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Asking for a heat sink.

Asking for a heat sink.
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I have used Arctic Silver 5 previously but most recently I have used ARCTIC MX-6 and it seems to work well. Oh, the cleaner that came with it is horrid, had to toss it in a bin outside it was stinking up the house so much. Just use rubbing alcohol like usual.

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I used Arctic Silver for years. Good stuff, but 2 major downsides that made me switch ti mx-4: first is cure time, it takes a month for Silver to cure and reach it's final stable temps. Second was that (in my experience), it tended to dry out quickly. Like 3-5 years. Mx-4, I've never needed to reapply, and the few times I've checked, it's still slick and strong.

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Yes, but there are better pastes, and thermal pads, on the market. HOWEVER, unless your going to delid, or use aggressive overclocking, the differences between pastes is around 1c difference in temps. So penny for penny, as long as you use name brand stuff and not the shit they send with the cooler, you'll probably be ok. If long term performance is a consideration, and you don't want to have to reapply every few years when it dries, you may want to look into pads.

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I'm used to at least yearly disassembling and cleaning my computers, so a pad might just be more hassle. Also, I haven't used them for a processor before, only GPU memory chips. They're not the easiest thing to get right, at least for me.

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MX-4 or MX-6 then. 6 is too thin, IMO, and I notice better peak heat management with 4. 6 works better with water cooling, or so I hear.

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Didn't even know there was a 6 out. My tube of 4 lasted years. Thanks for the info.

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Kyronaught from thermal grizzly is very highly ranked. I have read good things about some 3M phase change goo lately. It's made for industrial applications but performs VERY well in PCs.