Thermal paste replacement.

RandomBadger

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How often should you replace Thermal paste on the CPU?

I've had my PC just under a year and I was considering taking it apart and rebuilding and replacing thermal paste at the same time.

Also what brand/type of thermal paste would you recommend? I was looking at Grizzly Hydronaut, don't mind spending money on the premium brands.
 
MX4 or Noctua here - but the Thermal Grizzly stuff OCUK stock is meant to be the dogs doodahs (Ill be testing it for a quicky soon
 
MX4 or Noctua here - but the Thermal Grizzly stuff OCUK stock is meant to be the dogs doodahs (Ill be testing it for a quicky soon

I also heard that grizzly is the mutz nutz but my original choice was MX-4 :)
How soon is soon Guv? I'm not doing the tear down till end of the month after I move and my new man cave is ready. Hopefully it will be before then :p
 
MX4 or Noctua here - but the Thermal Grizzly stuff OCUK stock is meant to be the dogs doodahs (Ill be testing it for a quicky soon

This right here.

I got myself some Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut and have some Kryonaut on the way to me although they make a total of 3 different types.

Aeronaut - An entry level budget TIM for air cooling.

Hydronaut - Meant for watercooling, Slightly better than Aeronaut

Kryonaut - The full fat TIM cream of the crop.


Personally I'd go for Kryonaut, Some people are reporting some awesome results i.e

AMD FX8320 on 1.5v from 49c to 43c at load

Intel 2600K 1.38v from 58'c to 51'c.

Those results could be from really bad stock compounds BUT on the OCUK forums i.e the people who sell it, It's getting rave reviews especially from top overclockers :)

Store page -

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/prod...&catid=27&sortby=priceDesc&catid=27&mfrid=695
 
This right here.

I got myself some Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut and have some Kryonaut on the way to me although they make a total of 3 different types.

Aeronaut - An entry level budget TIM for air cooling.

Hydronaut - Meant for watercooling, Slightly better than Aeronaut

Kryonaut - The full fat TIM cream of the crop.


Personally I'd go for Kryonaut, Some people are reporting some awesome results i.e

AMD FX8320 on 1.5v from 49c to 43c at load

Intel 2600K 1.38v from 58'c to 51'c.

Those results could be from really bad stock compounds BUT on the OCUK forums i.e the people who sell it, It's getting rave reviews especially from top overclockers :)

Store page -

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/prod...&catid=27&sortby=priceDesc&catid=27&mfrid=695

I will certainly consider this :) I'll do some research before deciding :)
 
stock intel paste is best, scraping it off every intel cooler to reuse it
/jk :lol:

I'm using Prolimatech PK line paste since... well ever, absolutely great imo.
 
I will certainly consider this :) I'll do some research before deciding :)

Here's a results table for you -

Thermal-Paste-Comparison-4.5GHz-i7-4770k.jpg



As you can see all the other stuff that isn't liquid metal is kind of poop compared to Thermal Grizzly's product :)
 
But I dont wanna pay double the price for 2°C (comparing Noctua and Grizzly)

(€167,14/100g) Noctua NT-H1

(€314,41/100g) Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
 
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Why no-one uses mayonaise as a TIM! It works better that many out there!
Once upon a time I used the prolimatech PK3 It's good enough but expensive
 
I'd go with the tried and tested MX-4, because you know it will perform well and not bring up any problems. As far as I know this Grizzly stuff is relatively new and you don't want to be surprised by some accident that may happen down the line. If you don't know what I'm on about think about the experiences some people had with IC Diamond :p
 
I'd go with the tried and tested MX-4, because you know it will perform well and not bring up any problems. As far as I know this Grizzly stuff is relatively new and you don't want to be surprised by some accident that may happen down the line. If you don't know what I'm on about think about the experiences some people had with IC Diamond :p

Thermal Grizzly's stuff doesn't turn to rubber or stain the IHS like IC-D, It's been in use in the top end of the overclocking community for around a year with zero annoyances like IC-D :)
 
I was using Noctua NT-H1 here its never let me down :) but now I use EKWB ectotherm since I went custom loop as its cheaper than Noctua and produces the same results (see chart above) :)
 
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As a user of liquid ultra, that graph makes me exceptionally happy :P

Would love to see some proper reviews of each of the grizzly compounds, the fact that the hydro is silicon free, but the kryo isn't is interesting...
 
I use CL Ultra, my other pc with the 3570k has had the same TIM on it since I build it 2 years ago and and the temps match that of the graph. I don't think ill ever change so long as I am watercooling.

If I went to air, i'd switch for the Grizzly simply because CLU with aluminium is a no no. even if it is a "watered down" gallium solution so to speak.
 
As a user of liquid ultra, that graph makes me exceptionally happy :P

Would love to see some proper reviews of each of the grizzly compounds, the fact that the hydro is silicon free, but the kryo isn't is interesting...

The liquid ultra must be a pain in the bum to apply and must be also extremely frustrating in fear you will short something out! I'm so scared of it to even consider it
 
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