WOW... the MX-4 thermal paste

[stefanels]

I have a friend who had a MSI 7870 HAWK videocard an he sold it because he had issues with heat... and another friend of mine got the card from him and complained about the heat... in games (shadow of mordor, dead rising 3) the gpu maximum temperature reached 82-84 Celsius and in Furmark 1080 benchmark the card topped at 96 Celsius... Yesterday i bought an Arctic Cooling MX-4 thermal paste for my CPU and i put some on his GPU (7870 Hawk) an now the temps stay at 54 Celsius in games and 62 Celsius in Furmark.... Very good paste indeed

 

[eidairaman1]

Currently running on an 8core FX

 

[AsRock]

Yes MX4 is good, although the paste that was applied might had a bubble in it or the paste that was used had gone bad as some do.

 

[micropage7]

its a good paste, but sometimes some people forgot the right way to use it, like they put too much, not checked how good the contact area, pressure, and airflow

 

[eidairaman1]

I still use the credit card methodand i push n twist the hs a lil

 

[newtekie1]

Very good paste indeed

MX4 is good, but not good enough to give the temp differences you saw. More than likely it was just an improper TIM application from the factory causing high temps originally.

 

[GhostRyder]

I have a friend who had a MSI 7870 HAWK videocard an he sold it because he had issues with heat... and another friend of mine got the card from him and complained about the heat... in games (shadow of mordor, dead rising 3) the gpu maximum temperature reached 82-84 Celsius and in Furmark 1080 benchmark the card topped at 96 Celsius... Yesterday i bought an Arctic Cooling MX-4 thermal paste for my CPU and i put some on his GPU (7870 Hawk) an now the temps stay at 54 Celsius in games and 62 Celsius in Furmark.... Very good paste indeed

Love it as well, use it on all my machines including my laptop. It reduced my MSI GT70 temps by over 5c on the GPU depending on the game (It used to peak in the 80s now I never see it above 69 except in BF4)

 

[INSTG8R]

LOVE MX-4 such easy paste to work with.

 

[stefanels]

MX4 is good, but not good enough to give the temp differences you saw. More than likely it was just an improper TIM application from the factory causing high temps originally.

I think it was like 2-3 times more thermal paste that it should been on the GPU... i put like a bigger grain of rice and i used the credit card method to spread it... here are the results

BEFORE

AFTER MX-4 with OC

 

[Toothless]

Am I the only one who still uses Arctic Silver 5?

 

[Vario]

Am I the only one who still uses Arctic Silver 5?

I have AS5 on my HD7850 for past 2 years with good results.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I love MX-4 as well for GPU's. On CPU's, with very similar consistency and great thermal properties I use Zalman STG-2.

Am I the only one who still uses Arctic Silver 5?

No, you certainly are not! I have some on my server. It's on 24/7, so I'm never worried about cure time. So I always have a tube.

 

[INSTG8R]

Am I the only one who still uses Arctic Silver 5?

Yeah just you. I still have a tube but compared to MX-4 it's like spreading concrete. I do still use AS Ceramique in certain cases tho(also worse than spreading concrete)

 

[fusionblu]

The Arctic Cooling MX-4 thermal paste is all around favourite thermal paste and it is definitely better than standard thermal paste and even most pre-applied thermal paste on new CPU coolers.
I did use to use it with good result, but then I came across an odd brand of Diamond Nano component thermal paste from Maplins and it applies and cools my CPU well which is why I don't use MX-4 anymore.
The said thermal compound was JetArt Nano Diamond Therrmal Compound CK4880, but haven't found it in many reviews so I can't get a good idea of it in comparison to other thermal compounds.

UPDATE: Found an old review from it's early release which shows it is very much on par with Arctic Silver 5 and slightly better in some areas.

Review: http://xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/other-products/jetart-heatpaste-ck4000-and-ck4800/

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I have some MX-4 for general use because its cheap and its awesome, I Also have some Prolimatech PK-3 which is one of the best TIMs out there though its a little more expensive but well worth the money.

 

[D007]

make sure you check the expiration date of tim. it doesn't last forever.

 

[newtekie1]

Am I the only one who still uses Arctic Silver 5?

I threw out my AS5 years ago. It was good back in the day, and still performs well today when spread properly, but it is too hard to apply properly. There are better pastes out there.

Personally, I use Arctic Silver Alumina for re-pasting stock heatsinks and MX4 for pasting aftermarket cooling.

 

[RealNeil]

Am I the only one who still uses Arctic Silver 5?

I have two large tubes of AS-5. But I'm trying out some other pastes ATM. (GC-Extreme and some liquid Metal stuff)

GC-Extreme seems to be working the best for me. A little goes a long way, and it's not conductive like the liquid metal is.

I also have six tubes of IC-Diamond. (that worked well, but the Diamond particles in it were too abrasive)
There are a few tubes of IC-Perihelion Ceramic that I never even tried out. (maybe I will soon)

 

[Toothless]

I threw out my AS5 years ago. It was good back in the day, and still performs well today when spread properly, but it is too hard to apply properly. There are better pastes out there.

Personally, I use Arctic Silver Alumina for re-pasting stock heatsinks and MX4 for pasting aftermarket cooling.

AS5 spreads easily for me. I just get a business card or something as thick as it and spread it around. Works wonders for my stuff.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I have two large tubes of AS-5. But I'm trying out some other pastes ATM. (GC-Extreme and some liquid Metal stuff)

GC-Extreme seems to be working the best for me. A little goes a long way, and it's not conductive like the liquid metal is.

I also have six tubes of IC-Diamond. (that worked well, but the Diamond particles in it were too abrasive)
There are a few tubes of IC-Perihelion Ceramic that I never even tried out. (maybe I will soon)

GC-Extreme is like the best of the best but its so appallingly expensive compared to the other pastes here in the UK. it makes PK-3 look value for money and PK-3 is more expensive then MX-4. Part of the problem is that MX-4 is slowly becoming harder to find for some reason almost as if its been discontinued

 

[Jetster]

Meh Paste is paste

 

[fusionblu]

GC-Extreme is like the best of the best but its so appallingly expensive compared to the other pastes here in the UK. it makes PK-3 look value for money and PK-3 is more expensive then MX-4. Part of the problem is that MX-4 is slowly becoming harder to find for some reason almost as if its been discontinued

I call lies or maybe you don't buy online. You can easily get that compound on either aria.co.uk, scan.co.uk or overclockers.co.uk which are the main PC hardware websites I buy parts from.

 

[Toothless]

I call lies or maybe you don't buy online. You can easily get that compound on either aria.co.uk, scan.co.uk or overclockers.co.uk which are the main PC hardware websites I buy parts from.

But the shipping costs.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I call lies or maybe you don't buy online. You can easily get that compound on either aria.co.uk, scan.co.uk or overclockers.co.uk which are the main PC hardware websites I buy parts from.

Or maybe its just simple OCuK thats stopped stocking it - Both the 4g & 20g tubes are OOS with no ETA. SCAN however has plenty of stock though you cant always trust their stock system.


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Yep looks like its just OCuK - plenty available on other sites - even on amazon

 

[FreedomEclipse]

But the shipping costs.

Its quite hard to find a brick and mortar store around london that sells this stuff. There used to be a few stores that did & they were quite popular but recession hit and they went into administration.


the only 1 or 2 stores left i just refuse to do business with.