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4-Gram ARCTIC MX-6 Non-Conductive Thermal Paste

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ARCTIC Inc via Amazon has 4-Gram ARCTIC MX-6 Non-Conductive Thermal Paste for $8.49. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ orders.

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About this Item:
  • 20% Better Performance: With its improved composition, the ARCTIC MX-6 has a measurably lower thermal resistance than the MX-4
  • MX-6 is neither electrically conductive nor capacitive. This eliminates the risk of short circuits or discharges
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Amazon has ARCTIC MX-6 (4 grams) Thermal Paste for $8.49. Shipping is free with Prime.

This is a new product from ARCTIC so there aren't really any reviews for it yet on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/-/dp/B09VDL3CW6
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Created 11-09-2022 at 02:51 PM by Eragorn | Staff
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Model: ARCTIC MX-6 (4 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for CPU, Consoles, Graphics Cards, laptops, Very high Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Non-Conductive, Non-capacitive

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About This Product
    Product Name: ARCTIC MX-6 (4 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for CPU, Consoles, Graphics Cards, laptops, Very high Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Non-Conductive, Non-capacitive
    Manufacturer: ARCTIC
    Model Number: ACTCP00080A
    Product SKU: B09VDL3CW6
    ASIN: B09VDL3CW6
    Brand: ARCTIC
    Item Weight: 0.014330047 Pounds
    Item model number: ACTCP00080A
    Manufacturer: ARCTIC
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    broker991
    11-10-2022 at 07:18 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 07:18 AM.
    Quote from Wyvern1 :
    isnt thermal paste just thermal paste?

    Some thermal pastes are absolutely trash tier. Once you get into the high end stuff, the difference in temps is only a few degrees Celsius.
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    FoRealz8
    11-10-2022 at 07:40 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 07:40 AM.
    Quote from GoWhiteSox :
    Just used the MX-4 yesterday trying to fix the Xbox one x from games freezing then shuts down after a few minutes. It didn't work, not sure if it's heat related either. Does anyone think this could help or something else is wrong?

    Did you replace the thermal pads as well? Were they dry/crumbly?

    That's a really important step especially for the Xbox one X

    The pads and their height are critical to ensure good contact with the heatsink

    also recommend putting in an SSD and reinstalling the OS clean
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    11-10-2022 at 08:09 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 08:09 AM.
    Quote from Eragorn :
    Are the wipes good? I always just use paper towels, alcohol and qtips lol

    You're doing it right. Why spend more money when you don't need to.
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    11-10-2022 at 08:24 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 08:24 AM.
    Quote from BoingFwip :
    For the mother-in-law suite, yes... for my precious booty, not on your life.

    This guy really really gets it😇
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    anaccounthasnoname
    11-10-2022 at 09:25 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 09:25 AM.
    I'll be interested to see how this stuff stacks up against Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. I like Arctic as a brand but got in on a previous SD for Kryonaut that has me pretty well stocked. I'd be surprised if the performance difference is significant enough to justify repasting. Also, I'm only using a Ryzen 5 5600, and undervolting anyway, so very unlikely to ever notice a difference here.
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    TrevorK
    11-10-2022 at 09:29 AM.
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    So, no more Ag Confused
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    JohnMor
    11-10-2022 at 10:07 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 10:07 AM.
    How does this compare to Noctua's NT-H1 or 2?
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    SouthernHill
    11-10-2022 at 10:18 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 10:18 AM.
    Quote from fieldcar :
    Product release notifications are generally well accepted in this community. I like it and bought some. I have to replace the faulty copper plate on my artic freezer aio anyway, so it's kind of forcing me to get it done.
    Agree, we all dig the new info and tech, but what makes this frontpage-able?....
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    11-10-2022 at 11:05 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 11:05 AM.
    Man, I remember assembling my computer with Arctic Silver 3

    Now we're on 6!?

    I guess I gotta throw away my tube from 2004.
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    dommer
    11-10-2022 at 11:28 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 11:28 AM.
    Due to its higher viscosity, the MX-6 is supposed to be much better at not being displaced by the pump-out effect during heat cycles. If you don't know what the pump-out effect is, ask your mom. She knows all about it.
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    GoWhiteSox
    11-10-2022 at 11:36 AM.
    11-10-2022 at 11:36 AM.
    Quote from FoRealz8 :
    Did you replace the thermal pads as well? Were they dry/crumbly?

    That's a really important step especially for the Xbox one X

    The pads and their height are critical to ensure good contact with the heatsink

    also recommend putting in an SSD and reinstalling the OS clean

    Yes, I replaced the thermal pads, 2mm on all + thermal paste on the APU. Very clean internal. I may try replacing the power supply and SSD, but from my research they're unlikely the problem, most likely a capacitor or something hard to identify. 🙁
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    11-10-2022 at 12:01 PM.
    11-10-2022 at 12:01 PM.
    Quote from Wyvern1 :
    isnt thermal paste just thermal paste?
    No. Tech Ingredients channel. Make our own thermal paste. Not posting any link as I think it is against TOS. Great tech (in extreme detail) video on thermal cooling, methods to cool, trade offs, and then testing - Their home made paste kicks butt. You can buy it, but it is expensive (They put a lot of work into small batches) and they show how you can make your own if you have the equipment. I believe Steve from Gamers Nexus and even Linus mention it somewhere... JZ too...
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    11-10-2022 at 12:06 PM.
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    Quote from GoWhiteSox :
    Yes, I replaced the thermal pads, 2mm on all + thermal paste on the APU. Very clean internal. I may try replacing the power supply and SSD, but from my research they're unlikely the problem, most likely a capacitor or something hard to identify. 🙁
    Do you have a thermal camera? Fairly inexpensive and worth owning. You can get a FLIR for your phone, or buy a hand held FLIR... or a phone with a FLIR built in. Cat S61 is obsolete from a cell POV, nice to have for the thermal imager. Imaging your electronics makes it easy to find problems. Fixing them... That takes practice. Get some junk boards and practice soldering and de soldering. Unfortunately, (or fortunately...) most boards are multiple layers protecting tracings. Steve from GN has a bit on a trip to some of the markets and factories in China. Very cool... if you like electronics.
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    11-10-2022 at 12:33 PM.
    11-10-2022 at 12:33 PM.
    Quote from Wyvern1 :
    isnt thermal paste just thermal paste?
    Quality and longevity vary greatly. How well it transfers heat, how fast it dries out and needs reapplied.
    As well has the burn in period, heat/cool cycles, until everything is settled and you get the best temps out of it.

    If your paste it dries up, your temps go up and worse it can act like glue when you try and remove the heatsink.
    Some older go to products like artic silver, had a burn in period and would need reapplied after so long. Artic MX lasts
    a very long time seem be little to no burn in.


    Quote from Chevyguy85 :
    I've used coffee filters and alcohol. Works fine. No fancy stuff needed.
    You right its probably negligible and any reside would be residue of thermal material anyways. However I started using ArctiClean 2 part cleaner and it does "seem" to clean better. Part one seems to be a citrus based cleaner that works well and part two is just alcohol.
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    11-10-2022 at 12:40 PM.
    11-10-2022 at 12:40 PM.
    Quote from JohnMor :
    How does this compare to Noctua's NT-H1 or 2?
    NT-H2 is a nightmare to spread compared to this if you're doing the even coat approach. If you're doing the drop/line/pea/cross/whatever "squish it and forget it" method, not a big deal. NT-H1 wasn't as bad to work with though.

    As far as temps, I can't say.

    -edit-

    I did get good temps with NT-H2, but again... nightmare to apply and clean up after.
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