Thermal Paste

Assassin48 · May 31, 2009, 02:33 AM

I have this problem that when im about to do a dry ice run or fitting my waterblock back againg i seem to be out of Thermal Paste.

Now i want to find were can i buy a box of thermal paste or a giant tube of it

SystemViper · May 31, 2009, 02:36 AM

what's your favorite.?

Assassin48 · May 31, 2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SystemViper

what's your favorite.?

right now I have been using mx-2

Flyordie · May 31, 2009, 02:48 AM

EAT PASTE! PASTE PASTE PASTE!

Anyway... Arctic Silver has Ceramique in an OEM tube somewhere... not sure where... its like... oh its bigger than the stuff that you get with HSFs.

fire2havoc · May 31, 2009, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Assassin48

right now I have been using mx-2

Arctic Cooling MX-2 Big Huge Edition

Assassin48 · May 31, 2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by fire2havoc

Arctic Cooling MX-2 Big Huge Edition

so basically its
7 of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186020
for $36

i didnt know RadioShack sold thermal paste
http://www.radioshack.com/search/ind...&pg=1&x=17&y=3

SystemViper · May 31, 2009, 03:32 AM

sweet, i'll get a tube to... i looked but didn't see that amout... vcool

Assassin48 · May 31, 2009, 03:33 AM

is it a good deal?

t77snapshot · May 31, 2009, 08:05 AM

I have heard that MX-2 will actually decrease temps by 2-3 C over AC Silver 5. Is this true? ..or is it all bs.

Mussels · May 31, 2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by t77snapshot

I have heard that MX-2 will actually decrease temps by 2-3 C over AC Silver 5. Is this true? ..or is it all bs.

assuming you apply it correctly, true.

AS5 is rather outdated - of course someone came up with something better in however many years AS5 has been on the market.

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