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[EOL] Arctic MX-5 is here!!Tests incoming! Completed. Now its MX-6 testing time!

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link? i can only find the 10mg in stock on amazon otherwise I was going to buy that...

also, this looks interesting, its a new nano-diamond paste, decently priced... I may try this. I'm really not happy with MX-5 overall, I mean it's fine, but I was really hoping for a 2-3 celsius improvement over my mx-4. and I think i can get that with a paste like this. and since i lost 2 celsius with mx-5, i may get 5 celsius with a paste like this, which is no joke

I just logged in, Amazon canceled my order of it. Didn't say why other than it's out of stock, so I got this one instead.
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NT-H1-Pro-Grade-Thermal-Compound/dp/B002CQU14A
It's NT-H1 instead of NT-H2 but whatever, it'll do for testing. Less expensive but still, $8 for 3.5g?

I'm never buying mx-5 again...
Are you THAT disappointed? Seriously?
 
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My GD900 isn't here yet, but when it gets here I may be able to compare

  • GD900
  • Superlube thermal compound
  • Diaper cream (40% zinc oxide)
  • Petroleum jelly
 
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I am actually anticipating rather good transfer, and will be using an old video card I repaired through reflow, so little risk.

I am not suggesting
  • Toothpaste
  • Peanut butter
that would be crazy.
 

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I would anticipate some pump out with peanut butter..

I've got that diaper cream upstairs.. that 40% stuff.. I would rather use AS5 lol :D

I believe it would be only marginally better.. but a win is a win :laugh:
 
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The Diaper cream is just for comparison; it may show that all the fancy stuff is not worth it. 40% is a quite high zinc oxide content, about half that used in thermal grease.
 
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I am actually anticipating rather good transfer, and will be using an old video card I repaired through reflow, so little risk.

I am not suggesting
  • Toothpaste
  • Peanut butter
that would be crazy.
That will be interesting.
The Diaper cream is just for comparison; it may show that all the fancy stuff is not worth it. 40% is a quite high zinc oxide content, about half that used in thermal grease.
True.
 
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My GD900 isn't here yet, but when it gets here I may be able to compare

  • GD900
  • Superlube thermal compound
  • Diaper cream (40% zinc oxide)
  • Petroleum jelly
You forgot these two.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LGA6BQ/ (tested by users here directly already).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GZG04U/ (may be even better but I don't think anyone here has tested this yet).

I'm considering trying these myself next month. I'm on a fixed income and trying to save money so I haven't tried yet.
 

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Are you THAT disappointed? Seriously?

not really no, but why I would I buy a worse performing product when I know my mx-4 was better? and i used to have nt-h1 and i remember that being even 1-2 celsius better than my mx-4... so yeah i prob will just go back to nt-h1
 
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not really no, but why I would I buy a worse performing product when I know my mx-4 was better? and i used to have nt-h1 and i remember that being even 1-2 celsius better than my mx-4... so yeah i prob will just go back to nt-h1
I think I may have misunderstood one of your above posts then. Didn't you say MX-5 did 1-2C better than MX-4? This is about the experience I've had, but I didn't document it.

I've already replaced the factory TIM on my Dell E6230 with MX-5 and the temps dropped 9C. Granted, that's just a 12.1" minilaptop but still, 9C. I'm looking forward to testing on the T3500.
 
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You forgot these two.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LGA6BQ/ (tested by users here directly already).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GZG04U/ (may be even better but I don't think anyone here has tested this yet).

I'm considering trying these myself next month. I'm on a fixed income and trying to save money so I haven't tried yet.
Trying to avoid pastes that might conduct; also using what I already have as my budget does not stretch to new stuff.

Now I do have some non-copper anti-seize grease...
 
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I'd like to give my user opinion on the Hot Angry Bear brand paste. But since this thread is about Arctic gloop I'll leave it for another time.
 
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Mine killed a gpu, but back then they only held it down with spring loaded pins.
I applied Kryonaut today which replaced the Aeronaut paste.
Aeronaut is for air which the rig was on, so I'm shocked my old but new looking 8700k now looks like a mildly used ice rink.
 
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