ARCTIC MX-5 (2 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for All Processors (CPU, GPU - PC, PS4, Xbox), Extremely high Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Safe Application, Non-Conductive

I was applying it to my lap top as the stuff it had was worn down and not adequate anymore. So far this stuff has been a nice replacement. It's been about a year and I still haven't had to apply more. I did my research and this brand was 2nd on the list of recommended brands. I chose this one as it seemed more like a paste and less like a liquid that would be messy. It was easy to apply and not at all messy.

I purchased a mass produced desktop gaming system back in 2017. in early 2022 I noticed the cooling fan began to throttle nearly every time I was running the system. After installing GPU-Z, I spotted my CPU was getting really hot. After inspecting the CPU cooler, I noticed it had worked loose. Replacing the thermal compound (and adding a couple more case fans) did the trick. This tube has plenty of compound in it. You could use it 3 times before running out. It was easy to work with too. The seller did a good job too. This stuff was sealed and couldn't be crushed by ordinary handling.

I tried this product on both GPUs and CPUs as it seemed to have pretty good reviews. I ordered it direct from Arctic in hopes that I wouldn't get a bad batch or fake product. My assumption for this review is that my batch was fine as it looked mixed and the right color. It was a bit messy to apply, but using a thermal paste spatula helped. The only positive that I have to say about this product is that the temperatures you get are pretty stable.I gave the systems 3 or more cycles of running and being off for 30 minutes at a time to make sure the temperatures I was getting were accurate. For both CPUs and GPUs, the temperatures were much more stable than the stock paste. With that being said, they were worse overall.For the CPUs, I saw a consistent 3-6 C higher temps than the stock paste. For the GPUs, it was much worse around 5-10 C higher temps than stock. Ultimately, I ended up switching this out with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut and got consistent 3-5 C cooler temps than the stock paste (10+ C cooler than MX-5).The last part I want to mention is that the removal was a giant pain. This stuff adheres like glue and it ripped one of the CPUs out of the socket. Luckily, I'd read other reviews mentioning this so I was prepared and had it both warmed and very carefully removed the heatsink. None of my gear was damaged, but I could see how this could easily happen. Buyer beware. The other negative factor on removal is that this stuff is pretty hard to remove. It took quite a lot of alcohol to clean it all up, but eventually I got it all removed.I don't see any reason you'd want to buy this product unless if you're just after long term stability and don't mind higher temps. If you're just after stable temps and don't plan to remove it, it might be worth a shot for you.

I bought a new CPU to upgrade and realized too late that the only tubes of thermal paste I had where about 5 years old or more. I decided to use the old stuff temporarily and quickly ordered this product with the intention of replacing the old stuff with this MX-5 ASAP. My CPU was running at 79C (Liquid Cooled)with the old paste after a stress test. I switched out the old, probably long expired Arctic Silver and put this pretty blue paste on. It was 69C on the next stress test! I realize it was old Arctic Silver but I didn't expect a 10 degree difference. (And neither should you unless you're using old thermal paste too). I can report that it spreads well and cools efficiently and it's waaaaay better than 5-8 year old Arctic Silver. I'm on an old Alienware x51 with i7-6700k @4.4ghz and a GTX 1070 in case anybody was wondering...it gets me by fairly well...for now.

This paste gets a lot of good press because of reviewers, and some enthusiasts with good reason. It's supposed to get good temps, and last 8 years for a reasonable price. On the other end are people who actually bought this paste, and didn't see any improvements, or had worse temps. Some times that's user error, and other times it's the paste.I used some on a laptop. Initially it looked a little watery. Not always a terrible thing, but it did seem less thick than other pastes. Application was painless, and it seemed to thicken up I used a spatula to spread it evenly across the whole chip, and added some extra.Initial testing, the temps seemed to climbed up a bit slower, but then ended up 1-2 degrees higher, than the old factory paste. I thought maybe it needed some time, but it didn't get better. I took it apart, the chips were well covered, but I added more paste. Then I stress tested, and ran some benchmarks. The next day I checked, and it looked like temps were maybe 1-2 degrees better, so the extra paste helped. The problem is that those lower temps match what my laptop originally came with. That means the cooler is on correctly, but the paste is no better, than the cheap stuff they put on the laptop originally. In short, you can expect that with any of the popular pastes. Now I'm worried about the 8 year life expectancy of the paste.There were two options for the 2g tubes at Arctic store here on Amazon. I bought the cheaper tubes since they were supposedly the same. Now I think Arctic may be selling their bad, watery pastes for slightly less. Or maybe they just have bad quality control. Their fans have been getting a bit worse over the years.'Overall it's been disappointing so far. Will update later if anything changes.

I have read plenty about the thermal pastes that come with fans - they are not good. I purchased a fan for my NUC (Intel Next Unit of Computing) computer (small computing box 4.5" X 4.5" X 2") which is an i7 meaning the CPU runs considerably hotter than an i5. My first fan burned out after about 2 years. My son has several NUC i5 machines and has not had a single fan failure.

It is pretty cheap, highly recommended, and NON-CONDUCTIVE (check before you order and even on the tube before you apply just to be sure!)If you need/want conductive paste you already know this isn't want you want, but otherwise just play it safe with this quality non-conductive paste.

On m'a conseillé cette pâte thermique, bha rien à dire, elle est nickelle, elle rempli parfaitement sa fonction.

De las mejores pastas termicas que he usado.

Does exactly what it says and good too, nothing much to add, the spatula spreads the paste well, and the thermal paste is quality

Ayuda a disipar correctamente, pero con la cantidad que suministra no da ni para un procesador. Buen producto, pero cantidad limitada por el precioque cuesta.

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