Back. Arctic Cooling MX-2-1.5 MX-2 Thermal Compound 1.5Gram $.99 f/s

Quote from Loogs : Thanks for the clarification, zero2dash. This is definitely a quality product. I have looked at comparison tests before & the difference is usually just a few degrees Celsius between something like MX-2 & the "best of the best".

And oddly enough you can clean off and reapply thermal compound more than once and you probably won't get any consistent results anyway. I've used several and I'll admit that I buy something that's name brand, but between the ones I've had (AS5, ZM-STG1, NT-H1, OCZ Freeze, MX-2)...really the minor difference is application method (since the ZM-STG1 spreads like nail polish, and the others are generally a 'small dab in the middle'). I can't really say one is so much better temp wise than another; I'll leave that up to the reviewers and people who go nuts over as little as 1/2 a degree.

Quote from JirafaBo : Definitely not trolling. I guess my trouble is actually knowing what a heat sink is. But now I at least know what the compound does, just provides a better bridge for the heat to move to the heat sink. I guess this compound is some kind of technological advancement as it's usually an expensive add on when ordering pre built pc's. I would think if it just needs such a small amount itd just be part of every build.

Stock coolers always have it preapplied and the stock compound is a lot more solid, almost like a wax base (because it melts and spreads the 1st time you power the system on). Most of the aftermarket coolers all come with compound, some better than others. Again as I stated above....I've used several, and I can't really say preference. I just get what's on sale, cheap, and actually is a decent brand. Stuff in a tub or a plastic baggie....I'm not going to buy that stuff. I'd rather use cheese until a tube of something was delivered (or I walked into Microcenter and bought a tube).

I bought 3 tubes of $0.99 cent MX-2 about a month ago just for future use, because my AS5 was just about gone and the Freeze I have is about 1/2 left. From what I understand....compound typically doesn't really have a shelf life; I've heard people say that they store AS5 upside down or in the fridge, or they 'stir' it with a toothpick because the elements separate over time. My experience has been that I use the stuff every few months anyway, and it'll probably take years to actually lose any consistency, and by that time, the tube's empty anyway.