which thermal grease

[cybermaniac]

as some of you might know, in a coupla days i'm about to upgrade my CPU and Chipset cooling.

i was thinking of getting a Scythe Infinity coupled with a Scythe S-FLEX 120mm Fan 1600rpm and also i thought id get a Thermalright HR-05 SLI Passive Northbridge Heatsink.

now...the question is...which thermal paste should i use?

I was recommended to use the Arctic Cooling MX-1 Thermal Paste for the CPU...should i use that on the chipset as well? Or should i consider the other alternatives:

Arctic Silver Ceramique

Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Paste

Arctic Silver 5

i understand that the MX-2 stuff gets approx 1C off compared to the MX-1 paste.....really worthwhile bein anal about it?

lemme know ppl

 

[Toxcity]

Im a big fan of Arctic Silver 5.

 

[cybermaniac]

Im a big fan of Arctic Silver 5.

normally so am i - but recent research and various people around here said the MX stuff pwns AS5 at cost and performance

 

[Mr. Smith]

MX-2 kicks AS5 a$$...

I've always found coollabs liquid metal to be amazing (much better than AS5)

For it's stellar performance and ease of application go with MX-2

 

[FarFarAway]

I'd get the MX-2

 

[cybermaniac]

and use it on both the cpu AND the chipset?

 

[FarFarAway]

Personally I use Arctic Ceramique on chipsets and GPU's, but thats mainly for safety and ease of use (splash it on )

 

[Rastalovich]

If u`r remotely temped to use the sachet that comes with the Scythe, be sure to massage it cos it seperates >.<

O o

 

[Marcus]

Personally I use Arctic Ceramique on chipsets and GPU's, but thats mainly for safety and ease of use (splash it on )

Yeh thats same as me, Ceramique on GPU and both bridges, and then AS5 on CPU

 

[Allsorts]

I'm using AS5 on my CPU, GPU and chipset. And there's still plenty left in the tube for my next build.

 

[Mr. Smith]

MX-2 is safe to use on everything - non-metallic compsite

 

[CoolZone]

i used arctic silver 5 and it is the best