Best Thermal Paste

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 01:51 PM

Post what you think....
Im looking at OCZ Freeze.

FilipM · Feb 1, 2009, 01:54 PM

Arctic Cooling MX2

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by File_1993

Arctic Cooling MX2

Wht do you like about it?

Polarman · Feb 1, 2009, 01:57 PM

I use this for both CPU & GPU.

ZALMAN ZM-STG1 SUPER THERMAL GREASE

It's easy to apply with that little brush thingy. Matches AS-5 performance.

FilipM · Feb 1, 2009, 01:58 PM

AC MX2 - It's non curing, has no sylver or any metal parts in it so not electically conductive, good all rounder (CPU,s GPU's Chipsets), doesn't need any special method of aplying, rather low burn in time.

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polarman

I use this for both CPU & GPU.

ZALMAN ZM-STG1 SUPER THERMAL GREASE

It's easy to apply with that little brush thingy. Matches AS-5 performance.

I hate AS5 because it needs to burn in.. I like immediate performance.. Does the ZAlman have to burn in like AS5?

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by File_1993

AC MX2 - It's non curing, has no sylver or any metal parts in it so not electically conductive, good all rounder (CPU,s GPU's Chipsets), doesn't need any special method of aplying, rather low burn in time.

Non Curing???

hat · Feb 1, 2009, 01:59 PM

Generic thermal grease mixed with diamond dust from your local jewlers.

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

Generic thermal grease mixed with diamond dust from your local jewlers.

Serious??

FilipM · Feb 1, 2009, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charper2013

Non Curing???

Doesn't loose it's performance as time goes, doesn't go all gluey and then rock solid, stays fresh.

Polarman · Feb 1, 2009, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charper2013

I hate AS5 because it needs to burn in.. I like immediate performance.. Does the ZAlman have to burn in like AS5?

It says: Non-curing compound

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 02:02 PM

What do you guys think about Ocz Freeze?

hat · Feb 1, 2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charper2013

Serious??

yes.

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

yes.

Wow... How much is that dust?

hat · Feb 1, 2009, 02:18 PM

I dunno, I've never bought any..

Certianly not worth the cost however. Stick to MX-2.

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

I dunno, I've never bought any..

Certianly not worth the cost however. Stick to MX-2.

Just read a OCZ Freeze Review.. And Im liking it much better than MX2 as of now..

Paulieg · Feb 1, 2009, 02:23 PM

MX-2. Non conductive and great temps. Why use anything else?

Charper2013 · Feb 1, 2009, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

MX-2. Non conductive and great temps. Why use anything else?

Ok ok.. Im convinced... MX2 has now been added to my cart

Homeless · Feb 1, 2009, 04:34 PM

MX-2, TX-2 and the ocz freeze are all pretty close to one another

oli_ramsay · Feb 1, 2009, 04:57 PM

Mx-2

cdawall · Feb 1, 2009, 05:10 PM

pssht screw that dynex paste FTW its all i use

Feb 1, 2009, 01:51 PM	#1
Charper2013 Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Macon, Georgia Posts: 1,319 (0.80/day) Thanks: 205 Thanked 135 Times in 103 Posts System Specs	Best Thermal Paste Post what you think.... Im looking at OCZ Freeze.

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma Black Edition @ 3.2GHz 16x200
Motherboard:	ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Cooling:	XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
Memory:	OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 & Corsair Dominator (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1250
Video Card:	HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 3.25 Inch SATA 320GB Drive
Optical Drive:	LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	SAMSUNG ToC T240HD Rose-Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor
Case:	LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Mid Tower Computer Case
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek ALC1200 8 Channel Audio
PSU:	Corsair 650HX ATX12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular PSU
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Proffesional

Feb 1, 2009, 01:54 PM	#2
FilipM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bitola, Macedonia Posts: 739 (0.37/day) Thanks: 271 Thanked 96 Times in 85 Posts System Specs	Arctic Cooling MX2 __________________ Asus P6T Deluxe V2 // Intel Core I7 920 // Kingston HyperX 6GB DDR3 1600 (3 x 2) // Asus HD5870 // Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer // WD Caviar Green 1TB // Antec Twelve Hundred // Gigabyte Odin Pro 800W // Logitech G25

Processor:	Intel Core I7 920 D0 @4.0GHz 1.325V (Crap Batch)
Motherboard:	Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus, with MX2
Memory:	Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 (6GB) - 1600MHz (8-8-8-24 1T)
Video Card:	Asus HD5870 @ 965/1265 1250mV
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Green 1TB WD10EARS
Optical Drive:	LG something
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster P2270
Case:	Antec Twelve Hundred
Sound Card:	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
PSU:	Gigabyte Odin Pro 800W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma Black Edition @ 3.2GHz 16x200
Motherboard:	ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Cooling:	XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
Memory:	OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 & Corsair Dominator (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1250
Video Card:	HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 3.25 Inch SATA 320GB Drive
Optical Drive:	LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	SAMSUNG ToC T240HD Rose-Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor
Case:	LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Mid Tower Computer Case
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek ALC1200 8 Channel Audio
PSU:	Corsair 650HX ATX12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular PSU
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Proffesional

Feb 1, 2009, 01:57 PM	#4
Polarman Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laval, Qc Posts: 1,575 (0.86/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 300 Times in 199 Posts System Specs	I use this for both CPU & GPU. ZALMAN ZM-STG1 SUPER THERMAL GREASE It's easy to apply with that little brush thingy. Matches AS-5 performance. __________________

System Name:	Polar's Dragon
Processor:	AMD Phenom II 975BE
Motherboard:	MSI 890FXA-GD65 (Bios 18.7)
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS 9700 Led
Memory:	Gskill 4GB DDR3-1333 (8,8,8,21)
Video Card:	MSI HD6870 Hawk
Hard Disk:	WD RE4 500GB
Optical Drive:	Asus DRW-24B1ST
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T240 (1920 X1200)
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892
PSU:	PC Power&Cooling Silencer 750 (Red)
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 32Bit + SP1

Feb 1, 2009, 01:58 PM	#5
FilipM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bitola, Macedonia Posts: 739 (0.37/day) Thanks: 271 Thanked 96 Times in 85 Posts System Specs	AC MX2 - It's non curing, has no sylver or any metal parts in it so not electically conductive, good all rounder (CPU,s GPU's Chipsets), doesn't need any special method of aplying, rather low burn in time. __________________ Asus P6T Deluxe V2 // Intel Core I7 920 // Kingston HyperX 6GB DDR3 1600 (3 x 2) // Asus HD5870 // Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer // WD Caviar Green 1TB // Antec Twelve Hundred // Gigabyte Odin Pro 800W // Logitech G25

Feb 1, 2009, 01:59 PM	#8
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,247 (5.10/day) Thanks: 2,056 Thanked 2,045 Times in 1,555 Posts System Specs	Generic thermal grease mixed with diamond dust from your local jewlers. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

System Name:	Starlifter // Dragonfly
Processor:	(lapped) i7 920 4GHz 1.3v // 1090T 3.6GHz 1.3v
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage III // Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3
Cooling:	(lapped) Corsair H70 // (lapped) TT Big Typhoon
Memory:	3x2GB DDR3 1600 10-10-10-30-128-1T 1.5v // 2x2GB DDR3 1333 9-9-9-24-1T 1.5v
Video Card:	HIS Radeon 5870 // BFG Maxcore 55 GTX260
Hard Disk:	Plextor M5S 128GB + 512GB OCZ Agility 4 + 2TB WD20EARS // WDC Black 500GB
Optical Drive:	SATA DVD-RW // IDE CD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell/Alienware AW2310 + 19" HDTV // 19" HDTV
Case:	Antec SOHO 1030B // some really old white case... but it's decent
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Fatality Professional // onboard (disabled)
PSU:	Antec NeoHe 550W // Corsair CX600w
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium x64 // Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmarks:	zunn zunnzunn zunn zunn

Feb 1, 2009, 02:02 PM	#12
Charper2013 Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Macon, Georgia Posts: 1,319 (0.80/day) Thanks: 205 Thanked 135 Times in 103 Posts System Specs	What do you guys think about Ocz Freeze?

Feb 1, 2009, 02:18 PM	#15
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,247 (5.10/day) Thanks: 2,056 Thanked 2,045 Times in 1,555 Posts System Specs	I dunno, I've never bought any.. Certianly not worth the cost however. Stick to MX-2. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Feb 1, 2009, 02:23 PM	#17
Paulieg The Mad Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wherever I can find the iron. Posts: 11,448 (4.95/day) Thanks: 2,519 Thanked 3,054 Times in 2,098 Posts System Specs	MX-2. Non conductive and great temps. Why use anything else? __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." -Henry Rollins My heatware Save lives by joining the TPU WCG team!

Feb 1, 2009, 04:34 PM	#19
Homeless Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 981 (0.35/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 114 Times in 101 Posts System Specs	MX-2, TX-2 and the ocz freeze are all pretty close to one another __________________ WCG / Folding Offline. Heatware

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Processor:	Core i7 920
Motherboard:	Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalem
Memory:	Patriot Viper
Video Card:	GTX 275
Hard Disk:	2x Caviar Black (AALS) Raid0
Optical Drive:	Pioneer 115L
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell E248WFP
Case:	HAF 922
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar DX
PSU:	Antec 750

Feb 1, 2009, 04:57 PM	#20
oli_ramsay Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,679 (1.28/day) Thanks: 577 Thanked 592 Times in 450 Posts System Specs	Mx-2

System Name:	The Masturbation Station
Processor:	3770K
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z77 UD5H
Cooling:	NH-D14
Memory:	8GB DDR 3 Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US)
Video Card:	Powercolor 7970 V3
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128 Gb + 5TB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U2412M
Case:	Fractal Design Define R3
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar DS
PSU:	Corsair HX 620W
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Feb 1, 2009, 05:10 PM	#21
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,182 (6.41/day) Thanks: 460 Thanked 2,809 Times in 2,256 Posts System Specs	pssht screw that dynex paste FTW its all i use __________________

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Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC Scientic Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	2x Sapphire HD 7950 3GB Dual X (3L short PCB) @1150/1500 1.25v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 enroute)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

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