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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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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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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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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

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I use coffee filters and isopropyl alcohol.

Isn't toilet paper just toilet paper? The answer is a resounding no my friend.

This guy gets it. 👏

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11-10-2022 at 12:45 PM.

Quote from broker991

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.

It's not about the temperature difference, but fitness for purpose: what is the impact of a 2-3 temperature difference? For the vast majority of users, none. Our computers don't run any faster or last any longer--if they're not replaced before a thermal failure. For a minority (of overclockers), and probably a very small minority at that, sure, it can make a difference, but for the vast majority of the rest of us, it's academic.

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11-10-2022 at 12:57 PM.

I feel so stupid commenting here in the presence of experts.. and no I'm not being sarcastic I seriously mean it, I can tell from just reading these comments that you all know a million times more about thermal paste than I do and your comments are greatly appreciated

For stupid newb's like me though

I would just like to say something in case a fellow stupid newb is reading this ... for heaven's sake, buy a recommended thermal paste (arctic MX-4 was strongly recommended to me as a cheap but good paste but I'm really glad the OP let us know about this more advanced version

) ... as I found out the hard way many years ago if you use cheap thermal paste or even the preapplied thermal paste that comes with the stock cooler on a CPU and you then have to remove that stock cooler for some reason it can be a nightmare to remove.. I actually managed to destroy my CPU following the instructions of a youtuber who said " just give it a firm twist " (NOT the way to go in my case, now I know to be on the safe side I need to heat up the CPU for say 30 minutes of intense computing and then use say floss to "saw" that cooler off)

More recently I had a nightmarish experience with a motherboard that just would not recognize my series 5 CPU and maybe it was because the thermal paste had only been on it for about an hour but that cooler came off the cpu and the arctic mx-4 thermal paste really easy.. I've been told even if it's been on there for a while the arctic mx-4 is still a lot easier as far as removing the stock cooler than if you'd used the thermal paste that comes with the stock cooler.

So long story short definitely add this thermal paste to your amazon cart

. or if it's not on sale anymore even the cheap arctic mx-4 is good stuff apparently

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emeianoite

11-10-2022 at 01:02 PM.

Quote from Eragorn

Are the wipes good? I always just use paper towels, alcohol and qtips lol

If you're in a pinch, the highest ABV spirit lol

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11-10-2022 at 02:58 PM.

Quote from Eragorn

Are the wipes good? I always just use paper towels, alcohol and qtips lol

Coffee filters also are great for this. Paper towels and qtips can leave behind small fibers, but coffee filters won't.

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11-10-2022 at 03:17 PM.

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For stupid newb's like me though

. or if it's not on sale anymore even the cheap arctic mx-4 is good stuff apparently

Most stock thermal paste is actually good stuff, take for example Corsair, they use a Shin Etsu grease that isn't available to consumers and out of the box is comparable to pastes like AS5. Also, do not buy thermal paste if you don't actually intend to use it any time soon, if you do not store paste properly it may separate and you're just left with a mess and needing to buy a new syringe anyways. Buy thermal paste when you need to rip off your CPU / GPU coolers, otherwise you're just throwing away money.

Unless you're running a custom water loop and you're ripping your entire system out every year then there's really no need to reapply thermal paste so often, specially if you are using MX-4, the lifespan is 8 years.

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11-10-2022 at 03:44 PM.

I'll just stick with MX-4. Cheap and works fine.

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11-10-2022 at 05:22 PM.

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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.

No, but I'll get one from the library and try. Thanks! Good idea!

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11-10-2022 at 05:23 PM.

I switched from Arctic Silver 5 to MX-4 (last deal). It's 2-3C cooler in gaming. After a couple of days it's even better. I will hold off on MX-6 because I just got the MX-4 last week.

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11-10-2022 at 09:13 PM.

Ordered this yesterday and it should be here tomorrow. Going to do some before and after tests on the A5 K1 I received this week from another deal. Even just a few degrees difference for the CPU under load would be a welcome change.

I was going to forgo the wipes for this thermal paste but it's only $1.30 difference so I figured why the hell not maybe it will be easier to get the mess that is stock laptop thermal paste off compared to my alcohol + a dozen q-tips

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11-11-2022 at 12:13 AM.

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What does that even mean? 20% better at conducting heat? Unlikely, that would mean that it would allow you to dissipate 240W when MX-4 let you dissipate 200W. 20% better temps? Are we measuring from ambient? In Kelvin?

60% of the time, it works every time.

20% better thermal conductivity of the paste. Not of the whole system.

It is of course has a much smaller impact as a percentage on the whole system....

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11-11-2022 at 12:25 AM.

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MX-6：
Specific Gravity: 2.60 g/cm³
Viscosity: 45000 Poise
Volume Resistivity: 1.8 X 10^12 Ω-cm

MX-4：
Specific Gravity: 2.50 g/cm³
Viscosity: 870 Poise
Volume Resistivity: 3.8 X 10^13 Ω-cm

It's concerning they don't advertise the spec that actually matters.

Thermal conductivity.

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11-11-2022 at 12:33 AM.

Guys like Arctic are just repackaging the thermal paste from the manufacturers that supply the professional electronics market. They are pretty much ripping us all off.

Professionally we use much better stuff 8W/m-K. It costs $13 for 30 grams.

MX-5 is 6W/m-K and MX6 is supposed to be 20% better.

For the life of me I don't understand why Arctic doesnt put the spec that matters on the front page. (W/m-K)

The 8W/m-K stuff we use is TG-S808 from T Global available at digikey.

you can get stuff that is 10W/m-K but the price goes up exponentially to 20x or 30x the cost. you are also getting into putty rather than paste which is harder to apply so w stick with the TG-S808 even for military/aerospace applications even when the heat sink temps are 80C and the silicon must run at 100-120C.

The computer enthusiast thermal paste world is very different from professional. You are paying a lot for marketing and the quantifiable metrics of performance W/m-K are often obfuscated.

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11-11-2022 at 12:38 AM.

Quote from gallymimus

Guys like Arctic are just repackaging the thermal paste.

Professionally we use much better stuff 8W/m-K. It costs $13 for 30 grams.

MX-5 is 6W/m-K and MX6 is supposed to be 20% better.

For the life of me I don't understand why Arctic doesnt put the spec that matters on the front page.

The 8W/m-K stuff is TG-S808 from T Global available at digikey.

you can get stuff that is 10W/m-K but the price goes up exponentially to 20x or 30x the cost.

The computer enthusiast thermal paste world is very different from professional. you are paying a lot for marketing and the quantifiable metrics of performance are obfuscated.

About $20 shipped + tax for 30g on digikey but how long does the stuff last? Would be tough for normal folks to go through 30g of thermal paste.

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11-11-2022 at 01:05 AM.

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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.

I have kryonaut currently on mine. When this comes in I'll swap to it and let you know. I have emought kryonaut left to swap back if it sucks.

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11-11-2022 at 06:49 AM.

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About $20 shipped + tax for 30g on digikey but how long does the stuff last? Would be tough for normal folks to go through 30g of thermal paste.

I totally agree with you. It's a lot, our whole engineering team has been using the same 30g jar for about 5 years and it's just starting to get low.

It's just really good stuff. The stated shelf life is 1yr, but as you know, it lasts the life of you computer. From a practical standpoint it doesn't wear out, no separation, thickening or hardening after 5 years.

For a hobbyist I'd just do the Artic. For someone who builds a few computers a year or more I'd probably invest in the TG-S808 or if I was someone who wanted "the very best" and money wasn't an issue.