/ High Power Hardware like MX4 and it is dirt cheap.

i'd recommend MX5 before wasting another 25 bucks for a 10g NT H2 syringe.
 
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