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

[ThrashZone]

Not at all. Still using it and it's still performing perfectly.

Hi,
Welp I guess you know better than the manufacture.
You plan on emailing arctic to protest their decision ?

 

[maxfly]

Wow, I hadn't heard anything about it being discontinued.
I've still got mx5 on several rigs with no issues to note. Guess I'm a lucky one. Temps are the same as they were when I started using it on the test rig. I've swapped heatsinks at least three times and haven't noticed anything untoward. Oh well, I'll finish off what I have left and start using the 20gram tube of mx4 for client rigs and continue using up the pk3 I have for my main rig. Or maybe I'll experiment with something else. Then again, summer is here, so time is precious.

 

[freeagent]

They will come out with a MKII of it I am sure.. Legends never die, after all

 

[lexluthermiester]

Welp I guess you know better than the manufacture.

What the hell was that?

You plan on emailing arctic to protest their decision ?

Why? I mean, do you think I'm a fanboy or something?

They will come out with a MKII of it I am sure.. Legends never die, after all

That could be it. Or perhaps people were whining so damn much that they were forced to rework the formulation and introduce a new version.

 

[P4-630]

When are the tests of Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme incoming?

 

[lexluthermiester]

When are the tests of Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme incoming?

I would likely do KPX instead. It's bulk prices are more reasonable. Kryonaut Extreme is too pricey for me to buy in bulk for my shop.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

What the hell was that?

Why? I mean, do you think I'm a fanboy or something?


That could be it. Or perhaps people were whining so damn much that they were forced to rework the formulation and introduce a new version.

I'd wager either batch consistency issues (reports of issues don't seem to be rare) or trouble sourcing a component. A component may have even gotten regulated/banned. The company I work for has a large adhesive project coming up all of a sudden, because 3M is being forced to discontinue a tape we use very widely due to some new reg in the EU restricting use of something that's required to make it. Just spitballing here, of course. I've no sources at Arctic or anything.

 

[ThrashZone]

What the hell was that?

Why? I mean, do you think I'm a fanboy or something?

Hi,
You've been pretty consistent in bluntly correcting anybody with different results "whining" than your own

Manufacture eol'ed mx-5 period not much to misunderstand there or is there in your opinion
I said no manufacturer knows best.

Only thing left is for op to edit and add the new info

@jboydgolfer​

 

[SpittinFax]

Hi,
Welp I guess you know better than the manufacture.
You plan on emailing arctic to protest their decision ?

Hi,
You've been pretty consistent in bluntly correcting anybody with different results "whining" than your own

Manufacture eol'ed mx-5 period not much to misunderstand there or is there in your opinion
I said no manufacture knows best.

Only thing left is for op to edit and add the new info

@jboydgolfer​

You're trying so hard to turn this into a big personal argument and get the thread closed.

 

[lexluthermiester]

You're trying so hard to turn this into a big personal argument and get the thread closed.

There's an easier solution, ignore that user. It's all of two clicks. If someone is going to act like a jerk...

I'd wager either batch consistency issues (reports of issues don't seem to be rare) or trouble sourcing a component. A component may have even gotten regulated/banned. The company I work for has a large adhesive project coming up all of a sudden, because 3M is being forced to discontinue a tape we use very widely due to some new reg in the EU restricting use of something that's required to make it. Just spitballing here, of course. I've no sources at Arctic or anything.

Exactly, without an announcement we have no idea what the problem is.

 

[cvaldes]

Exactly, without an announcement we have no idea what the problem is.

Then we will never know.

People here and elsewhere can speculate all they want but it's essentially all blather.

And it's not like there's a recipe or (publicly available) ingredient list for thermal compounds. If Arctic eventually ships MX-6, there's no way for Joe Consumer to know all the differences between it and MX-5.

Anyhow, MX-5 is dead. My instinct tells me that it has to do with profitability. If I were to hazard a guess, it would be that one of the crucial ingredients was only reliably produced by one source. If it wasn't available, Arctic went to an alternate source(s) that wasn't consistently good.

Let's face it, PC enthusiast-grade thermal grease isn't a major commodity produced in large quantities. It's a fringe product.

For what it's worth, I have a nearly spent 8g syringe of MX-5 and when it's gone, I have plenty of fine alternatives in the same price range.

One thing for sure, MX-4 has far better handling characteristics and is way easier to apply than sticky MX-5 in my experience. The latter showed no significant thermal capacity improvements over the former in my usage.

One possible scenario is that MX-5 loses more thermal performance after a couple of years, something that Arctic engineers might have had difficulty identifying in lab tests during development. Of course, Arctic would never confirm such a condition but there exists the possibility that Arctic now expects MX-5 long-term results to be inferior to well-proven MX-4.

 

[SpittinFax]

I'd wager either batch consistency issues (reports of issues don't seem to be rare) or trouble sourcing a component. A component may have even gotten regulated/banned. The company I work for has a large adhesive project coming up all of a sudden, because 3M is being forced to discontinue a tape we use very widely due to some new reg in the EU restricting use of something that's required to make it. Just spitballing here, of course. I've no sources at Arctic or anything.

That would be the more likely reason for axing the product. Another possible reason (and this is just speculation from my own experience) is the poor mixing of MX-5. It seems like it either comes out of the syringe as clay or oil which makes it difficult to apply. Once applied though the thermals are the best I've seen from an affordable thermal paste.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Only thing left is for op to edit and add the new info

@jboydgolfer​

Just an FYI, jboydgolfer is not the OP..

By the By, I found the following:

Followed by this:

It's been a LONG time since I've applied a heatsink without TIM. And it seems the application method doesn't matter much.. Very interesting!

 

[mclaren85]

Do you think it performs better than its predecessor?
Currently I use MX-4, which brand should I switch to?
My gpu idle is 44 and in game 65C, whereas cpu works within the 39-50 range.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yep op is on ignore, change his/ her name recently all I saw was post 2 and didn't notice it was post 2

Either way everyone can look forward to mx-5 2022 version
Seeing there is a mx-4 2019 version seems likely and is as wet as mx-5 at least my tube was except green.

 

[Space Lynx]

Do you think it performs better than its predecessor?
Currently I use MX-4, which brand should I switch to?
My gpu idle is 44 and in game 65C, whereas cpu works within the 39-50 range.

If you need new thermal paste I always recommend Noctua NT-H1 or NT-H2.

 

[Shrek]

Any other GD900 users out there?

 

[mclaren85]

If you need new thermal paste I always recommend Noctua NT-H1 or NT-H2.

I just want a better change.
However it is been speculated that noctuas are notorious for it's pump out effect.

 

[freeagent]

Any other GD900 users out there?

I just can’t bring myself to do it.

Still using SYY-157 here..

However it is been speculated that noctuas are notorious for it's pump out effect.

NTH1 is total shit.. at least the tube that came with my D14 was.

 

[mclaren85]

Still using SYY-157 here.

Is it a generic brand or what? Are youy happy with its cooling performance?

 

[freeagent]

Is it a generic brand or what? Are youy happy with its cooling performance?

I had never heard of them before until last year or so. Another member had talked about them and compared it to Thermalright TFX.. which was the best TIM I had used. So I tried it out and thought it’s not quite as good as TFX, it is still very good, and for the price I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. It is my go to paste right now. I put that $&@/ on everything

 

[Space Lynx]

I had never heard of them before until last year or so. Another member had talked about them and compared it to Thermalright TFX.. which was the best TIM I had used. So I tried it out and thought it’s not quite as good as TFX, it is still very good, and for the price I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. It is my go to paste right now. I put that $&@/ on everything

I may get some as well, so yeah I would change my answer to that, consensus seems to say it is the best for cost ratio.

 

[1100R]

I had never heard of them before until last year or so. Another member had talked about them and compared it to Thermalright TFX.. which was the best TIM I had used. So I tried it out and thought it’s not quite as good as TFX, it is still very good, and for the price I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. It is my go to paste right now. I put that $&@/ on everything

Same here.

 

[BlaezaLite]

MX4 is all I've ever used. So its the best ever for me...

 

[Pictus]

Is it a generic brand or what? Are youy happy with its cooling performance?

Check https://albestech.com/review-syy-157/