newtekie1
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Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
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Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
Case | Fractal Design Define S |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard is good enough for me |
Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
I finally used up the last of my MX-2 this week. I was going to order some MX-3, but I couldn't find any in stock. I thought about just ordering some more MX-2, but it is $13 shipped for a 4g tube. Then I saw that a 14g tube of Artic Silver Alumina was only $10 shipped, so I said screw it and ordered that.
It came in today, and the first thing I did was replace the MX-2 on my i7 just to see what the Alumina was capable of. To my surprise there was no temp difference under load according to Realtemp and CoreTemp...
Then I did a little figuring:
I releaized that the weight of the paste you buy doesn't matter as much as the volume. So 4g of MX-2 and 4g of Arctic Silver Alumina is actually a different amount of paste, and hence each give a different number of uses.
A 4g tube of MX-2 gives you about 1.1cc of paste, which is about 25-30 applications per tube. This means MX-2 costs about $0.45 per application.
A 4g tube of Arctic Alumina gives you about 9cc of paste, which is about 190-200 applications per tube! This means Arctic Alumina costs about $0.05 per application!
So MX-2 costs 9 times as much, and give no temperature difference!:shadedshu
It came in today, and the first thing I did was replace the MX-2 on my i7 just to see what the Alumina was capable of. To my surprise there was no temp difference under load according to Realtemp and CoreTemp...
Then I did a little figuring:
I releaized that the weight of the paste you buy doesn't matter as much as the volume. So 4g of MX-2 and 4g of Arctic Silver Alumina is actually a different amount of paste, and hence each give a different number of uses.
A 4g tube of MX-2 gives you about 1.1cc of paste, which is about 25-30 applications per tube. This means MX-2 costs about $0.45 per application.
A 4g tube of Arctic Alumina gives you about 9cc of paste, which is about 190-200 applications per tube! This means Arctic Alumina costs about $0.05 per application!
So MX-2 costs 9 times as much, and give no temperature difference!:shadedshu